Uduaghan: The last of our statesmen, by Tonnie Iredia
As Director General of the Nigerian Television Authority NTA, my resolve in year 2006, was to transform the structures of the NTA Television College, Jos. Some state governors among them: Adamu Muazu of Bauchi, James Ibori of Delta, Gbenga Daniel of Ogun and Oyinlola Olagunsoye of Osun state greatly supported me and I remain grateful […]
At long last, ‘Democracy’ visits Nigeria!!
By Tonnie Iredia In 2015, when the then US President, Barrack Obama visited a handful of African countries, Nigeria was excluded, though he got as close as neighbouring Ghana. Later in the year, at an International Conference on Media Development and Sustainability in Africa organized by the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland, one participant engaged me […]
Nigeria produces another well-articulated budget, but…
By Tonnie Iredia In the next couple of days, if not weeks, many Nigerians especially economists, finance experts and planners would devote ample attention to discussing the 2021 proposed budget delivered by President Muhammadu Buhari to a joint session of the National Assembly last Thursday. However, no one can stop lay persons like this writer […]
Ondo 2020: e-voting is not rocket science
By Tonnie Iredia Based on the satisfactory performance of election administrators at the recently concluded Edo governorship election, there is a general feeling that the conduct of election to the office of governor of Ondo state scheduled for next Saturday, October 10, 2020 would be similarly successful. On her part, INEC has given assurances of […]
Morality in politics: Obaseki’s diagnosis
By Tonnie Iredia In underdeveloped societies where primitive accumulation of wealth is attractive, it is not difficult to locate thousands of followers of Machiavelli’s perception of ‘no morality’ in politics. Over the years, other notable leaders such as Vladimir Lenin, a foremost Russian revolutionary politician, have found cause to lend credence to the self-serving slogan. […]
Election offenders: INEC opens a new vista
By Tonnie Iredia One interesting venue I have missed since Covid-19 pandemic emerged early this year is the typical Nigerian airport where one learns so much about the country’s politics from fellow travellers who engage in debates and discussions while awaiting their usually delayed flights. But all through last week, I got more than I […]
