President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, delivered the 2024 Democracy Day speech, addressing a variety of issues affecting the country. Tinubu pledged to implement democracy as Nigerians’ way of life. Read the full text below: My fellow Nigerians, let me begin by congratulating all of us for witnessing the celebration of another Democracy Day today, the 12th day of June 2024. This year also marks our nation’s 25 years of uninterrupted democratic governance. On this day, 31 years ago, we entered our rites of passage to becoming a true and enduring democratic society. Going through this passage was hard and dangerous.…
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A Nigerian pilgrim from the Kwara State contingent, Hajia Hawawu Mohammed, has committed suicide.She was said to have jumped from her rooftop in Madina, Saudi Arabia. The sad incident was confirmed by the Executive Secretary of Kwara State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abdulsalam Abdulkadir, on Sunday. Mohammed, who is from Kwara State, was also confirmed dead by the authorities in Saudi Arabia, which described her death as “suicidal”. In the same vein, the Kwara State Board also confirmed the death of another pilgrim from the state, Saliu Mohammed, in the same statement. According to the board, Mohammed, a member of the…
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Saturday, said the last general election was plagued with fraud and widespread irregularities. Obi said the election was marred by glitches despite the enormous money spent to conduct the exercise. In a series of X posts, Obi wrote: “Nigeria’s 2023 election, with less than 30% of Voter turnout, over 60% of the polling stations starting late, and no diaspora voting, the elections were plagued by allegations of fraud and widespread irregularities, all forms of glitches, despite an enormous expenditure to the tune of about a billion dollars (direct allocation of =N=313…
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The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal on Friday fined Multichoice Nigeria, the owners of DSTV and GoTv services, the sum of N150 million for disobeying its orders, which restrained the pay-TV company from increasing its monthly subscription pending the determination of the suit brought before it. The tribunal also ordered the pay-TV company to provide its Nigerian customers with a one-month free subscription to its DStv and GOtv packages. Recall that the tribunal had previously ordered Multichoice not to increase its subscription fees without proper notice, following a lawsuit filed by an Abuja-based lawyer, Festus Onifade, who said the 8-day…
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has described her ordeal in Ugandan prison as a blessing in disguise. According to the ‘Crazy Things’ crooner, she felt honoured to have experienced prison. Tems explained that she wouldn’t have known what prisoners were going through if she hadn’t had the experience herself. She emphasised that her prison experience humbled her. “Prison was once in a lifetime experience that I actually feel honoured to have had because otherwise, I would never have thought about these people, and to be in their presence was very humbling,” Tems told ES Magazine. Meanwhile,…
The Senate has approved a bill seeking improved salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits for the Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola; and other judicial office holders in Nigeria by 300 per cent. The bill scaled third reading on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The approval followed the adoption of a report by the Chairman Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, Mohammed Monguno. The lawmaker said, “Adequate remuneration will allow judicial officers to focus on their professional development without worrying about financial constraint. “Hence, it will improve their professionalism and decision making skills, and fair compensation…
The chairman of the Kaduna State House Committee on Information, Henry Marah Zachariah, has come up with some revelations on the financial activities of the El-Rufai administration. The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Tuesday set up a 13-man committee to probe financial dealings, loans, grants and other project implementations from 2015–2023 under former Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s tenure. Chairman House Committee on Public Accounts, who is also the Deputy Minority Whip, Honourable Mugu Yusuf, who moved the motion, said the public needed to know what happened during that period, adding that the House also mandated the committee to invite notable…
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has denied reports the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations has been moved to early 2026. The 2025 AFCON finals is scheduled to hold in Morocco. Rumours, however, circulated about a potential postponement of the competition due to scheduling conflicts with the FIFA Club World Cup, set to take place from June 15 to July 13, 2025, in the United States. CAF, however, said it is yet to decide on AFCON 2025 dates. “Reports on AFCON 2025 are untrue. The CAF Executive Committee will meet, deliberate and make a decision on the AFCON 2025 dates.…
The House of Representatives has demanded a living wage for Nigerian workers insisting that the Federal Government’s proposed minimum wage is no longer realistic. The lawmakers however condemned the labour union on their approach during the two-day strike by shutting down the national grid and closing that nation’s airports and the health sector. Rep. Ali Jesi(APC-Gombe) had moved a motion in Abuja on Tuesday on the urgent need to consider the imperativeness of fixing a living wage for Nigerian workers to ameliorate current economic hardship. Moving the motion, the lawmaker commended the Labour unions for their commitment towards negotiating a…
