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Journalists accredited to cover the National Assembly were on Thursday barred from gaining access to the chamber where President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to address a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives as part of the Democracy Day celebrations. The president is expected to deliver his Democracy Day speech at noon as part of activities marking …

The senator’s response largely went off on a tangent in an apparent effort to confuse the public. Just a day after PREMIUM TIMES reported that the wife of Kaduna South Senator Sunday Katung is involved in a money laundering mess in the UK, the senator has defended his family against any wrongdoing. A recent UK court proceeding granted a forfeiture …

A heavy security presence has enveloped the National Assembly complex in Abuja as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to address a joint session of the National Assembly today, June 12, at 10:00 a.m., in commemoration of Nigeria’s Democracy Day. Security operatives from various agencies, including the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Police Force, Civil Defence Corps, and Sargent …

Prominent leaders are converging on Lagos in honour of the late businessman and politician, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, for the 32nd anniversary of the annulled June 12, 1993 election, which he won. The event is under the theme “Nigeria’s Democracy Day Dialogue” with Professor Anthony Kila of The Patriots, a body of elder statesmen and leaders of thought, as one …

Protesters under the #EndBadGovernance Movement gathered early Thursday morning at Awolowo Road, beside the Ikeja bridge in Lagos, to begin a protest marking Democracy Day. The demonstrators began assembling as early as 7:30 a.m. to protest what they described as “the absence of genuine democracy in Nigeria and the hunger, hardship, and gross inequality” under President Bola Tinubu’s two-year-old administration. As of …

As Nigeria marks Democracy Day on the 32nd anniversary of the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, certain contemporary issues evoke the memories of the Farewell to Poverty mantra of the winner of the election, the Chief MKO Abiola, reports KUNLE ODEREMI. Tomorrow marks another defining moment in the annals of Nigeria. It will be 32 years after …

A US federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump’s global tariffs to remain in effect for now while it considers the case on an expedited track. The ruling issued Tuesday extends a temporary reprieve for the Trump administration as officials push back on a ruling by a lower court that blocked the president’s wide-ranging levies. The US Court of …

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has announced that the New Edo Line Nigeria Limited would commence operations on June 27, providing commuters in the state with enhanced transportation options. The governor made the announcement during an inspection tour of ongoing projects in Edo South, where he personally assessed progress at the New Edo Line station and expressed satisfaction with the …

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, says the Federal Government is committed to building a world-class public service in Nigeria. Walson-Jack made this known on Wednesday in Abuja at a World Press Conference ahead of the International Civil Service Conference and the African Public Service Week scheduled for June 25 to 26 in …

…Allegations of planned demolition false, figment of PDP’s imagination, counters Edo Govt  By Idahosa Musa BENIN CITY – Edo State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has kicked against the alleged plan by the state government to demolish the residential buildings of two of its chieftains in the State, over their alleged involvement in secret cult-related activities in Iruekpen, …