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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. -Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, has stated that the military will not heed calls for the overthrow of the government of President Bola Tinubu. Lagbaja made …
Army won’t heed call to overthrow Tinubu’s administration – Lagbaja Read More
A Coalition of 50 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) led by Volunteer Media Advocacy for Accountable Leadership and Security Affairs International, have thrown their weight behind the Defence Headquarters’ condemnation of …
Media group, CSOs back DHQ’s position on defence of democracy Read More
In the 2023 general elections, the good people of Sabon Gari local government area of Kaduna state, voted Honourable Sadiq Ango Abdullahi to represent them in the green chamber of …
Rep Sadiq Ango Abdullahi and democracy dividends Read More
The Ondo state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Wednesday said democracy is well and alive in Nigeria, affirming that the sacrifices of the patriotic heroes and steadfast martyrs of the June 12 …
Democracy well, alive in Nigeria – Aiyedatiwa Read MoreThe Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Jibril Ismail Falgore, has extended his felicitations to the people of Kano state and all Nigerians on the occasion …
Future of Nigeria’s democracy bright – Falgore Read More
President Bola Tinubu said he was among those who took the risk to midwife the birth of democracy in the country. The president added that he is now a direct …
June 12: How I sacrificed for Nigeria’s democracy – Tinubu Read MoreIn the midst of agitation for a new national minimum wage, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerian workers that he would never turn his back on the Nigerian workers as he …
Democracy @25: I won’t turn my back on you, Tinubu assures workers Read More
Chad’s state election body said interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby has won the 6 May presidential election outright with over 61 per cent of the vote, citing provisional results, even …
Chad declares interim leader Deby winner of disputed presidential election Read More
The deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has said there could be no development or thriving democracy without peace, stressing that they were complementary to each …
Democracy, devt, peace are complementary – Kalu Read More
Throughout ages, the world has witnessed, consistently, the rise of men who have not only brought themselves to greatness despite all odds, but the society that served them from the …
Tinubu can’t destroy the democracy he nurtured Read More
“We want to make it clear that the Armed Forces of Nigeria is here to protect democracy, we all want democracy; we do better during democracy, and so, the armed …
Military and task of safeguarding democracy Read More
Elder statesman, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, has declared his full support for the ongoing discussion for Nigeria’s return to parliamentary system of government, as recently initiated by 60 members of the …
Prof. Ango Abdullahi backs Reps’ move for parliamentary democracy Read More
When I first read about the achievements of Dr Ahmed Aliyu in his first 100 days in office as the executive governor of Sokoto state, I thought it was one …
Sokoto and genuine definition of democracy Read More
As 2024 begins today, the Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar Sulaiman has rolled out two thematic areas of focus in the …
2024: NILDS to focus on democracy consolidation, lawmakers’ capacity – DG Read More
The recent judgements by the Court of Appeal quashing election victories of many elected lawmakers and governors are giving Nigerians sleepless nights. The 2023 elections have come and gone, the …
Is Nigeria’s democracy under threat? Read More
Dr Nasir Idris of Kebbi state has described the Appeal Court judgement affirming his electoral mandate at the March 18 governorship contest as a victory for democracy and people of …
Kebbi: With A’Court judgement, it’s time to work for democracy, Idris tells opposition Read More
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Monday that Western liberal democracy is unsuitable for Africa and seems not to be working for Nigeria and other African countries. According to the …
Western democracy not working in Africa – Obasanjo Read More
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has insisted that western liberal democracy has not worked for Africa. Obasanjo said liberal democracy does not take into account the continent’s history, culture and …
Why western democracy is not working for Africa – Obasanjo Read More
Immediate past governor of Benue state, Dr Samuel Ortom, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the affirmation of his election victory by the Supreme Court on Thursday. Ortom described the …
Supreme Court verdict on Tinubu, victory for democracy – Ortom Read More
It is not that many choose to denigrate her. There is biting poverty across Africa. But that is not all. Corruption has also eaten deep into the fabric of our …
Nigerian military and the repeated pledge to safeguard democracy Read More
The return of Ahmadu Fintiri on May 29, 2023, as governor of Adamawa state for a second term must be giving all well-meaning citizens of the state goosebumps. It’s not …
Fintiri: Adamawa basking in the rays of democracy Read More
Days after the affirmation of the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), the Coalition for Protection of Democracy (COPDEM) has faulted the verdict. …
PEPT: Pro-democracy group picks ‘holes’ in judgement Read More
A former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Tukur Buratai, has said the victory of President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Elections Petition Court had reinforced the triumph of democracy. Gen. …
PEPT verdict reinforces triumph of democracy – Buratai Read More
Eventually, Africa has been dragged into a deep political impasse and torn between the awkward processes of Africanisation of democracy and militarisation of Africa’s politics. Africa’s democracy is like a …
Africanisation of democracy versus militarisation of Africa Read More
The president, Congress of African Journalists (CAJ), on Friday decried the spate of military take-overs in Africa, saying it portended danger to democracy and press freedom in the continent. CAJ …
Increasing military interventions in Africa, danger to democracy, press freedom – CAJ Read More