“The Nigerian press has had to deal with the same circumstances that have undermined virtually every institution in the country in the last few decades. Politics and politicians are probably even worse off.”In a disguised way, Osinbajo merely fed the Nigerian media the hemlock which the media fed the rest of society with relish over the years. Until the 1980s Nigeria, the Nigerian media was principally owned by government which dictated the pace, tone and tenor of media practice. In their association with these politicians, journalists also became compromised and learnt how to live the big life. Being a period when the social media has gained more currency, much more than traditional media, the activism of the media could actually be said to have been taken over by the incursion of the social media into the media arena.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 30, 2017 23:59 UTC