Tag: democracy
SURVEY: Nigerians Observe That Democracy Is Best
Most Nigerians observed on Monday that democracy has proved to be the best system of government that has come to…
Democracy still the best form of government – NOA
Dr Garba Abari, the Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), says democracy remains the best form of government for Nigeria given…
Ekweremadu Lauds Nigerians For Sustaining Democracy
The Deputy President of the Senate, Mr Ike Ekweremadu, on Sunday lauded Nigerians for investing in and sustaining democracy.
Corruption in a democratic set up
Democracy we believe is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.
Nigeria’s National Assembly As Democracy’s Poisoned Chalice
To say that Nigeria’s National Assembly has been living in infamy since the beginning of the Fourth Republic in 1999…
Announcing results through social media bad omen for democracy-PDP chieftain
Jamiu Yisa The Deputy Chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Ola Apena, has…
Democracy In Nigeria: A case for citizens’ participation by David Dimas
By David Dimas The dishonorable happenings in the 8th National Assembly have resolutely convinced politically-engaged Nigerians that a critical mass…
Tinubu is the face of Nigeria’s democracy – Lagos Assembly
Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly resumed from a week-long Easter holiday to celebrate the national…
Wike a threat to democracy, free, fair elections – Amaechi
…claims Wike’s thug carted away materials during inconclusive Ikwerre LGA polls The immediate past governor of Rivers state and Minister…
Niger president talks to Al Jazeera on Boko Haram, Democracy
Yesterday, polls closed in Niger, where, in the second election after the 2010 military coup, sitting president, Mahamadou Issoufou is…
Can We Allow The Travesty In Kogi State To Stand In A Democracy?
Joe Igbokwe I am writing this piece as Joe Igbokwe not as APC Publicity Secretary Lagos State. I am writing…
Democracy cannot survive without rule of law – Ekweremadu
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has said that no democracy in the world could survive without strict…
Corruption, threat to democracy – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has identified corruption as the biggest threat to the survival of…
Corruption, threat to democracy – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has identified corruption as the biggest threat to the survival of…
Nigeria’s democracy young, yet virile – Obasa
Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Tuesday told a visiting senator from the…
Democracy has come of age in Africa – Osinbajo
*Meets Great Green Wall Agency, Imperial College London, delegations Following the conduct of peaceful elections and transitions from one government…
Atiku turns 69, promises to bolster democracy
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said that he will continue using his experience and fortune to…
Military better off under democratic rule, says COAS
General Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff, says military is far better off under democratic dispensation than under the military…
University Don stresses continuity as panacea for delivering dividends of democracy
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A University Don, Prof. Eddy Erhagbe, has harped on the need for sustenance, continuity and consolidation of good…
#NigeriaAt55: Aregbesola commends Nigerians for sustaining democracy
As Nigeria celebrate its 55th Independence Anniversary, Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has commended Nigerians on their efforts and sacrifices…
Teach Buhari tenets of democracy, PDP tells Obama, US
The People Democratic Party (PDP), has called on the United States of America and the international community to advise President…
Unpaid Salaries: A National Shame
By Ayo Oyoze Baje The heated debate raging over unpaid workers’ salaries in 23 out of the 36 states of…
Akpabio Is Author Of Rigging, Says Umana Umana
The All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom in the 11 April governorship election, Umana Okon Umana has…
Atiku lauds Jonathan for deepening democracy
Former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has praised outgoing president, Goodluck Jonathan for deepening the country’s democracy, noting that,…
16 Years Of Democracy: Glo Celebrates Nigerians
Indigenous telecommunications solutions provider, Globacom, says 16 years of uninterrupted democratic experiment and the successful transition of power to a…
Ensure Nigerians enjoy democracy, EU tells Buhari
The European Union (EU) on Saturday urged the president-elect, retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that Nigerians enjoyed the democracy…
2015 Polls, Major Milestone Of Our Democracy – Ndoma-Egba
The Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has said the last general elections where the incumbent President, Goodluck Jonathan of the…
Why There Is Drop In Election Petitions —Edo REC
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barrister Mike Igini, has attributed the sharp drop in the number of election…
Oshiomhole expresses fulfilment with Nigeria’s democracy
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Following the positive outcome of the State Assembly election and the general elections for the All Progressives Congress…
An Open Letter To President-Elect Buhari
By SKC Ogbonnia I am one of the millions of masses who yearned and prayed for the change that motivated…