democracy day

The Executive Governor of Rivers state, Barrister Nyesome Wike has told the residents of Rivers state that there is more to come on the dividends of democracy in his administration. The governor made this statement on May 29, democracy day, in reflection of his one year in office. On his...

Rivers State Governor, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has declared that the state is not celebrating democracy day because the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has destroyed the foundation of democracy by plotting to allocate legislative seats in the state. The governor also...

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has lamented that in just one year of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of President Mohammadu Buhari, the country’s economy was ruined so much that States could no longer pay workers’ salaries, millions of jobs were lost, prices of essential...

Mohammadu Buhari, Nigeria's 4th Republic President on May 29 clocked a year as the nation's chief executive. Below are some of the pictures that captured his 365 days in power. While taking oath of office on May 29, 2015. Handing over from ex-president Goodluck Jonathan. From an era of...

President Buhari addressed the Nation on May 29, Nigeria's Democracy. It is exactly one year the ex-general assumed civilian rule in the continent's most populous nation. Buhari touched on many issues in his speech, below are some of the key points in his speech. -------- It has been a year...

Main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, has described President Muhammadu Buhari's one year in office as a waste. PDP, on its official twitter handle described Buhari's one year in office as a waste and ascibed various pictures to it. See Photos:

A former Vice President and ex-presidential aspirant for the ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has declared that despite its limitations and challenges, there is no other form of government anywhere in the world better than democracy. Atiku made the remark...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday once again failed to name looters of treasury and how much have been recovered so far as promised on May 14 said in London. Recall that the president had at various times in the recent times assured Nigerians that he would make public the details of the...

Juxtaposing the current state of Buhari's presidency with the euphoria that greeted his emergence as winner of the historic 2015 elections, here are some low-hanging fruits that require no legislation that Mr. Buhari should have plucked to assert himself clearly as a leader who has both the...

Nigerians on social media have started pouring out their minds on the state of affairs of the Nation as President Muhammadu Buhari marks one year in office. The President, in a nationwide broadcast this morning listed some of the major achievements of his administration and promised to do more...

Today May 29, is Nigeria's Democracy day. It's a day always set aside to celebrate the nation's return to civilian rule. Mohammadu Buhari, Nigeria's 4th Republic President addressed Nigerians on the state of the Nation since he took took over power one year ago today. READ the full text of his...

Twelve months after he swept into office on an euphoric tide of Nigeria’s desire for change, President Muhammadu Buhari is a man beset on every side by problems with no easy solutions. The economy is in trouble with Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele warning of a looming recession. The naira...

The presidency and state governors have ruled out elaborate celebrations to mark this year’s Democracy Day and their one year in office. Findings by PUNCH showed that this decision was not unconnected with the current downturn in the nation’s economic fortunes. Before now, past...

President Muhammadu Buhari on November 11, 2015, swore in the ministers who will make up his cabinet at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The tough ex-military commander took the mantle of leadership from Goodluck Jonathan on May 29, 2015, after April 2015 general elections – the fist time a...

To celebrate the forthcoming Democracy Day, Konga is holding a 5 day sales themed “Naija No Dey Carry Last.” This democracy season, Konga is celebrating Nigerians with exciting deals in the “Naija No Dey Carry Last” promotion with up to 60% discount from the 25th to 29th of May 2016. The...