General Ibrahim Babangida
21 May 2024
As oil production increased in Nigeria in the 1970s, Professor Aluko was still inclined to support the thought that the state can be an engi
13 May 2024
One of the finest persons I have ever met and worked with was Sir Michael Agbolade Otedola. The General Ibrahim Babangida administration had foisted a two-party system on Nigerians in 1989 following the president’s inclination to end his military junta and embrace the civil form of government seen around the world.
27 Apr 2024
My background would explain the person I am. My father was the first attorney general of Eastern Nigeria. He became a judge of the Supreme Court in 1964 and came to Lagos, then went back to the east during the Nigerian crisis. I was born in 1949.
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