Tag: democracy
Democracy In Danger
Nigerians now have every reason to fear about the future of their country’s democracy which is currently witnessing signs that…
Absurdity Of Media Clampdown In Enugu
By Nwobodo Chidiebere On May 29, 1999, Nigerians heaved a great sigh of relief when we joyously welcomed back democracy…
School pupils join Hong Kong democracy protests
Nearly 1,000 Hong Kong secondary school pupils, some wearing uniforms, joined university students on Friday to bolster a days-long protest…
APC Members Warn Against Imposition
Members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Alimosho constituency have appealed to the leadership of the party in Lagos…
Wamakko promises Nigerians democracy dividends
Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State on Monday expressed confidence on the ability of the All progressives Congress (APC) to…
Dr. Tola Kasali: A Democrat Par Excellence
By Fatai Balogun It was Professor Claude Ake who reasoned that the kind of democracy Nigeria requires is a social…
Hong Kong students plan week long strike for democracy
Hong Kong students announced plans Thursday to hold a week long strike in response to Beijing’s refusal to grant the…
Ogbeni: On His Mandate They Firmly Stood
By Peter Claver Opara Nothing can best demonstrate the danger stalking democracy in the land, with PDP’s desperation to retain…
Enugu Secret Impeachment Trial And Implications For Democracy
By Law Mefor Nigerian Governors have since become absolute rulers. Like ancient monarchs, those in whom all power is vested…
Aribisala An Enemy Of Democracy
BY IDOWU AJANAKU It is no longer news that the satanic wishes of the ilk of Aribisala for the All…
NIPR’s Strategy For Professionalism, Sustainable Democracy
By Nduka Uzuakpundu There is a plan being implemented, punctiliously, by the skippers of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations…
‘Osun Election True Democracy At Work’
Yisa Jamiu The Chairman of Yaba Local Council Development Area, Jide Jimoh, has described the re-election of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,…
Undue Militarisation Of Elections
The gross abuse of power and the undue militarisation of the just concluded Osun State governorship election and that of…
My victory is democracy over tyranny – Aregbesola
Reelected governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola, has described his victory as “Democracy Victory Over The Tyranny Of Power”. Aregbesola…
Jonathan’s Posters Flood Abuja
Femi Ipaye Residents of Abuja, Nigeria, Federal Capital territory, woke up very early Friday morning to see railings, sides of…
Security, democracy, top US-Africa Leaders Summit
By Simon Ateba American officials said on Thursday that peace, security, democracy and human rights issues will be top on…
Tinubu’s Contributions To Democracy In Nigeria
By Idowu Ajanaku Some call him “the Game Changer”. Others say he is the “ Asiwaju of Nigeria’s democracy.” Yet,…
Who Wants General Buhari Dead?
By Joe Igbokwe The latest attempt to bomb a prominent leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, General Buhari, out of…
Calling The Youths To Order
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede There is this widely accepted saying that ‘‘the youths of today will grow up to become leaders…
Our Democracy Under Threat —Igbokwe
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Publicity Secreatary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Joe Igbokwe says the nation’s democracy is…
Jonathan Subverting Democracy, Says APC
Stephen Oni/Ilorin The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Lai Muhammed has accused President Goodluck Jonathan…
Ekiti Gubernatorial Election: What Went Wrong
By Adeyemi Ikuforiji The just concluded Gubernatorial election in Ekiti State may have come and gone but some of us…
‘Lagos Not For Politics Of Poverty And Stomach’
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has assured Lagosians that it is ready and prepared to…
Thousands stage march for democracy in Hong Kong
Tens of thousands of protesters, some waving colonial-era flags and chanting anti-Beijing slogans, staged a pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong…
Fashola And The Audacity Of Courage
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Management thought leader, business entrepreneur, inspirational speaker and Harvard Professor, Dr. John P. Kotter , once submitted…
On Ekiti Election And Fayose’s Victory
By Michael Jegede I congratulate the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ayo Fayose, on his landslide victory in…
Tambuwal urges legislators to protect democracy
Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker, House of Representatives, on Saturday advised legislators to perform their oversight functions diligently to ensure stability…
Nigeria gets 512mn euros from EU to improve power, security
The European Union (EU) has signed a financial agreement with the Federal Government to receive 512 million euros grant (N112…
Fighting Terrorism With Amnesty
By Theophilus Ilevbare Never mind the barefaced denial from Dr. Reuben Abati, Presidential Spokesman that the Commander-In-Chief, President Goodluck Jonathan,…
2015 General Elections And Lessons From India
By Samuel Akpobome Orovwuje India, the world’s most populous country gained its flag independence from her imperial majesty of Great…