The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has announced that the 10th Senate has passed 96 bills out of 844 introduced within its first two years. Speaking during a joint session of the National Assembly to celebrate 2025 Democracy Day, Akpabio highlighted the Senate’s remarkable productivity. “From its inception,...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians to use the occasion of the June 12 Democracy Day to re-awaken and strengthen their resistance to the anti-democratic designs of the All Progressives Congress (APC), particularly the plot to foist a despotic One-Party regime in...
Security has been significantly beefed up at the National Assembly (NASS) complex in Abuja ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s visit to mark the 2025 Democracy Day celebration. The President has been invited to address a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday. The security measures...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has expressed the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) readiness to welcome Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike into the party. Speaking at the commissioning of Arterial Road N16 in Abuja, Tinubu said, “He’s not a member of my party, not...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigeria’s democracy is a work in progress, according to Chief Reuben Fasoranti, leader of Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organization. Fasoranti made this statement in a congratulatory message to mark Democracy Day on June 12, 2025. He emphasized that Nigeria’s sustained and uninterrupted democratic rule...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Bode George, has made a heartfelt appeal to President Bola Tinubu to reinstate suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in the spirit of the June 12 anniversary. George’s plea comes as the nation commemorates the 32nd anniversary of the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – National Assembly has revealed plans to initiate a bill to ensure that Presidents-elect are sworn in the arcade of the National Assembly, a move aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s democracy. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele disclosed this while responding to questions on the June 12 anniversary....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has reopened the renovated Abuja International Conference Centre, now renamed in his honour as the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre. The centre was renovated under the Renewed Hope Agenda, with Tinubu directing all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to pay for...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – Minister of Works and former Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has reaffirmed his dedication to President Bola Tinubu and his administration, especially as Nigeria gradually approaches the 2027 elections. In his remarks during the 2025 Sallah celebration for the Muslim community in Abakaliki,...
A former Presidential Candidate, Chief Martin Onovo, has weighed in on the 2027 presidential election, stating that no single opposition party can defeat President Bola Tinubu. Onovo, who ran for office under the National Conscience Party (NCP) in 2015, emphasizes the need for a strong alliance among opposition parties...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Thursday, June 12, a public holiday to commemorate the 2025 Democracy Day celebration. This was announced by Mrs Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According to Ajani, Minister of Interior,...
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno has formerly announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Eno made this known during a press conference on Friday in Uyo, the Akwa-Ibom State’s capital. “Having completed the rounds of my consultations as your...
BY OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has commended the political acumen of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, describing his inclusion in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet as a phenomenon worthy of academic study. Oba Ogunwusi spoke on Thursday during the 2025 OAU Distinguished Personality Lecture titled:...
The Tiv people in Nasarawa state have sought the intervention of President Bola Tinubu in an alleged case of systemic genocide, land-grabbing and forceful takeover of ancestral land belonging to Tiv natives orchestrated by Nasarawa state government and others. In an S.O.S letter to President Tinubu dated 28 May,...
The Northern Patriotic Front, a socio-political pressure group, has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership to grant President Bola Tinubu an automatic ticket to seek re-election in 2027. The group’s convener, Ali Abacha, also advocated for automatic tickets for APC members in the National Assembly and incumbent governors...
The Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Prof. Adebayo Bamire, has lauded Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, as a pragmatic and result-driven public servant. Prof. Bamire made the remark during Wike’s 2025 Distinguished Personality Lecture: “The Nigeria of our Dreams,” at the university....
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has emphasized that Nigeria requires leaders of President Bola Tinubu’s caliber to realize the nation’s dreams. Speaking at the 2025 Distinguished Personality Lecture titled “The Nigeria of Our Dreams,” presented at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Wike highlighted that...
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has appealed to Nigerians to rally behind President Bola Tinubu led administration to drive transformative change across the country. Wike emphasized the need for collective support to achieve a better future for all Nigerians. Wike made the call in his 2025 Distinguish Personality Lecture, titled,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja-– The Federal Government has inaugurated the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the 2025 Democracy Day Celebration, tasking them to organize a befitting and memorable event. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, emphasized that the celebration honors Nigeria’s founding fathers and democratic heroes...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – The former Governor of Kaduna State Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has been accused of fueling political instability and ethno-regional violence, while calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to order his immediate arrest and prosecution. The accusation was made known by the Youth Wing...