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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

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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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Korean envoy to Nigerians: Democracy needs patience, compromise

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By Ukpono Ukpong The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae, has said that democracy needs patience and compromise for meaningful developments to take place. Young-Chae gave the counsel to Nigerians during the 2023 Republic of Korea’s National Day Reception in Abuja. This is as he expressed high expectations that since the […]

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Election results: Avoid actions calling for fatal intervention to democracy

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2023 0

By Tom Okpe Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Femi Gbajabiamila has warned political actors to avoid actions or utterances that ‘ll set stage for interventions, fatal to democracy and gains made over the last two decades. The speaker gave the warning in his welcome address to lawmakers at resumed plenary, after the presidential […]

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DHAA 2021: Dave Umahi beats Wike, Bagudu, Fayemi, Darius to emerge Iconic Governor of the year

Ihesiulo Grace 26 May 2021 0

As Nigeria continues a countdown ahead of the prestigious Democracy Heroes Awards 2021 themed “Unity the Alternative for Peace”, Nominations ahead of the award have continue to roll in. Few hours ago the Executive Governor of Ebonyi State, HE Dave Umahi emerged Winner of Iconic Governor of Year Awards after beating four Governors in the […]

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American democracy is dominated by money

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2021 0

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: Do Nigerians really want democracy?

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2020 0

By Niran Adedokun If democracy is the way Nigerians hope to pull their country out of the doldrum it currently is, the people have a much longer way to go than they realise. These, at least, are the feelers one gets from the by-elections that took place in Lagos State and other parts of the […]

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Opinion: Nigerian Democratisation and internal party contest for leadership

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2020 0

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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We’re not practicing tribal democracy — Uzodimma reacts to Igbo presidency

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2020 0

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo has cleared his stand on the tussle for 2023 Igbo presidency. Uzodimma made his reactions while addressing State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Uzodimma said presidential candidates should come on the basis of party system and not tribal basis. […]

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June 12: Let us use democracy to win the battle for national prosperity over poverty, Tinubu tells Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 12 June 2020 0

Tinubu gave the advice on Friday in his Democracy Day message with the theme, ‘June 12: A milestone for democracy’. June 12 is celebrated annually to commemorate the annulment of June 12 Presidential election. According to the APC national leader, we must keep and nurture democracy, not for its own sake, but for ours. He […]

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Democracy Day: Omokri ”exposes 20 lies’ from Buhari’s broadcast to Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 12 June 2020 0

Former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari over his nationwide broadcast to Nigerians in celebration of 2020 Democracy Day. Omokri took to his twitter handle on Friday to enumerate and explain ”20 lies from the president Buhari’s speech. Democracy Day: I have recorded notable achievements- Buhari Buhari

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Nigeria not practising democracy but civil rule- Ugwumadu

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2020 0

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 […]

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How we have been extending dividends of democracy to Ajeromi/Ifelodun – Olumo

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2020 0

Hon. Lukman Olumo is the member representing Ajeromi/Ifelodun Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly. He says he is passionate about extending the dividends of democracy to his people. In a recent interview, Olumo stated that he has been reaching out to his people for many years, but that the process is taking […]

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INEC and the end of Nigeria’s democracy

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2020 0

With the rash of protests that have greeted the draconian and militaristic purported deregistration of some political parties in Nigeria, I believe it is high time to alert the INEC and every right-thinking Nigerian that there is a possibility of a constitutional crisis brewing from the act of recklessness and impunity. It is trite to […]

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My faith remains strong in Nigeria, democracy – Ihedioha

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2020 0

Mr Emeka Ihedioha, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Imo, said his faith remained strong in Nigeria, its democracy and institutions, in spite of the Supreme Court judgment that removed him as governor of the state. Ihedioha stated this on Saturday when he received members of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) led […]

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Nigeria has made substantial progress in 20 years of democracy – Lawan

Ihesiulo Grace 16 January 2020 0

President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, said on Thursday that Nigeria has made significant progress over the last 20 years since the country’s return to democratic rule in 1999. Lawan stated this in a speech delivered at the 17th edition of the Daily Trust Dialogue with the theme: “20 years of democracy in Nigeria: […]

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Social Media Bill, threat to journalism, democracy — Kadaria

Ihesiulo Grace 26 November 2019 0

Lagos – A former British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Senior Producer, Kadaria Ahmed, on Monday said that the Social Media Bill in the National Assembly was a threat to democracy and journalism. Ahmed told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the 2019 Future Awards in Lagos that the bill would undermine the […]

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Nigeria needs strong institutions to strengthen democracy – NIPR President

Ihesiulo Grace 14 November 2019 0

Abeokuta – The President, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Mukhtar Sirajo, on Thursday, stressed the need for building strong institutions towards strengthening and improving the nation’s democracy. Sirajo, who spoke in Abeokuta at the 2019 annual colloquium of the Ogun chapter of NIPR, bemoaned the spate of impunity in governance and the public sector,

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Buhari, Democracy and Maturity

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2019 0

For a nation to develop rapidly, its citizens must learn the act of questioning settled political answers and demand answers to unsettled political questions-analyzing both formal and informal communication/proposition from the government. Such an opportunity to question the so called settled political answers again came the way of Nigerians following a recent report that