•Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State In a significant Democracy Day gesture, the Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has granted clemency to 97 prison inmates, emphasising the importance of rehabilitation, reconciliation, and second chances in a democratic society. Speaking during the official clemency ceremony held at the Kaduna State Correctio...
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, reportedly fainted during a protest in Abuja after security operatives allegedly fired tear gas canisters at demonstrators. According to reports from the scene, protesters had gathered to express their grievances when security personnel moved to disperse the crowd using t...
•Obuesi Phillips The Executive Director of SWEEP Foundation NG and Convener of the Waste in the City Initiative, Amb. Obuesi Phillips, has said hunger, as well as insecurity and waste are killing the democracy Nigerians are celebrating on June 12. Obuesi spoke in his message to mark the 2026 Democracy Day, saying Nigerians need good […]...
•Tinubu and ADC logo Concerns over the state of the country’s democracy emerged yesterday as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) called for a frank assessment of the country’s democratic journey, while a nationwide survey revealed that a majority of Nigerians are dissatisfied with governance, citing insecurity, economic hardship and poor lea...
Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has used his 2026 Democracy Day address to celebrate Nigeria’s 27 consecutive years of civilian rule, reaffirm commitment to economic reforms and security operations, and announce national honours for dozens of pro-democracy activists and military officers who played roles in the June 12 struggle. Tinubu said...
•Tinubu The federal government today inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to coordinate activities for the 27th Democracy Day celebration, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu expected to address a joint session of the National Assembly as part of events marking the June 12 anniversary. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Se...
The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has observed that the fuel subsidy removal and the floating of Naira policies of the federal government are only benefiting the political class and not the masses. The union made this assertion in a statement signed by its president, Dr Niyi Sunmonu, to commemorate the country’s 26th Democracy Day [...
•Bukola Saraki Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has revealed that his official portrait was excluded from the Senate Gallery honoring former presiding officers for four years and was only recently added — a move he credited to current Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Saraki made the disclosure in a statement titled: “The ...
•Take-It-Back protesters A clash between protesters and security operatives looms today, Thursday, June 12, as the Take It Back Movement, the rally organisers, has resolved to carry out a demonstration at the National Assembly, Abuja and 19 other locations across the country during the June 12 celebrations. President Bola Tinubu addresses a jo...
•Tinubu on parade ground last year The federal government has announced the cancellation of the scheduled military parade to commemorate the 26th Democracy Day, tomorrow, Thursday, June 12, 2025. The details of activities marking the Democracy Day released today by the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Democracy Day celebration, indicated tha...
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