Transition Implementation Committee Chairman, Shendam LGA of Plateau State, Dr Kemi Nshe, has said President Bola Tinubu’s neutrality and the Supreme Court’s unbiased judgment, have restored Nigerians’ hope in democracy. Nshe stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Jos, following...
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A pro-democracy organisation called Save Democracy Group – West Africa (SDG–WA) recently issued a press statement alerting the public to the ongoing military takeovers that have occurred in West Africa and Africa since 2020, as well as the pressing necessity to preserve democracy in the West African sub-region. In...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has mourned the passage of Frank Kokori, former Secretary-General of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). The president in a condolence message issued on Thursday in Abuja by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, described Kokori as...
The U.S. has said it believes in democracy regardless of all its challenges and flaws because of the opportunities it offers to the electorate for wholesome change in a leadership that fails to deliver dividends of the system. Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S, Embassy in Nigeria Mr...
It is a glorious thing to have a tested leader as the president of a country. It is also a blessing when the president means what he says and when what he says is not just believable but also approved by the people. Such a society is bound...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has condemned the plot by some individuals to truncate democracy and disturb the peace of Sierra Leonians. It also called for the arrest and prosecution of everyone involved in the illegality. ...
Justice Edward Asante, the President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, said that in spite of the region’s current challenges, democracy remains the best form of government. Asante made this known during his speech at the opening ceremony of the 5th Legislature of the 2nd Ordinary Session of...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday in Abeokuta said democracy has not been working as a system of government in Africa because it was “forced” on the continent. Obasanjo stated this in his address at a high-level consultation on “Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy for Africa”. The former president...
A Lagos State Chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Mr Adekunle Aderibigbe, says the Appeal Court verdict sacking Gov. Abba Yusuf of NNPP, an attempt to rob Kano majority of their mandates. Aderibigbe, also a Lagos State House of Assembly NNPP Candidate in 2023 general elections...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has rolled out four enabling actions elected leaders across Africa must take to save African democracy from ongoing regression and disruption. The Governor represented by the Commissioner for Federal Affairs, Mrs Adenike Adeleke spoke today in Abuja at...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has said that the survival of democracy in the country is hinged on the very vital role played by the judiciary. Barrister Wike made the assertion when a delegation of Federal High...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar says he “is not going away’’, but will continue to work to deepen democracy and rule of law. Abubakar, the former Vice President, said this on Monday in Abuja at a world...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai (rtd) has commended the online media, especially the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), which he described is the fulcrum of good governance. Buratai, who is also Nigeria’s former Ambassador to the Republic of...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the current spate where civil governments are being overthrown across the African continent shows that democracy needs to be ”rejigged” and put in a proper direction. Jonathan made this known during a Democracy Dialogue 2023 organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s legal team has been putting up a valiant fight to keep him from disclosing his true status and identity at Chicago State University (CSU). People are typically proud to show off their diplomas and degrees as evidence of their academic accomplishments. However, in this...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday charged leaders at all levels to embrace democracy that promoted prosperity, poverty eradication, employment and adequate security for the betterment of Nigeria. Obasanjo gave the charge in Oyo Town during the inauguration of the rehabilitated 34.8 kilometers Oyo-Iseyin Road project. According...
The never-ending manner with which public office holders appoint assistants to handle information/media responsibilities have become canonical proof that proper information management is the life wire of every business. Recently, as soon as the President and governors across the country are inaugurated, journalists are always among the first set...
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has assured that dividends of democracy will be delivered to Nigerians as promised during electioneering. Hamzat gave the assurance at a special Thanksgiving Service for President Bola Tinubu, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and all elected APC candidates in the 2023 general...
President Bola Tinubu has tasked the U.S. to collaborate with African countries in defending its democracies against anti-democratic forces within and outside the continent in order to improve on its peoples living standard. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement,...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the call for the military to interfere in the nation’s democracy is highly unpatriotic and wicked. Oh A statement by the Director Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau on Friday in Abuja, said it was an attempt by unpatriotic elements to distract the military...