Senate: Thank you, but…, by Tonnie Iredia
In recent times, new narratives are emerging daily in Nigeria’s fight against insecurity. On a daily basis, we now hear of bandits and kidnappers that are captured by our gallant security forces. New developments, more impetus, greater hopes. Also, recently, the Nigerian senate approved a donation of fifty million naira (N50m) to the families of […]
Nigeria’s last-minute political office-holders
By Tonnie Iredia Attributing poor governance in Nigeria to corruption has become exceedingly simplistic in view of its unending inclination. A more sustained attack on the adverse effects of different specific dimensions of corruption on national development might be more useful. It is therefore time for the nation’s scholars and analysts to throw more light […]
Do meddlesome interlopers get different judgments in Nigeria?
By Tonnie Iredia Those who grew up in the old Midwest Region which became Bendel State and now Edo and Delta States, must have heard the story of a particular ethnic group that reportedly loved court cases. The story was that the importance of a person in that ethnic group was usually determined by the […]
Do meddlesome interlopers get different judgments in Nigeria?
Those who grew up in the old Midwest Region which became Bendel State and now Edo and Delta States, must have heard the story of a particular ethnic group that reportedly loved court cases.
Udom Emmanuel: Set to finish well
By Tonnie Iredia Oil-rich Akwa Ibom State South-south Nigeria has since 1999 had 3 remarkable governors: Obong Victor Attah (1999-2007), Godswill Akpabio (2007-2015) and Udom Emmanuel (2015-2023). The 3 governors have no doubt moved the state forward with several development projects. While Attah is generally seen as the great founding father of the state, Akpabio’s […]
Political class: Let NDDC develop Niger Delta
By Tonnie Iredia The oil-rich Niger Delta Region of Nigeria consists of Nine (9) coastal southern states of the country; namely: Ondo, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Imo, Abia, Cross River and Akwa Ibom. The 2006 controversial census recorded for the area some 31 million Nigerians – a figure that would today be about 40 million. […]
