Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has enjoined Nigerians to jettison sentiments, saying it continues to threaten our unity, peace and progress. Oyetola spoke at Aurora Event Centre, Osogbo, during a democracy lecture organized by the Osun State Government in conjunction with the civil society coalition. He said Nigeria can rise from the rubble of failures and missteps of yesterday and …
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• Three-point agenda dead on arrival, electricity workers tell Atiku. Indications emerged, yesterday, that members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives might endorse River State Governor, Nyesom Wike, as running mate of the presidential flag bearer of the party, Atiku Abubakar. This came to the fore after a member of the caucus, Mr. Busayo …
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has called on the electorate in Osun State to sack the All Progressives Congress (APC) and vote the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into power for people to truly enjoy dividends of democracy. He made the call at the weekend, during an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of a multi-million naira empowerment programme, organised by …
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The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Mike Igini, has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state is not aware of the June 9 re-run primary that led to the emergence of Senator Godswill Akpabio as the All Progressives Congress flagbearer for Akwa Ibom North-West (Ikot Ekpene) senatorial district of the state. This was coming …
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Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State and Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, yesterday, scored democracy high as the nation marks Democracy Day. President Muhammadu Buhari had declared June 12 as democracy day in honor of the late Bashorun MKO Abiola, winner of the 1993 presidential poll, adjudged as free and fai but …
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*Jonathan, Lawan, CJN among special guests*As 3 persons slump at parade Alhaji Babagana Kingibe, the running mate of the acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential election, M.K.O. Abiola, was on Monday at the Democracy Day celebration at Eagle Square, Abuja, introduced as a former Vice President. The Master of Ceremony at the occasion during the photo session invited Kingibe, who …
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President Muhammadu Buhari, former President Goodluck Jonathan and All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, are among the dignitaries that graced the annual Democracy Day celebration Monday in Abuja. Buhari who arrived the Eagle Square, venue of the Democracy Day celebration at 10:12am, was received by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and …
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From all indications, the 2023 general election will be different. Though conservatives may not agree that anything may change but some emerging realities are thawing at the status quo ahead of next year’s poll. The battle, unlike in the past, is not going to be a two-horse race between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Already, …
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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has tasked Nigerians to uphold the ideals of the nation’s founding fathers, who fought assiduously for the realisation of an independent country rooted in the values of justice and equity. The governor, in his 2022 Democracy Day message, urged citizens to recommit to the process of “renewing ourselves and work in unison to make …
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Nigeria’s President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday, expressed worry over insecurity in Nigeria, saying he lives with grief daily. The president also appealed to Nigerians to be prayerful over insecurity in his 2022 Democracy Day broadcast to the nation on Sunday in Abuja, the Punch reports. According to him, the government is working hard to contain and address …
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