Fear of electoral violence in 2027, by Tonnie Iredia
Since December 12, 1959 when the first national pre-independence elections were held in Nigeria till today, we have had no election without citizens losing sleep and remaining exceedingly anxious over electoral violence. Even the June 12, 1993 Presidential election internationally recognised as the nation’s best had its own tension. Indeed, the 1993 election was the […]
APC’s bashing of Lai Mohammed is unwise
The attack on Lai Mohammed along with the tacit approval given by the party is unwise By Tonnie Iredia At end of the 2015 election which was won by the then opposition party- the All Progressives Congress (APC), many Nigerians were confident that Lai Mohammed, the party’s national publicity secretary would easily clinch the position […]
Covid 19 protocols: Prosecute NSITF, etc. now
By Tonnie Iredia When the Covid 19 pandemic broke a little over a year ago, many had feared the spread would be hard to contain especially in developing societies such as Nigeria with weak public enlightenment arrangements. Activities which followed the outbreak confirmed such fears as many citizens behaved as though they neither heard nor […]
Let’s stop ‘smiling & dancing’ military operations
By Tonnie Iredia Loud calls in the last year for a change of military service chiefs in Nigeria appear to have ended with the announcement, a few days ago, of a new team. An aggregation of the numerous reactions to the new team to be led by war veteran, Lucky Irabor shows that the idea […]
Between Governors Rotimi Akeredolu & Yahaya Bello
By Tonnie Iredia Across the globe, the greatest influencers are stars in different endeavours; among them, TV actors, bloggers, motivational speakers and sports heroes. What they say and do are greatly followed and optimally imitated by millions of admirers. In developing societies where pseudo-democrats have elevated politics into the mainstay of life, the greatest influencers […]
Public criticisms: Govt needs change of style
By Tonnie Iredia Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari commendably made public his awareness of the low rating of his government by critics. He also scored a high mark with his understanding of the true nature of democracy when he acknowledged the right of citizens to criticize the government. He however pleaded with such critics to […]
