•Captain Ibrahim Traoré Burkina Faso’s president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has declared that his country is not operating under a democratic system but is undergoing what he described as a “popular, progressive revolution.” Speaking during a flag-raising ceremony at the Koulouba Palace recently, Traoré challenged the widely held belief that dem...
•Dele Momodu and Tinubu A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing it as “anti-democratic”. In a move that was greeted with backlash, Tinubu suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and the Rivers State...
•Tinubu and House of Representatives Hon. Dennis Adikwuru and Dr. Rexkennedy Saltlove, both political activists, have expressed dismay over the bungling of democracy in Nigeria. They noted that the Executive arm of government has swallowed the legislative and judicial, reports Sunday Independent. In separate interviews with our correspondent a...
•Udenta and Tinubu The founding National Secretary of the Alliance for Democracy, Prof Udenta Udenta, today accused the Bola Tinubu Presidency of dismantling democratic values and weaponising the judiciary, and the 1999 Constitution (as amended) against Nigerians. Prof Udenta, a distinguished fellow of the Abuja School of Social and Political ...
•Peter Obi and Tinubu The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has strongly criticised Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate, for his recent remarks suggesting that Nigeria’s democratic system has collapsed. Onanuga cautioned Obi against making exaggerated statements and urged him to be more responsi...
•Obasanjo Several eminent Nigerians, former governors and past public office holders expressed fears yesterday over the falling standards of democracy in Nigeria, arguing that it left much to be desired. They voiced their fears at a colloquium held at the Abuja Intercontinental Hotel to mark the 60th birthday celebration of former Governor of ...
•Prof Pat Utomi Professor Pat Utomi has blasted the National Assembly for endorsing President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of state of emergency in Rivers State, saying Nigeria does not have democracy anymore. The professor of political economy said the Senate and House of Representatives’ endorsement was an insult to Nigerians. Recall that follo...
•Natasha The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) today described the alleged plan to arrest Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as a dangerous turn for democracy in Nigeria. The coalition made this assertion in Abuja, in a statement issued by its national secretary, High Chief Peter Ameh, in Abuja. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan who has been sus...
•Nasir El-Rufai A youth coalition within Nigeria’s Social Democratic Party (SDP) has rejected the defection of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, saying his “history is littered with anti-democratic tendencies, disregard for inclusivity.” After criticising the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and meetings with opposition leade...
•Lagos Speaker Mudashiru Obasa Former Minister of Communications, Major-Gen. Tajudeen Olanrewaju (retrd), today, declared that democracy died on Monday, March 3, 2025, when the lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly “re-elected” the constitutionally impeached Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, following resignation of Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Merand...
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