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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…
Thirty-three years after Nigerians voted in the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election, a civic group has warned that the very governance failures that vote sought to address remain unresolved and are deepening, even as the country marks another Democracy Day under the shadow of mass school abductions and a biting cost of living…
Global refugee numbers declined in 2025 by three per cent to 41.6 million, marking the first drop in forced displacement in a decade, even as the figure remains unacceptably high and millions remain trapped in prolonged exile. UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday in New York, citing the…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday appealed directly to Nigerian youths to remain in the country and contribute to its development, telling them that Nigeria’s future belonged to those who stayed to solve its problems rather than those who chose to leave. In his Democracy Day address, his fourth since assuming office in May 2023,…
Former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has described as “deeply shocking” the decision of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts to issue an arrest warrant against him over an ongoing investigation into the company’s financial records. In a letter addressed to the Chairman of the…
A broad coalition of civil society organisations, trade unions, youth groups, community associations, social movements, faith-based bodies and concerned Nigerians has declared June 12, 2026, a day of nationwide protest and mass action against worsening insecurity, economic hardship and deteriorating living conditions across the country. The planned demonstration coincides with Nigeria’s Democracy Day, a…
Two hundred and sixty-eight Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks are due to arrive in Lagos this morning, with the federal government receiving them at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, will represent the federal government in receiving the returnees, according to a…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has blamed the failure of some National Assembly members to secure return tickets during party primaries on poor grassroots preparation, disclosing that several of his colleagues are battling hypertension over their political survival. Akpabio spoke on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Abuja at the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress…
Persons with disabilities in Bayelsa State now have legal protection against exclusion after Governor Douye Diri signed the Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) Bill into law, alongside legislation formally establishing the Bayelsa Medical University Teaching Hospital (BMUTH). Diri assented to the bills on Wednesday during the 188th State Executive Council meeting at Government House, Yenagoa,…
A reported N5 billion defamation suit threat by former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi against his former campaign spokesperson Kenneth Okonkwo has drawn a firm response from the actor turned politician, who has labelled the move unwise and challenged Obi to proceed with court action. Okonkwo, who served as spokesperson during Obi’s 2023…
