By Tonnie Iredia Last week’s decision by the Nigerian government to approve the restoration of ‘History’ as a stand-alone subject to be taught in Nigerian schools was a right step in the right direction because anyone who seeks to comprehend the present so as to plan for tomorrow must first understand yesterday. Although history is […]

By Tonnie Iredia The apex Nigerian media association- the Nigerian Guild of Editors scored a point last week when it provided a formidable platform to Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections to answer perhaps the most pertinent Nigerian governance issues of the moment. Nigerians who were able […]

By Tonnie Iredia The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)on September 28, 2022, formally gave an approval signal to all political parties and their candidates to embark on electioneering campaigns for the 2023 general elections. We are now in the seventh week of campaigns, but most political parties are yet to make any impact in explaining […]

By Tonnie Iredia This year’s convocation lecture of the fast growing Edo State University, Uzairue, the 4th since its inception has been held at the university campus in Uzairue, Etsako local government area of Edo State. The topic was ‘Rethinking the role of mainstream and social media in national development’- a topic which aptly suited […]

By Tonnie Iredia Less than a month ago, some opposition politicians alleged that there was a plan to subvert arrangements made by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, for the conduct of next year’s general elections. Since then, several groups and analysts including INEC itself have tried to explain what they see as the impracticability […]