Let Anioma, Ijebu, Ogoja, Ibadan and other states be (6), by Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative about creation of new states in Nigeria. While serving in Ikeja Garrison, his second in Command was Lt-Colonel Shehu Musa Yar’adua (5 March 1943 – 8 December 1997) who later became number 2 man in the country after General Murtala’s assassination in February 1976. Brigadier Ally’s ADC was Colonel […]
The Villa makes it easy to get lost, By Eric Teniola
When General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (82) moved the seat of the central government from Lagos to Abuja on December 12, 1991, he did so to hide himself. You can’t be active when you are hiding. On August 17, 1991, he commissioned the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The bridge is the biggest project ever executed […]
Reconnecting to the global radar (6), By Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative of Federal government’s intervention in African countries The advance team visited Masvingo, Victoria falls, before we finally settled down in Harare. Bob Marley and other musicians played on the eve of Zimbabwe’s independence. It was during that time that Samora Machael of Mozambique described the new country as the “jewel of […]
Reconnecting to the global radar (5) By Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative of how English-speaking West African countries led by Nigeria set up ECOMOG to intervene and bring peace to Liberia under the aegis of a Standing Mediation Committee, SMC. SMC also set up a special emergency fund for the war-torn country to deal with refugee problems, among others. Shortly after Federal […]
Reconnecting to the global radar (4), By Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative of Nigeria’s continued contributions to global peace keeping operations, with the Nigeria police featuring prominently in this regard in Congo and other places ITS involvement followed an urgent re quest from the UN Secretary General to the Nigerian government for 300 policemen to assist the UN force to maintain […]
Reconnecting to the global radar (3)
In 1970-1971, Nigeria increased its contributions to the OAU budget to N150,000, 47 per cent over the 1968-1969 contributions, making it the third largest contributor to the organisation’s annual budget
