Exactly 32 years ago today, the presidential election of June 12, 1993 was annulled by the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida that conducted the poll. Over three decades after that seismic decision, the truth, the whole truth, about why the election was annulled and who actually annulled it remains unknown. General Babangida’s long-awaited memoir, A […]

 As Nigeria marks 32 years since the watershed June 12, 1993 presidential election, the Non-Partisan Progressives Movement of Nigeria (NPPMN) has renewed its call for urgent electoral reform, advocating for credible polls, justice, and institutional accountability as indispensable pillars of a thriving democracy.

Over the years, I have had strong personal relationships with five great Igbo personages, who were and still are global personalities in their own right – Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, Professor Ben Nwabueze, Dr Pascal Dozie, Professor Anya O. Anya and Dr Uma Eleazu. Though three of these great men are now of blessed memory, these […]

WORRIED by the insecurity caused by the ongoing leadership tussle in Okpavuerhe Olomu Community of Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, angry women, yesterday, protested to the council chairman, Dr. Lucky Avweromre, urging him to intervene and restore normalcy.

By Richard M. Mills, Jr., Richard Montgomery, Sanna Selin, Svein Baera and Pasquale Salvaggio On Democracy Day, the heads of missions of the United States, United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, and Canada would like to recognise  and congratulate the Nigerian people’s commitment to 26 years of democratic governance. Healthy democracies are formed of many important ingredients and […]

“I got there at about five minutes past six. They told me the counter was closed. I told them, ‘No, I’ve already checked in.’ I showed them the evidence of my online check-in. Even before then, they had asked if I had checked in, and I told them yes, and that I had no luggage. They looked at it but still said the gate had been closed. Meanwhile, I noticed they were still taking other people in.”

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The naira yesterday depreciated to N1,610 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,600 per dollar on Tuesday. Likewise, the Naira reversed its upward trend, depreciating to N1,545 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for […]

The National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Sly Ezeokenwa, believes the party is the team to beat in the November 2025 governorship election in Anambra.

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former political adviser to President Bola Tinubu, has criticised the present administration, saying it has failed to improve the quality of life of the average Nigerian and that of governance.

“A poignant illustration of the regressive decline in the ideals of democracy is the fact that more and more elected officials are the same people subverting democracy by their actions, inactions and insensitivity to the yearning of the populace.”