As Nigeria marked Democracy Day on Thursday, President Bola Tinubu delivered a strong message in support of free speech, calling on security agencies and political allies to respect the right of citizens to voice criticism, even when directed at his administration. Speaking at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja during his third Democracy Day address,…
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has insisted that politicians, not academics, are behind attempts to undermine Nigeria’s electoral integrity. He said the involvement of professors in election duties has largely strengthened the process, despite isolated incidents of wrongdoing. Speaking on Thursday at The Platform, an annual Democracy Day event…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A tragedy unlike any other has struck in Ahmedabad, India, where a Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed into a medical-college hostel minutes after takeoff, claiming the lives of over 290 people and leaving the city in mourning. The ill-fated Air India Flight AI‑171, bound for London…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, Mr. Patrick Agha Mba, has called on citizens —especially the youth — to align with the transformative vision of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s administration, which he described as a trailblazer of modern democratic governance and disciplined leadership. The Commissioner made the call in…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka As Nigerians mark the 2025 Democracy Day celebration today, June 12, former Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Uche Victor Okafor, has described Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s administration as the true embodiment of modern democracy in practice. Rt. Hon. Okafor, in a special message commemorating the…
As campaign for 2025 Anambra governorship election kicks-off today, Wednesday 11th June, the Anambra State Signage And Advertisement Agency has pegged campaign mandatory requirement permit fee at fifty million naira per political party. Addressing the press in his office in Awka, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ANSAA, Mr. Tony Odili-Ujubuonwu, explained…
The Commander of Agunechemba Security Squad and Special Adviser to Gov Charles Soludo on Community Security Prince Kenneth Emeakayi has described the threats to his life and that of his family by gunmen as an act of cowardice. This is coming as Traditional Rulers in Delta state have lamented the influx of alleged fake…
The Ndi-Igbo Intellectual and Cultural Development Organization (NIDO), a pro-Igbo pressure group, has said that the June 12 Democracy Day Celebration is covered with injustice should the late Professor Humphrey Nwosu not be recognized. NIDO went further to stress that the whole show amounts to a double standard without due recognition for Professor Humphrey…
As the campaigns for the November 8th gubernatorial election in Anambra state commences the APGA Media Warriors have stated that the coming election is not for serial contenders who they claimed have never won any election before. The group contended that other candidates are just in the race to fulfill all righteousness adding…
The sixteen political parties contesting the November 8th gubernatorial election in Anambra state are to pay a total sum of N800 million to the Anambra state government for them to be issued with permit or license to mount their respective campaign billboards. A breakdown of this total sum shows that a political party is…
