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A political analyst, Alhaji Umar Yari, and the Kaduna State Director of the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC), Amb. Maikudi Bawa, have called for reforms to strengthen democracy, uphold the rule of law and improve citizens’ welfare in Nigeria. The stakeholders made the call in separate interviews with the News reporters ahead of the 2026 ...
Kano residents have said that the 27 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria is worth celebrating because it brought a lot of developments since the return of the country to the democratic system in 1999. They made this known in separate interviews with the News reporters in Kano. A cross section of the residents noted ...
Dr Kabir Yandaki, a political scientist said Nigeria democracy has recorded notable gains but raised concern over raising poverty, weakening institutions and erosion of the principle of separation of power affecting the democracy. Yandaki, who is the Deputy Dean of Students’ Affairs at the Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina, raised the concern in an interview ...
Dr Rambi Ayala, a Gombe-based politician, says Nigeria’s democracy has recorded a significant milestone considering the achievements of successive civilian administrations in the last 27 years. He said this on Thursday in an interview with the Newsmen, to mark the June 12 Democracy Celebration. Ayala is also a House of Representatives candidate for Balanga/Billiri Federal ...
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has pleaded with the leadership of his Party, All Progressives Congress(APC), to grant return tickets to his colleagues in the National Assembly who won their primary elections. Akpabio made the plea in Abuja on Wednesday at the inauguration of the APC National Campaign Council for the Ekiti State ...
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has strongly criticized the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, accusing him of persistent blackmail and spreading falsehoods regarding recent violent incidents in the state. In a press release distributed by his Special Adviser, Dr. Bolaji Akinola, Oyetola urged the governor to stop using deceptive propaganda ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cleared four political parties to take part in the Nasarawa North Senatorial District bye-election scheduled for June 20, 2026. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Nasarawa State, Mohammed Abubakar-Sadiq, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists in Lafia. He said the four parties approved for the ...
Demola Olarewaju, the Senior Assistant on Politics to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has said the alleged poor performance of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have made former President Muhammadu Buhari appear as a saint by comparison. In an interview monitored by NewsDirect, Atiku's Aide characterized the current government as an absolute failure across every ...
By Ismail Azeez The Campaign Civil Society Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), has called on all political actors, government institutions, and electoral bodies to uphold democratic principles by ensuring that elections truly reflect the genuine will of the people. Addressing newsmen at a ...
By Precious Mark The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have agreed to deepen collaboration aimed at ensuring credible and transparent elections in the 2027 general elections. The EFCC, in a statement posted on its official X handle on Wednesday, said both agencies had agreed to work together ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lost another member in the House of Representatives following the defection of Aliyu Misau, who represents Misau/Dambam Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Misau’s decision was formally announced on Wednesday through a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of ...
By Ismail Azeez The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji has condemned the recent wave of political violence in the state, urging Governor Ademola Adeleke to rein in his supporters and ensure that democratic activities are conducted peacefully. Oyebamiji, in a personal statement issued on Wednesday, expressed concern ...
The Governor of Gombe State and Secretary of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA), Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has mounted a strong defence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms, declaring that the administration’s bold policy decisions are already laying the foundation for national recovery despite prevailing economic challenges. Governor Inuwa Yahaya spoke at the opening ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says four political parties have successfully nominated candidates and are cleared to participate in the June 20 Nasarawa North Senatorial District bye-election. Mallam Mohammed Abubakar-Sadiq, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Nasarawa State, disclosed this on Wednesday in Lafia while briefing newsmen on the commission’s level of preparedness for ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for more support and inclusion for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) across the country as it distributed cash and food items to hundreds of beneficiaries in Abuja. The beneficiaries, drawn from different disability groups in the Federal Capital Territory and nearby communities, received the assistance during an event held ...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has disclosed that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was among northern political leaders who supported the adoption of rotational presidency in Nigeria after the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election. Akume made the disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja during a World Press ...
Governor Ademola Adeleke has visited victims of the violent clash between supporters of the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC), who are currently receiving treatment at the Osun State Teaching Hospital, Osogbo. Nigerian NewsDirect reports that the violent clash triggered sporadic shooting in the Owode, Aisu, Olaiya, and Oke-Fia areas of the state ...
Leadership Entrepreneurship and Advocacy (LEAD) Network Africa, says after 27 years of uninterrupted democracy in the country, democratic structures are still struggling to address deep-seated multidimensional poverty, insecurity and youths unemployment. The Executive Director of LEAD Network Africa, a Non-Governmental Orgamisation (NGO), Mr Chukwuma Okenwa, said this on Wednesday in Enugu while giving an assessment ...
The lawmaker representing Somolu Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Samuel Apata, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to help him reclaim what he calls his mandate in the just-concluded APC primaries. Apata claimed that he emerged victorious in the primary election held on May 16. He made the appeal during ...
The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, says the party has emerged stronger, more united and fully prepared for the 2027 general elections after successfully concluding its leadership selection process and party primaries. Baba-Ahmed stated this in an interview with the News reporters in Kaduna. According to him, the party ...
Dr Emmanuel Ezeh, Labour Party (LP) candidate for Abakaliki/Izzi Federal Constituency in the 2027 general elections, has urged opposition parties to embrace coalition politics or risk defeat at the polls. Ezeh, an Oxford-trained entrepreneur and the LP candidate in the 2023 elections, said no opposition party currently possessed the political strength to unseat the ruling ...
The Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has demanded N5 billion in damages and a public apology from actor-turned-politician Kenneth Okonkwo over alleged defamatory statements made against him during a television interview. In a letter dated June 9, 2026, Obi’s lawyers, led by Alex Ejesieme (SAN), accused Okonkwo of making false ...
