ERIC TENIOLA Archives - Global Upfront Newspapers

“The Memo Of Oba Akenzua On Aburi That Saved Nigeria”

Global UpfrontMay 21, 2026May 21, 20260

By Eric Teniola When on March 15th last year, the Secretary of the Benin Traditional Council, Mr. Frank Irabor, announced that “the leopard is ill

The Illusion of A Single Party

Global UpfrontJan 7, 2026January 7, 20260

By Eric Teniola The persistent fear in Nigerian politics is the emergence of a single-party system or a sole presidential candidate. Despite recurring anxieties, this

The Ever-Lingering Benue-Plateau Crisis

Global UpfrontOct 22, 2025October 22, 20250

By Eric Teniola I saw Mr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang (60), the governor of Plateau, a lawyer-banker and former Chairman of Mangu Local Government Area of

Fifty Years Of Gowon’s Overthrow

Global UpfrontJul 15, 2025July 15, 20250

By Eric Teniola Tuesday, July 29, 2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon. He was overthrown in a bloodless

We Are Victims of Past Intrigue Within The Military

Global UpfrontJun 19, 2025June 19, 20250

By Eric Teniola General (rtd.) Jeremaih Timbut Useni (16 February 1943 – 23 January 2025) alias JERRY BOY, who answered the final call in Paris,

Nothing To Be Gained From Declaration of State of Emergency

Global UpfrontApr 15, 2025April 15, 20250

Eric Teniola The first head of government that declared a state of emergency in Nigeria was the then Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (December