Tag: democracy
The Path Of Continuity And Progress Assured
By Akinwunmi Ambode Fellow Lagosians, yesterday (Saturday), election day, history beckoned. Courage stood tall. Fairness and Justice raised their heads. Democracy…
World Leaders Congratulate Buhari
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and other world leaders on Wednesday congratulated General Muhammed Buhari on his hard worn victory in…
Victory For The Nigerian Electorate
By Ayo Oyoze Baje Democracy is all about the people-their dreams and desires, their aims and aspirations as well as…
My victory is for the people, democracy – Remi Tinubu
Senator Remi Tinubu has described her victory and return to the senate has a victory for the people of Lagos…
Jonathan will provide more dividend of democracy – Patience
Patience Jonathan, wife of the president, said on Wednesday that Nigerians would enjoy more dividends of democracy if President Goodluck…
The Tragedy Of Nigeria’s Journalism
By Godwin Onyeacholem For anyone who truly lays claim to the practise of journalism in Nigeria, this is the time…
Lagosians March For Change Tomorrow
Jamiu Yisa Lagosians will tomorrow, Saturday, 7 March, practically demonstrate the change mantra of the All Progressives Congress, APC, by…
On Qualification For National Leadership
By Uchenna Nwankwo Nigeria’s 2015 Presidential election campaigns are getting murkier and murkier by the day and indeed disappointingly personal…
Postponed Elections As Prelude To More Sinister Plans Against Democracy
By Peter Claver Oparah And so, the scared PDP, the Jonathan presidency in cahoots with the military, clobbered the questionably…
Our Politicians Got It Wrong
By Wole Solanke The beauty of democracy is when people of different backgrounds come together to form a government that…
Need For Political Debates
By Oluwagbenga Oyebanji Political debate is one of the surest ways to strengthen democracy. It affords all candidates a good platform…
Military committed to Nigeria’s democratic processes – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja reaffirmed the military’s commitment to democratic processes. This was contained in a statement…
Yoruba’ll Secede If Democracy Fails —Afenifere
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has said Yoruba nation would opt out of Nigeria if the current democratic…
Buhari: A Daniel Come To Judgment Indeed (2)
By Olumuyiwa Wahab Jimoh Under the PDP-led Federal Government since 1999, and, especially within the last 6 years of our…
Rev. Fr. Mbaka’s Umbrage: The Rise Of Ecclesiastical Radicalism
By Akido Agenro The Nigeria society has often been described by a number of commentators as a theatre of the…
Soyinka Blasts Fraudulent Election Campaigners
Daniels Ekugo Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has lashed out at fraudulent election campaigners purporting that he issued a statement…
Mbaka: A Man Of God Or Just An Impostor?
By Jonathan Ekene Ifeanyi In this piece, I intend to briefly examine, in the light of Catholic beliefs and practices,…
Dankwambo promises more dividends of democracy
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State on Saturday in Billiri promised that his administration would deliver more dividends of democracy…
Voter Apathy And The Bogey Of Electoral Violence
By Akido Agenro As Nigeria approaches the general elections beginning on 14 February, 2015, there is palpable fear of post-election…
Godfatherism Killing Our Democracy
By Oluwagbenga Oyebanji The Babylonian empire was a rod in the hand of God to judge the children of Israel.…
Legislature As Victim Of Democracy
History has shown that countries with the most successful form of democracy have a virile legislature. The same history further…
Military Rule Crippled Our Democratic Culture
By Oluwagbenga Oyebanji I like an environment where ideas are encouraged for debate, where there is no winner no loser,…
Only credible election can sustain Nigeria’s democracy – Mark
The Senate President, David Mark, on Saturday said free, fair and credible election was required in 2015 to safeguard and…
Lagos Deserves Good Governance –-Ambode
Jide Osokoya Akinwunmi Ambode, who was Friday morning elected as the All progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in next year’s…
Political Apathy And The Vicious Circle Of Poverty
By Akido Agenro It is not for nothing that a nation so endowed as Nigeria has failed to harness its…
Soyinka Blasts Jonathan, Says Abba Has Declared War On Nigeria
By Simon Ateba Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday blasted President Goodluck Jonathan for endorsing and encouraging the reign…
2015 Polls: Between Issues And Tussles
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Elections offer voters the platform to make vital choices. Irrespective of its scope, whether local or national,…
Suleiman Abba: The Man Threatening Nigeria’s Democracy
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Recent activities of Suleiman Abba, Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, put the country’s democracy in danger Just like his…
OBJ Promoted Political Brigandage —Jonathan’s Group
A group ostensibly working for President Goodluck Jonathan has hit back at former President Olusegun Obasanjo who lambasted Jonathan on…
Security Operatives’ Rascality
The invasion on Saturday of the data collection centre of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos by armed security…