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•Lagos Governor leads pro-democracy campaigners in tributes, wreath laying in honour of late MKO Abiola •‘Military must never rule again’ – Activist Struggles led by pro-democracy activists three decades ago for the enthronement of civilian government in Nigeria echoed from the past, as the nation marked National Democracy Day, on Monday. In Lagos, the commemoration coincided with a two-day summit ... Read More »

. Time is the only commodity that man cannot waste for it is irrecoverable. Imagine a whopping 30 years have gone by since the excitement and hope of a nation around credible, free and fair elections that the day has come to symbolize, it is even more ironic that a least likely personality has given it a pan-Nigerian official recognition ... Read More »

TEXT OF DEMOCRACY DAY NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED Tinubu, GCFR ON JUNE 12, 2023* Fellow Nigerians, 2. It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a representative government of the people. 3. ... Read More »

As Nigeria marked the 30th anniversary of the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election believed to have been won by the military junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress APC in Oyo state, Dr Abisoye Fagade, has stated that the new administration of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu would do enough to solve most ... Read More »

Our attention has been drawn to the press conference addressed by the National Publicity Director of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Debo Ologunagba over the weekend. In his characteristic manner of crying wolf when there’s absolutely none during contests for political offices, Ologunagba said attempts are in the works to “intimidate, harass and threaten lawmakers-elect” through arrests of those of ... Read More »

Kwara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Nigerians on the 30th anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, calling it a watershed event that birthed the current democratic dispensation. In a statement to commemorate the Democracy Day, the Governor said the best way to honour the heroes of democracy and sustain ... Read More »

*THE REAL SUBSIDIES ARE NOT FOR THE POOR, BUT THE RICH.* _BY_ _FEMI FALANA, SAN_ Globally, subsidies, whether for food, transportation, energy or housing, are part of good governance. So, the issue is not subsidies but who benefit from them. In Nigeria, subsidies are primarily of the rich, by the rich and for the rich. I will highlight a few, ... Read More »

Summarizing my expectation from President Tinubu’s administration simply implies me adopting the quote of Dwight D. Elsenhower which states “We believe that our truly urgent need is to make our nation secure, our economy strong and our dollar sound (In this case our Naira).” He further placed emphasis on the fact that “For every American, this matter of the sound ... Read More »

Abraham, Reigny evicted from Bigi-sponsored Nigerian Idol Season 8 The billboard week performance of the Nigerian Idol Season 8, backed by Bigi drink from the stable of Rite Foods Limited has seen two (2) contestants eliminated from the competition after receiving the lowest votes from the audiences of the treasured and cherished musical show in Nigeria. A week into the ... Read More »

Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika’s shambolic Nigeria Air is one clear posturing that summarised the character of the Muhammadu Buhari administration – a regime that was deficit in practically all the lies it rode to power. It had no integrity, credibility, believability, competence, capacity and was selfishly corrupt. It is true that former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration was corrupt, ... Read More »