•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...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that Nigeria could lose its hard-fought democracy if it continues on the current trajectory. He spoke yesterday in Abuja, as a panellist at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, organised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD), the Centr...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters in North West have described the attempted murder of Senator Lawal Usman, representing Kaduna Central at the National Assembly as a threat to democracy. They also called on security operatives, particularly the police and Department of State Service (DSS), to investigate the incident and uncover th...
•Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has accused some people whom he described as self-proclaimed northern stakeholders of meddling in the process of selection and fielding of candidates during presiden...
•Olabisi Adu The deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the last governorship elections in Ondo State, Olabisi Adu- Okunniyi, has hinted that the Labour Party and Obi-dient Movement are set to mobilise stakeholders towards saving democracy in Ondo State. She disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday signed by her media assis...
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