Tag: democracy
Our Lawmakers Must Be Responsible
Constituency funds and the use to which they are put is becoming a serious cause for concern to Nigerians as…
Oshiomhole: One Good Term Deserves Another
By Peter Claver Opara On July 14, the Comrade Governor, Adams Oshiomhole will stand before his Edo people to demand…
Reps Member Renders Account Of Stewardship
By Jamiu Yisa A National Assembly member, Oluwatoyin Isiaka Suarau, has implored the people of his constituency to be patient…
‘Address Insecurity Now’
Two activists, Comrade Baba Omojola, leader of the June 12 Coalition of Democratic Formations and Dr. Frederick Fasehun, founder of…
‘June 12, A Landmark In Nigeria’s Democracy’
Mr. John Dara, the Chairman, Board of Trustees of National Transformation Party (NTP) on Monday described June 12 as a…
Lawmaker Berates Politicians
A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Alhaji Bolaji Yusuff Ayinla, has accused politicians of enjoying the dividends…
Aerobic Fitness
The 29th day of May, 2012 remains a memorable day in the lives of Nigerians. It feels good to know…
How Best To Immortalise Kudirat Abiola
The Executive Director of Kudirat Initiative for Democracy, KIND, Amy Oyekunle, has said that that the best way Nigerians could…
Lawyers Task FG On Dividends Of Democracy
Some lawyers on Tuesday in Lagos urged the Federal Government to continue to ensure that the dividends of democracy were…
Corruption, Bane Of Nigerian Democracy, Says Abatemi-Usman
Vice Chairman of Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman, has identified the seemingly endemic corruption, problem of…
‘Corrupt Senators, Reps Should Not Attend Sittings’
Former Plateau Governor Fidelis Tapgun, has said that National Assembly members facing corruption charges should not be allowed to attend…
Lagos PDP Set To Rebuild Party
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed its readiness to rebuild and nurture the party…
CPC Charges INEC On 2015 Elections
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) on Monday in Abuja urged INEC to put in place structures that would ensure…
Fashola Tasks Nigerians On Democracy
Governor Babatunde Fashola of LagosState has urged Nigerians to jealously guard the country’s democracy and ensure that its success is…
Understanding Fashola’s Tradition Of Rendering Of Stewardship —Tayo Ogunbiyi
The concept of democracy has received varying definitions and interpretations from scholars and political observers depending on the ideological leaning…
Soyinka Blasts Nigerian Judiciary Over Ibori
Nigerian judiciary and legal system came under heavy scrutiny Thursday as Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka took the judiciary to…
I Will Return To PDP If, Says Tallen
The former Deputy Governor of Plateau, Dame Pauline Tallen, on Monday expressed her readiness to return to PDP, if the…
Ogun LG Polls Hold 21 July
Apparently responding to the threat by some opposition parties in Ogun State to take legal action against the state government…
The Shot That Shook The Nation —Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema
Recently, top government officials have been calling upon the Nigerian military to remain committed to the country’s democratic dispensation in…
Activists Want Beggars Off Lagos Roads
Some Nigerians have expressed concern over the increasing number of beggars in Lagos and would want the state government to…
Lagos ACN Demands Implementation Of Uwais Report
In view of the conduct of the Senegalese election where an opposition candidate defeated an incumbent president who has conceded…
DEATH PENALTY: CJN, NBA Uphold Law
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Dahiru Musdapher on Tuesday stated that death penalty remains part of Nigeria’s laws…
Boko Haram: Group Seeks Full Investigation Of Suspects
The Committee for Democracy and Rights of the People (CDRP), has called on government authorities to ensure that suspected criminals…
Governance Is About Impacting The People: The Case Of Citizen Idehen —Mac Durugbo
Democracy, as the old saying goes, is government of the people, by the people and for the people. In other…
Party Democracy: Jonathan Replies ACN
President Goodluck Jonathan has responded to Action Congress of Nigeria criticism of his assertion that his party, the Peoples Democratic…
Travesty Of Democracy —Isaac Asabor
Like everyone else, I believe that the most popular definition of democracy is “government of the people, by the people…
Fashola Spells Rights and Duties Of Citizens
Governor Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola(SAN) on Friday received members of the Nigeria Bar Association, Ikeja Branch, who brought…
Get Out Of Lagos, LG Boss Tells Soldiers
President Goodluck Jonathan has been advised to heed the call by the Lagos State governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola and other…
Isolo LCDA New Exco Sworn In
In its bid to fast-track the disbursement of dividends of democracy, the chairman of Isolo Local Council Development Area has…
Remove Soldiers From Our Streets
The recent deployment of soldiers on the streets of Lagos by the Federal Government came as a shock to both…