DEMOCRACY DAY TENSION: NIGERIANS MOBILIZE AS TINUBU ADDRESSES MASS A clash between protesters and security operatives looms on Thursday (today) as the Take It Back Movement, the rally organisers, has resolved to carry out a demonstration at the National Assembly, Abuja and 19 other locations across the country during the June 12 celebrations. President Bola Tinubu addresses a joint session …

JUNE 12, THE NIGERIAN DEMOCRATIC REALTY: A LEGACY IN QUESTION On June 12, 1993, millions of Nigerians trooped to the polls to vote in what is widely acknowledged as the freest and fairest election in the country’s history. The presumed winner, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, became a symbol of democratic aspiration after the election was controversially annulled by …

OUTRAGE OVER ARREST, DETENTION OF BENUE LEADERS BY MILITARY FOR DEFENDING COMMUNITIES AGAINST KILLER HERDSMEN Residents of Agatu local government area of Benue State have expressed outrage over the arrest and detention of their leaders by the Nigerian military, despite the ongoing killings and attacks by Fulani herdsmen in their communities.Nigerian cultural tours The recent attacks by Fulani herdsmen have …

TOP 10 NYSC ORIENTATION CAMPS IN NIGERIA IN 2025 The latest National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) postings have sparked mixed reactions, especially among prospective corps members posted to northern states. With ongoing issues like kidnapping and banditry, the scheme no longer feels as appealing or safe as it once may have been, if it ever truly was. A year devoted …

SEVEN PLACES NAMED AFTER TINUBU SINCE HE BECAME PRESIDENT Since May 29, 2023, when President Bola Tinubu stepped into office, his name has been etched onto at least seven public facilities. From a bustling highway to a humming airport and barracks, Tinubu’s name is being woven into the fabric of the nation’s public space. This wave of renamings has sparked …

STAKEHOLDERS weight MAKINDE’S SIX-YEAR SINGLE TERM CALL FOR PRESIDENT, GOVERNORS Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State recently raised a fresh round of controversy when he advocated for a single term of five or six years for president, state governors, and local government chairmen. Makinde, while advocating for a single tenure of five years, said elected officials are only serious with …

PDP NATIONAL SECRETARYSHIP ROW NOW RESOLVED The matter of the National Secretary of PDP has been resolved judicially by the Supreme Court judgment of March 21, 2025, and politically through the stance of a Governors Forum Committee, National Reconciliation Committee, and National Caucus. INEC, the electoral commission, and all key actors on both sides have agreed that Senator Samuel Anyanwu …

PETER OBI KNOCKS FG OVER N39BN SPENT ON RENOVATION OF ICC, SAYS IT’S MISPLACED PRIORITY Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Peter Obi, has described the renovation of the International Conference Center (ICC) by the Tinubu administration as misplacement of priorities. Daily Trust reports that Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, took charge …

OSHIOMHOLE DENIES DISRUPTING AIRPORT OPERATIONS Senator Adams Oshiomhole has dismissed as untrue allegations by Air Peace that he disrupted airport operations, claiming instead that he exposed what he described as widespread extortion, arbitrary treatment of passengers, and regulatory failure in Nigeria’s aviation sector. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the former Edo State Governor detailed a series …

TINUBU CANCELS NATIONAL BROADCAST TO NIGERIANS ON DEMOCRACY DAY President Bola Tinubu has announced that he will be shelving the national broadcast earlier scheduled to hold this morning in commemoration of the nation’s June 12 Democracy Day. A terse statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, OSGF, on Wednesday gave this indication. It noted …

OSHIOMHOLE BEATS UP AIR PEACE STAFF, MANAGEMENT REACTS Former Edo State Governor and current senator, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, caused a disruption at the MMA 1 Zulu terminal after arriving late and missing a 6:30 am Air Peace flight to Abuja. Witnesses and officials noted that this was not the first time he had arrived just minutes before departure. In response to …

NOBODY REMAINS IN POWER FOREVER In the 90’s under Gen. Sanni Abacha, there were the very famous and feared Bamaiyi brothers, Musa the senior, and Ishaya junior, from Kebbi state, and were referred to as the Zuru Generals. They were the first Generals from same parents at the same time in the @HQNigerianArmy. While Musa was a Muslim, Ishaya was …

2027: PDP LEADERS DIVIDED OVER WIKE’S PROPOSITIONS FOR SOUTHERN PRESIDENCY Following the position taken by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, and some concerned stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that the party’s 2027 presidential ticket should be zoned to the south, party leaders yesterday expressed divergent views over the position. The National Organising …

ELON MUSK APOLOGISES TO DONALD TRUMP Elon Musk apologized for recent posts about President Donald Trump, admitting they “went too far,” in a tweet at 07:04 UTC today. The retraction follows a bitter public spat ignited by Musk’s unverified claim on June 7 that Trump was linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s files, triggering a $150 billion drop in Tesla’s market value …

DEFECTIONS PUSH APC MEMBERS TO 68 IN SENATE, 207 IN REPS The gale of defections from opposition parties in the National Assembly has increased the membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to 68 in the Senate and about 207 in the House of Representatives, barely two years into the life of the 10th National Assembly. With Senator Neda …