The Attorneys- General of the 36 states have filed an objection to the local government funds suit instituted by the Federal Government at the Supreme Court. The Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of Gombe State, Zubairu Umar, in an interview with The on Tuesday, confirmed that the 36 states were challenging the Supreme Court’s…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has asked that the country should be returned to a truly democratic nation. Obi made the call in a statement on Wednesday, marking the nation’s Democracy Day. He said the nation can achieve the feat by collectively voting for democracy as it did on June…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Dayo Adewunmi, popularly known as Sule Suebebe, is dead. The Yoruba actor died on Wednesday morning at an undisclosed hospital in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The news of his death was announced by a popular Ibadan-based cleric, Pastor Ademola Amusan, also known as Agbala Gabriel, who had been caring for the…
President Bola Tinubu has revealed that a consensus has been reached on the long-debated new minimum wage between the Federal Government and organised labour. In his national broadcast to mark the 2024 Democracy Day in Abuja on Wednesday, Tinubu revealed that an executive bill will soon be sent to the National Assembly to formalise the…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, delivered the 2024 Democracy Day speech, addressing a variety of issues affecting the country. Tinubu pledged to implement democracy as Nigerians’ way of life. Read the full text below: My fellow Nigerians, let me begin by congratulating all of us for witnessing the celebration of another Democracy Day today, the…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, delivered a national broadcast in celebration of Democracy Day, marking 25 years of uninterrupted democratic governance. In his address, Tinubu touched on the nation’s democratic journey, honoured past heroes, and laid out his vision for Nigeria’s future. Summary of Key Takeaways From The Full Speech: Celebration of Democracy: Tinubu marked the…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, paid a glowing tribute to some media organisations for their fight and doggedness for a return to democracy during the military regime. In his Democracy Day speech, Tinubu also commended some Nigerian journalists alongside some pro-democracy activists who mounted barricades to protest against the military. The President particularly mentioned some…
A former Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, has called for a review of the budgets of the Senate and House of Representatives as a strategy to reduce the cost of governance. Obanikoro made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos in commemoration of Nigeria’s Democracy…
The Rivers State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dagogo Iboroma, has said that the State High Court neither declared nor affirmed Martin Amaewhule as the Speaker of the House of Assembly. He also stated that the certified true copy of the court judgment validates the government’s position and did not affirm them as members of…
Protesters, on Wednesday morning, stormed the Ikeja Underbridge in Lagos as the country marks the 2024 Democracy Day. There is, however, a heavy security presence, as policemen and officials of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps are sighted at the venue. The protesters, in their number, chanted solidarity songs as they wielded placards and banners. Some…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Saturday said the Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, would be installed as the next Olubadan as soon as he is strong enough. Makinde said he had received the recommendation of Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan by the Olubadan-in-Council, noting that due process has been followed in the selection process. The governor…
Former Senate President, Sen Bukola Saraki has commended the recent Supreme Court judgment, which overturned the Federal High Court’s 2018 decision regarding an alleged N3.5bn fraud case against Melrose General Services Limited. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on April 27, 2018, secured judgment for the final forfeiture of N1.4bn which it claimed a…