ASSESSING NIGERIA’S TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF UNINTERRUPTED DEMOCRACY IS THE FOCUS OF TODAY’S VIEWPOINT. IT IS WRITTEN BY HONOURABLE FEMI ADEBISI J, A MEDIA CONSULTANT Nigeria’s journey through 26 years of democracy, marked by a transition from military to civilian rule, showcases both notable achievements and significant challenges. As the country marked Democracy Day on June…
By Adebayo Yusuf A Human Right Activist, Comrade Moshood Erubami says Nigeria is celebrating 26 years of uninterrupted civil governance and not democracy. Comrade Erubami made this known shortly after featuring on Pensioners FM political programme, “The Searchlight” in reaction to June 12 celebration. According to him, if Nigeria is truly a democratic nation, citizens…
President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on Kudirat Abiola, the wife of the late Moshood Abiola, a former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), Humphrey Nwosu and former vice president, Shehu Yar’Adua. President Tinubu conferred the national honours on them during his June 12 address to a joint session of the National…
Organisers of the June 12 Democracy Day protest, the Take It Back Movement, have written to the Lagos State Police Command, seeking protection for protesters. The TIB Coordinator in Lagos, Adekunle Taofeek, in an open letter to the Lagos Commissioner of Police, Moshood Jimoh, said the letter served as formal and public notification of the…
President Bola Tinubu has assured that he would never disappoint Nigerians. Tinubu gave the assurance on Wednesday in a nationwide broadcast commemorating Nigeria’s 25th anniversary of democracy. The President appealed to Nigerians to endure the hardships of economic reform, saying that the steps are required to put the country on solid economic footing. “As we…