Force majeure: Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution - Olusola Oni

It is irrelevant what name was given to a contract provided the basic elements of ‘contract’ were discernible. Nigeria’s 1963 Republican Constitution fulfilled all the elements of a contract:

Our duty as heirs to the Yoruba legacy - Olusola Oni

Kemi Badenoch said she was Yoruba, with nothing in common with the barbarians and savages of Northern Nigeria. Instinctively, everyone who heard her knew she was talking about inheritance from her Yoruba ancestors. Kemi Badenoch was saying she was heir to a specific legacy, the Yoruba legacy.

Enforcing the 1888 Britain-Yorubaland Treaty

The 1888 Briain-Yorubaland Treaty cemented preferential trade between Britain and Yorubaland, the proceeds of which were to be used to develop Yorubaland. The treaty which was concluded on 23 July 1888 between Queen Victoria, on behalf of Great Britain, and Alaafin Adeyemi, on behalf of Yorubaland, was ratified on 16 June 1890.

Slavery was not Yoruba culture - Olusola Oni

The early English to Yoruba translators were ‘Saro’, freed slaves or descendants, who emigrated to the Yorubaland from Sierra Leone after their education in that country.

Some legal aspects of Nigeria’s coup d’états - Olusola Oni

In 1914, by an act of amalgamation, Britain created Nigeria. In 1960, by the Doctrine of Recognition, Britain established Nigeria as a colonial State. However, the subsequent form and format of the colonial State of Nigeria was created by agreement.