An average Nigerian legislator would seize every opportunity at any gathering, public or private to demand to be recognized and respected in society. The law maker’s claim is based on the argument that of all arms of government, the legislature is the greatest symbol of democracy because the arm is usually the only casualty when […]

By Tonnie Iredia In the last couple of years, nothing has elicited as much consensus among Nigerians as to remove our famous fuel subsidy. It was officially scheduled to go by June 30, 2023, that is, exactly one month after the inauguration of a new administration. A few people might have imagined that because of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.