Browsing: Israel A. Ebije

It is instructive at this point to recall that pre and post independence media organizations owned by regions in our geographical entity were largely cleavage based, it is instructive to intimate that they served interests of the regions for the greater good of the country. To illustrate how the early press in Nigeria was based on regional ideology was not meant to last forever, most of them fizzled out after satisfying their relevance, which were largely for agitations. The point I am trying to present is, politicians, bigots, regional warriors have taken over ownership of media organizations in Nigeria, crafting editorials along bias instead of working towards a patriotic agenda. Sadly, the media has become politicized, taking sides along ethno religious underpinnings.