Should we citizens be angry that a suspected conman allegedly "duped" a federal legislator of =N=130,000.00 ... or should we take this report from NEXT as partial evidence of Nigerians' long-held belief that politicians pay (dare I say "bribe") journalists, newspapers, radio and TV stations for positive coverage.
So-called brown envelope journalism has been around (or rumoured to be around) for about as long as journalism has been around. It works directly, with media outlets either receiving money in exchange for good publicity for the client (or negative publicity for the client's opponent). It also allegedly works inversely as well, like an extortion racket, with media outlets (allegedly) innundating us with negative stories about a politician who is not yet paying them, in order to put pressure on the politician to pay up, kind of like what is known in other countries as a protection racket.
Allegedly.
Speaking of public perception of the federal republic's institutions, a poll was released that showed 70% of respondents believe our judiciary is corrupt.
Amalgamation Day in Lagos, 1914
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