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How can explain the irredeemable damages tinubu has caused to Nigeria infact Nigeria is now a laughing stock, a drug baron the president of a country what a shame.

CharlesCNG:
WHO IS WATCHING THE WATCHDOG? THE RUFAI OSENI FILES — PART 1 By CharlesCNG

I have watched Rufai Oseni for a long time.

I have watched the interruptions, political monologues masquerading as questions, assertions delivered with prosecutorial certainty, and the transformation that sometimes occurs when Rufai begins as interviewer and ends as prosecutor, witness and judge.

Yesterday morning gave me the perfect reason to stop watching and start documenting.

On Arise News’ The Morning Show, Rufai became so carried away during commentary involving Nyesom Wike and other political actors that his own senior colleague, Dr Reuben Abati, intervened LIVE ON AIR. Abati warned him about challenging people’s integrity, creating innuendo and exposing the station to lawsuits. Rufai pushed back. The exchange became heated.

Think about that. This was not a politician complaining about a hostile interview. It was a senior journalist beside Rufai effectively saying: there is a boundary here.

That moment crystallised my concern. I am not going to merely shout “Rufai is biased.” I am going to audit him.

Interview by interview. Claim by claim. Statistic by statistic. Politician by politician.

My thesis:WHAT RUFAI OSENI INCREASINGLY PRACTISES SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH REPORTORIAL JOURNALISM.

A better description may be: POLITICAL ADVOCACY BROADCASTING. Some describe him as a crass, crude and rude advocacy commentator masquerading as a neutral interrogator; others see him as a misguided, opinionated and intellectually arrogant political prosecutor with a broadcaster’s microphone.

Sean Hannity has openly called himself a talk-show host, an “advocacy journalist” and an “opinion journalist.” Whatever one thinks of Hannity, his audience knows where he stands. That honesty matters.

My problem with Rufai is not that he has opinions. It is what happens when advocacy puts on the clothes of neutral journalism.

Rufai increasingly resembles a referee who enters the pitch with the whistle around his neck — and then starts taking penalties for one team.

He wants the authority of the interviewer, the freedom of the commentator and the aggression of the advocate.

This series will test one question: DOES THE JOURNALISM CHANGE WHEN THE POLITICIAN CHANGES?

Tinubu. Obi. Atiku. Wike. APC. PDP. ADC. Same microphone. Same evidentiary standard?

If Rufai passes, I will say so. If he does not, the evidence will speak. Because an audit incapable of acquitting its subject is propaganda.

Yesterday, the watchdog had to be checked by another watchdog. That is where we begin.

NEXT: WHEN JOURNALISM BECOMES “INFLUENCISM” — WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE BROADCASTER BECOMES THE PRODUCT?

WHO IS WATCHING THE WATCHDOG?

CharlesCNG

Jargon as usual, somebody wakes up this morning to write this rubbish na waoo!

The shame this Escobar has caused Nigerians is far bigger than this

tinubu has really disgraced, demarketed Nigeria beyond measures, how can you be explaining how a narcotic drug becomes the presidiot of your country. What a shameful time to be a Nigerians

With tinubu it's highly impossible because he would have looted the country out of existence

lawani:
There are ranches in the SW already. We need 30k in total across the country and a hay making industry and there will be peace and increased prosperity

Big fat lie

This table you're shaking a lot of people are on it oo, tinubu, apc,femi gbami are not happy with you oo

Very painful, RIP to her "May we never visit a man that we kpai us for fun"

All for survival, Jah save us from tinubu pandemic

To see apc or tinubu boys wey get sense na by connection, even with all the connections them go still disappoint you, na follow come

I talk am say this man no get sense, infact I know he will beat the record to be the worst apc governor, can anything good come out of apc? impossible!

attackgat:
"The only thing authentic about Tinubu is his genital organ, every other thing about him is fake".

Name, fake!

Mother, fake!

Father, fake!

School, fake!

State of origin, fake!

Certificate, fake!

Primary school, zero!

Secondary school, zero!

- Dino Melaye


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That is a plain truth that is visible to the blind also his title of Escobar is real

Escobar you will never end well, abacha scenario will surely repeat itself

I will said this again tinubu has sworn with his hand raised to heaven to destroy Nigeria

The mugu knows his boss, he will be sacked with immediate effect

You expect Escobar to have any useful or reasonable supporter with his record in Chicago ?

apc thatcan praised a drug baron, praised a disgraced lawyer in USA, even praised abomination is not worthy to engage in any meaningful discussion

tinubu the Escobar will not like this revealed truth

apc makes excuses for drug Lord, forged certificates, loss identity, criminals etc

A lot of baggages that man is carrying no known parents, no primary, secondary, known university, ex drug Lord etc too bad I must confess.

To rigg? the cp is the most useless, can never be useful

Escobar doing & manipulating every thing but you will be disgraced or wasted

I can bet anything this is fake!

must thing called tinubu fake everything ?

Funny & also painfully enough the current lawmakers are the most useless ever in the history of Nigeria

tinubu always showing his disdain for true Christian leader, if not for Trump I doubt most Christian will still be standing.

tinubu always showing his disdain for true Christian leader, if not for Trump I doubt most Christian will still be standing.

Nigerian Escobar specialty in Chicago, ex drug Lord convict

Muslim / Muslim ticket by tinubu is opening insulting Christian Leaders

He's not called Escobar for nothing

If it scales through again no hope for us Christians, if tinubu with his boys can insult Christian Leaders, ignore & even try to cover the killings of Christians imagine what will happen when he wins again.

Tinubu really wasting Nigerians money