Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has congratulated Nigerians on the celebration of the June 12 Democracy Day, saying that 26 years of unbroken democracy is a great milestone for Nigeria, especially considering the huge respect it confers on the country in the comity of nations. Governor Oyebanji, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode, also hailed the pivotal role played by prominent democracy activists, including President Bola Tinubu in...

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has lauded Senator Seriake Dickson for his commitment to upholding democracy in Nigeria. Frank, in a press statement on Friday, commended the Senator representing Bayelsa West for speaking truth to power by condemning the anti-democratic actions of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Recall that Dickson had shortly after President Tinubu delivered his State of the Nation Address before a joint session of...

Chief Bode George, former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the spirit of June 12, anniversary, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to reinstate Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State to office. Recall that Fubara was suspended by Tinubu on March 18 due to political tension in the oil-bearing state. Just last week, Fubara visited Tinubu in Lagos during Sallah celebration. The Atona Oodua of Yorubaland, in an open letter to...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has charged African governments to implement policies that ensure farmers’ access to affordable credit, aiming to enhance food production and security across the continent. Jonathan stressed the imperative of derisking lending in agriculture, noting that the challenge of providing the collateral often demanded of farmers by lending institutions is negatively impacting the growth of the sector. A press statement on Wednesday by media aide to the former President, Ikechukwu Eze, stated...

The Federal Government has demanded immediate ratification of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement and a significant increase in funding for blue economy initiatives to ensure the protection and sustainable use of the world’s oceans. This was contained in a national statement on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, during the ongoing United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice emphasised that urgent and collective global...

Afenifere, the apex Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, has used the occasion of the commemoration of the June 12, anniversary, to call the attention of the Federal and State Governments, demanding the establishment of state and community policing as well as the restructuring of the country. The Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, in a Democracy Day message on Wednesday, noted that while citizens celebrate sustained democratic rule in Nigeria on this auspicious occasion, they’re...

The Kogi State Government has mourned the demise of former executive chairman of Yagba East Local Government Area (LGA), Alhaji Funsho Ganiyu  Ibrahim. The Government in a condolence message on Tuesday signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, lamented that the state has lost a national asset. The message reads, “The Government and people of Kogi State have received with deep sadness the news of the passing of a distinguished son...