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Mr Abhay Thakur, the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria has said that unity in diversity is critical to sustaining democracy in diverse and populous countries like India and Nigeria. SEE ALSO: Creating Enabling Environment key to Boosting…

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the attack on the headquarters of The Nation Newspaper and TV Continental (TVC)  is an attack on democracy and freedom of the press. The minister stated this on Saturday in…

Looking at the ongoing EndSARS protests nationwide and the large turnout among Nigerian youths, There are no illusions about what the deterioration of democratic practice in Nigeria could mean for citizens demanding justice and…

A group, known as Centre For Liberty, has  commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for conducting  free fair and credible governoship election in Edo. The commendation is contained in a statement signed…

Her accusations have come barely a week after another disgruntled Facebook engineer, Ashok Chandwaney accused the tech giant of making its massive profit from the propagation of hate.

 The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says the 21 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria has earned the country enormous goodwill as one of the few stable democracies in Africa. Dr Muda Yusuf, Director-General LCCI,…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun has described the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993,  presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola, as a  “martyr for democracy who paid the supreme price for the democracy the nation now enjoys.”…

The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, says the 21 years of uninterrupted democracy has taken Nigeria far in various ramifications and development. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu…

Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has tasked journalists to be defender of the nation’s democracy. SEE ALSO: Murder: Man Arraigned For Allegedly Stabbing Another Man With Bottle Makinde gave the charge on Sunday during the inauguration of…

A former British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Senior Producer, Kadaria Ahmed, on Monday said that the Social Media Bill in the National Assembly was a threat to democracy and journalism. Ahmed told the News Agency of…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has said that all is not well with Nigeria as a nation. Atiku said this on Monday in his message ahead of the nation’s 59th…

Since the return of democracy in 1999 and even prior to that time, Nigeria has been governed by the same group of individuals. Those that truncated Nigeria’s democracy and have ruled during the military regimes have also returned with their…

Democracy means that the fundamental human rights of any individual are respected. To speak out, to speak against and to critically asses the government is part of those rights.  Mr. Omoleye Sowore of Sahara Reporters, therefore, acts…

The recently performed ritual tagged; Democracy Day offered me the ample opportunity to ruminate over the marriage of two unwilling brides who had no say in their forceful and ill-fated union- an amalgamation of the northern and the…

The current Minister for Transportation and former Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has made some intriguing comments about Buhari’s nature before and after he assumed the seat of Nigeria’s president. Speaking at the Federal Executive…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said that Nigeria now ranked amongst  the leading democracies  in Africa and  in the Commonwealth 20 years after  it began to experience uninterrupted democratic culture. President Buhari was the…

Male peacocks are resplendent creatures with iridescent blue-green-plumage and elongated trains tipped with "eyes" colored in hues of gold, red, and blue. They are strikingly beautiful birds, but they have ugly feet! And like the male…

Amidst the sea of legal crisis, daylight betrayal where several bigwigs switched loyalties to gain political appointments and advantages; some remained steadfast like some towers which blasts of wind can never shake. The post election…

In 2003 when President Muhammadu Buhari first ran for the office of President and lost, he went to court to challenge the result of the election because he felt he was cheated out and his mandate stolen and he did same in 2007 and 2011, he…

For close to two decades, Nigerians’ have lived in a frightening situation called democracy.  And under this superficial arrangement, the masses lost sight of the real and lasting meaning of both democracy and political playing field.  And…

President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday have on Wednesday promised to ensure violence-free elections. Buhari, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress and Atiku, who is representing the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has publicly spoken against his wife who claimed that the president isn't really in control of the country Mrs. Buhari had earlier made these statements on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Hausa…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday felicitated with former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, as he clocks the age of 61 years. You Worked For My Defeat, Goodluck Jonathan Accuses Barrack Obama The party in a statement…

I remember with nostalgia how a friend amidst euphoria triggered by the declaration of the 2015 presidential election result cautioned me with these few words; ‘’men will change their ruler expecting to fare better; this expectation induces…

After 20 years, some believe our “democratic” experience is nascent. I prefer to call it a fledging democracy. It is thriving in its own way and at its own speed. It does not recognize the values of the American crafted democratic practice.…

All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader,  Asiwaju Bola Tinubu says the party’s victory in the Osun governorship election shows that democracy is at work in the country. Tinubu said this after he received Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of…