Daniel Otera

Edo Govt Orders Akoko Edo Schools to Resume Monday

  The Edo State Government has directed three schools closed over security concerns to reopen on Monday, June 15, 2026, citing improved safety conditions following a fresh review by security agencies. The directive was contained in a circular issued on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Enodolomwanyi Otamere. Governor Monday Okpebolo…

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Saraki: Democracy Needs a Legislature That Can Say No

  Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has again stressed the critical importance of legislative independence, declaring that a legislature which cannot reject executive proposals has failed its constitutional mandate. Speaking as a guest at The Platform public lecture organised by Covenant Nation on Democracy Day, 12th June 2026, Saraki said lawmakers must be able to…

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June 12 Symbolises Justice Struggle, But Democracy Still Faces Hardship – ADC

  The Kebbi chapter of the African Democratic Congress has described the 12th June 1993 presidential election as a symbol of Nigerians’ struggle for justice, free and fair elections, while cautioning that true democracy goes beyond electoral conduct. A spokesman for the party in Kebbi, Abubakar Atiku-Musa, stated this in a statement on Friday, according…

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Heatwaves Quietly Destroying Drug Potency, NAFDAC Warns

  Rising temperatures across Nigeria are silently stripping common medicines of their healing power, exposing patients to treatment failures they may never trace back to the drugs themselves, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has warned. The agency’s Director-General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, said the climate crisis, marked by unprecedented heatwaves, has…

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Grassroots Failure Fuelling Insecurity, Says Tinubu

  President Bola Tinubu has tied a significant share of Nigeria’s insecurity to the breakdown of governance at the local level, describing functional council administration as central to national development and stability. The president made the remarks in his Democracy Day address to the nation on Friday, June 12, 2026, marking 27 unbroken years of…

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Falz Slams FG Over Insecurity, Hails Power Of The Ballot

Afrobeats singer and activist Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, on Friday criticised the Federal Government over worsening insecurity and economic hardship, urging Nigerians to use the democratic process to express their dissatisfaction with governance. Falz spoke while addressing demonstrators at the June 12 protest in Lagos, where a coalition of civil society organisations, trade…

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