On the Spot with Eric Teniola

From last week continues the narrative on the post-election formation of a coalition government of NPC/NCNC as  not one single party had won enough seats to form the government alone; this also entailed the appointment of ministers based on regional representation of the parties concerned Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, deputy leader of the Action Group, was […]

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From last week continues the narrative on the Saturday, December 12, 1959 Federal elections with the results thus: In the Northern Region—3,258,520 (votes cast) and 89.4% (percentage poll); Eastern Region-1,929,754(votes cast) and 75.3% (percentage poll); Western Region-1,887, 209 and 71.2% (percentage poll); Lagos-110,072 (votes cast) and 76.2% (percentage poll). All prominent Nigerian political leaders were returned. […]

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From last week continues the narrative on the elections which were to be held in 312 single member constituencies throughout the country of which 174 were in Northern Nigeria, 62 in Western Nigeria, 73 in Eastern Nigeria and three in Lagos as part of the 1959 general election The dissolved House was elected in 1954 and […]

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From last week continues the narrative tracing the history of how some past Nigerian leaders were hosted by the British Monarch after it emerged that President Bola Tinubu and his wife would similarly be hosted on March 18 in Windsor Castle instead of Buckingham Palace On that visit, he was accompanied by Alhaji Nuhu Bamali, […]

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