2023 Election

Two witnesses of the Labour Party (LP) and Peter Obi contradicted themselves yesterday on the conditions to be met by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before deploying technology.A cyber security expert, Dr. Chibuike Ugwuoke, said it was a statutory requirement under the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Act that technologies to be deployed […]

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, on Wednesday threatened to institute a legal action against President Bola Tinubu in court. SERAP threatened to sue Tinubu over the illegal 114 percent increment of his salary and that of Vice President Kashim Shettima. The body described the salary increments of state governors and lawmakers as outrageous.

Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working in Nigeria on Tuesday called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to appoint anyone having any corruption-related allegations into his cabinet. The CSOs’ clarion call is coming barely days after the appointment of 20 Advisers and less than 24 hours to the appointment of Service Chiefs and dissolution

Emmanuel Osodeke, the national president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritise providing basic amenities nationwideMr Osodeke gave the advice in an interview on Tuesday in Ota, Ogun. The ASUU president was speaking against the backdrop of Mr Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech on June 12. Mr Tinubu

Globally, subsidies, whether for food, transportation, energy or housing, are part of good governance. So, the issue is not subsidies but who benefit from them. In Nigeria, subsidies are primarily of the rich, by the rich and for the rich. I will highlight a few, how they are being manipulated and how huge sums of

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, is still the candidate for a better Nigeria. It is reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the then candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress and now-president, Bola Tinubu, as the

President Bola Tinubu for sustaining June 12 as Democracy Day in honour of the democratic sacrifice of late Chief MKO Abiola. This was even as the faction applauded the Directorate of State Service for going after the Governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, shortly after his suspension by the president. A statement issued by the

Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in Nigeria, on the removal of fuel subsidy. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had recently announced the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (petrol), which led to a significant increase in fuel prices and transportation fares in Nigeria. Peter Obi expressed his support for the removal of fuel

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has described poverty has a strong impediment to the practice and survival of democracy and must be addressed effectively. He added that resolving national economic challenges is a precursor to enhancing democratic culture and ensure productive participation of the citizenry in the process. A statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson,

June 12, 1993, marked a significant event in Nigeria’s history—the presidential election that was widely regarded as the country’s fairest and freest election. However, the election was annulled by military fiat, leading to a prolonged struggle for democracy. On the occasion of Democracy Day, several prominent Nigerians have emphasized the need to use the lessons