The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has bemoaned rising insecurity across the nation stating that there was nothing to celebrate in this year’s Democracy Day.

*Restricts rites to 60,000 local pilgrims By Haroon Ishola-Balogun with Agency Report Saudi Arabia has said it will limit registration for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to citizens and residents of the Kingdom in light of the coronavirus pandemic. According to Haramain, and Arab News platforms, the Ministries of Health and Hajj announced Saturday that a […]

European football governing body, UEFA has suspended the group B match between Denmark and Finland after midfielder, Christian Eriksen collapsed in the first half, bringing the game to a stop. No word was said about his condition, even as his teammates escorted him as he was stretchered off the pitch. A statement by UEFA reads, […]

By  Ben Ngwakwe Gombe With growing agitations by some sections in the country to break away, Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, said on Saturday that the Government and people of the state would work for a remain under a strong, united and peaceful Nigeria. Governor Yahaya made the declaration while adressing the people of the […]

….as LACCI matriculate over 50 students Olayinka Latona The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, the Most Rev. Adewale Martins says Nigeria’s future depends largely on the level of priority accorded to the education sector by government. The Archbishop was represented by the Councilor of the Archdiocese of Lagos, Rev. Monsignor Anthony Obanla made the statement during […]

…As Senate donates N10million for WIA …Says after the Civil War, there is no time the Army has been in warfare than now By Henry Umoru  Nigeria Army, yesterday told senate that thousands of Soldiers and their counterparts in other sister security agencies have been maimed and incapacitated in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency over the […]

By Ibrahim Wuyo Senator Uba Sani representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has said that Nigeria’s democratic journey has been tortuous and therefore, must be protected. The Senator, while congratulating Nigerians  on this year’s Democracy Day,  recalled that many people laid down their lives to ensure the nation tows the democratic path. “Our nation still boasts […]

By Dapo Akinrefon The lawmaker representing Cross River Central Senatorial District, Senator Sandy Onor, on Saturday, tackled the six years in office of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, saying those of them who believed in the capacity of the governor to deliver dividends of democracy to the people have since been disappointed. Onor […]

By Sufuyan Ojeifo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on January 30, 2019, at the annual business lecture of the Lagos Island Club delivered by a former Vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who was at that intersection the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), called out the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, on the issue of […]

By Victor Arjiromanus Satellite Town,  a residential area in Oriade Local Council Development Area, LCDA,  has been cut off from Lagos/Badagry Expressway following the collapsed state of all the access roads in the community.  The situation has been made worse by rains,  making residents to abandon their cars while commercial motorcycles also avoided the roads.  […]

it is another day to commemorate Democracy Day in Nigeria after 22 years of the return of democracy, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, came up with their assessment and score about Nigeria’s democratic journey and spoke on their expectations ahead of 2023 general elections

By BENJAMIN NJOKU Some old wounds, according to George R.R. Martin, “never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.” And this may not be far from what exactly transpired between two Nigerian pop queens, Tiwa Savage and Seyi Shay during the week, when the former verbally attacked the latter, while they ran into […]

By Luminous Jannamike MEMBERS of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites, on Saturday joined #Take-it-Back protesters led by former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, to demonstrate against against “bad governance” under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The protesters bearing placards with inscription such as “Buhari must go”, “Free Zakzaky”, “Police brutality has not stopped”, […]

Gunmen men suspected to be herdsmen, Friday night killed four women and two men at Tse-Jimin village, Aloshi Kingdom of Keana local government area of Nasarawa state. The incident which happened at about 9:45 pm left four other persons with various degrees of injuries, according to an eye witness account. Eye witnessed accounts named those killed as Blessing […]

By Nwafor Sunday Having joined in the Endsars protests organized by the Nigerian youths, comedian Debo Adebayo, aka Macaroni has again joined protesters at the Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, Lagos State to register his grievances. As the country celebrates democracy day today, some Nigerians had staged protest against bad governance, marginalization, and non-performance of President […]