Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe has been criticized on social media after a video emerged showing her fighting with a businesswoman identified as Lara Olukotun, popularly known as Larrit at an event. The duo were seen exchanging words before the businesswoman threw a bottle at the actress. Another video showed a crowded...
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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Monday issued new regulations for Internet platforms available in Nigeria. A statement signed by NITDA spokespers.on, Hadiza Umar, said the new code was designed to protect the “fundamental human rights of Nigerians and non-Nigerians living in the country as well as...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The National Publicity Secretary, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Dr Emmah Isong has warned electorates in the country not to allow monetary inducement determine their choice of candidate for the 2023 general elections Dr. Isong gave the warning while filing questions from journalists...
The activities of the 2022 Democracy Day Celebration has commenced at the Eagles Square, Abuja, with marching of Commander Guards Brigade general salutes. The Commander Guard brigade took his position and salute at 9 a.m. This will be followed with the arrival of special dignitaries, including President Muhammadu Buhari...
In recent times, the quest for all eligible Nigerian citizens to obtain their Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2023 general elections is fast becoming a nationwide project. With INEC set to close their portal for Continuous Voter’s Registration (CVR) by the end of this month, numerous political,...
Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), says the hands of God are never too short to deliver Nigeria from whatever challenges it may be going through. He made the assertion at the 2022 Democracy Day interdenominational church service, held at the Abuja Christian...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The people of the northeast, particularly those in Borno State, have spent more than half of Nigeria’s 23 years of uninterrupted democracy, showing “incredible resilience” against vicious attempts by Boko Haram insurgents to undermine democratic institutions, Governor Babagana Zulum said on Sunday. Governor Zulum...
Some Nigerians have called for strengthening of anti-corruption agencies, by ensuring their independence to enable them tackle rising cases of high profile corruption cases in the country. They said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) should...
First, let me congratulate all Nigerians on this Democracy Day. We must also congratulate ourselves that Nigeria has endured uninterrupted representative democracy since 1999. I have used the word “endure” deliberately, because much more has happened in the last 23 years that could have forced undemocratic interventions in the...
The Speaker, Ogun State Assembly, Mr Olakunle Oluomo, has implored Nigerians to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to enhance the tenets of democracy. Oluomo said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Sunday to commemorate June 12. He said that it...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has urged Nigerians to be on the alert against anti democratic forces saying “We must guard our democracy jealously.” He stated: “By deliberate efforts and design, Nigerians opted for the presidential system of democracy because it is participatory and...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi and the Director-General of his Presidential Campaign Organisation, Hafsat Abiola-Costello, on Saturday led various groups of Nigerian women to commemorate the June 12 Democracy Day in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was held in honour of the late...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday reassured Nigerians that he would ensure a free, fair and transparent electoral process in the country. The president stated this in a nationwide broadcast as part of the activities to mark the 2022 Democracy Day in Abuja, ”I am also promising you a free,...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the emergence of Sen. Bola Tinubu as the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate is a win for Nigerians. Sanwo-Olu said this on Saturday at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, when he returned from Abuja after the APC Congress....
The Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has offered measures capable of addressing the menace of insecurity facing Nigeria, saying that everybody’s participation in achieving a peaceful nation is necessary. Buratai, a former Chief of Army Staff, spoke on Saturday at a one-day symposium on National security,...
The Movement for Election of Nigeria President of Igbo Extraction has urged Nigerians to elect someone from the South-East as President in 2023 in the spirit of democracy, justice and fairness. The National Convener of the group, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, made the call in Enugu while speaking with the...
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation via a live broadcast by 7:00 am on Sunday. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this during a briefing at a radio house in Abuja on Thursday where he detailed activities to mark this year’s celebration. He said the broadcast will be...
Popular Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye has disclosed that he instructed his security guards not to allow anyone without a Permanent Voters Card PVC into his compound. According to him, this is a way to get rid of bad leaders and elect the right person in the 2023 elections. ”I...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 185 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), asking the court to “declare unconstitutional, illegal, and incompatible with international standards the failure of the electoral body to extend the deadline for voter registration to allow eligible...
Nigerians in North Central have expressed displeasure on the rate at which electoral processes have been tied to the use of money and other values in recent times. A cross section of those who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) expressed on Sunday across the zone displeasure...