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Democracy exists only in Abuja, governors rule without accountability – Adeyanju

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Deji Adeyanju, a rights activist, has decried what he described as the collapse of democratic governance at the state level. He warned that democracy in Nigeria appears confined to Abuja while governors exercise excessive power without accountability. Adeyanju made the remarks in a statement issued in Abuja on the occasion of Nigeria’s Independence Day celebration. […]
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EndBadGovernance: Military will defend Democracy, not engage in coup, CDS warns protesters

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.Says ‘Flying Russian Flag during protest is treason’ . Police arrest 39 suspects for displaying Russian, Chinese flags in Kaduna By Andrew Orolua & Ihesiulo Grace The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has warned protesters and the public that the military will defend the country’s democracy and will not engage in a coup. […]
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Democracy Day: 100 Pro-Democracy Groups Laud Tinubu, Fubara As True Nationalists, Patriots

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As Nigeria celebrates Democracy Day, 100 pro-democracy groups have paid tribute to President Bola Tinubu and Governor Siminalayi Fubara, hailing them as true nationalists and patriots. Under the auspices of the Democratic Coalition Project for A New Nigeria (DCPNN), the groups hailed President Tinubu for his sacrifices over the years, commitment to democratic values,
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Democracy Day: Good Governance Situation Room Names Govs Bago, Fubara as Most Outstanding, Best Performing Governors in Nigeria

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A coalition of 100 Pro-Democracy Groups in Nigeria under the auspices of Good Governance Situation Room has announced that Governors Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State and Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State are to receive a joint award for “Best Performing Governor of the Year”. This was contained in a statement signed by the National […]
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American democracy is dominated by money

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Does the U.S. want democracy or money-dominated democracy? The U.S. society should really think hard about the question—although some politicians in the country already have an answer that they dare not to expose: American democracy is merely a disguise as it is actually dominated by money. “There are two things that are important in politics. […]
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Opinion: Nigerian Democratisation and internal party contest for leadership

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By Salihu Moh.Lukeman It was the American journalist and political commentator, Fareed Zakaria, in the book The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad who argued that democratisation everywhere is shifting power downward. According to him, the process of democratisation goes far beyond politics and result in hierarchies “breaking down, closed systems are
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Nigeria not practising democracy but civil rule- Ugwumadu

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Malachy Ugwumadu is the immediate past national president of the Committee for the Defence of Human Right (CDHR).  In this interview he assesses the human rights record of the current administration  and suggests what Nigeria must do to deepeen democracy among other issues. #########You took over CDHR and revived the organisation, how was the experiences?  Thanks for […]