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Shonekan and Nigeria’s unending tale of three masters, By Chidi Odinkalu

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This title is not original. When he published his memoirs in 1995, Jerome Udoji, the distinguished Nigerian public administrator whose name became synonymous with the failed inflation-proofing of public service earnings following Nigeria’s discovery of petro-dollars in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War, titled it Under Three Masters. The book, a tale of his encounters in succession […]

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Gowon, Obasanjo, IBB, Shonekan, Abdusalami, Jonathan shun maiden June 12 Democracy Day

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As Nigeria marks the first edition of the June 12 Democracy Day celebration, all former Nigerian presidents and heads of state were absent at the Eagle Square, venue of the event, despite the fact that they were invited. According to the programme of event, they were billed to arrive the venue at 9.35am but as […]

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Former Head of ING, Chief Ernest Shonekan dies?

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Former Head of Nigeria’s Interim National Government (ING), Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan may have passed away. He was reported dead, aged 82. Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan was a British-trained Nigerian lawyer, industrialist, politician and traditional chieftain. He was appointed as interim head of Nigerian govt by General Ibrahim Babangida on 26 August 1993. […]

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