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NYSC kidnap story: Burden of public trust, by Tonnie Iredia

Twenty (20) prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on their way to the Southeast for orientation and service year were kidnapped on October 1, 2026. Following their release some 6 days later, our traumatized country was greatly relieved. A report by the Imo state police command claimed that the corpers were rescued […]
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Nigeria’s insecurity: Definitions & classifications

It is thus inappropriate to attempt to resolve herder/farmer clashes and expect the problem at hand to be over By Tonnie Iredia Nigeria’s high level of insecurity in the last couple of years has been exacerbated beyond insurgency to now include banditry and organized kidnapping. This has put the nation at red alert. Painfully, no […]

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 […]

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