In a significant Democracy Day gesture, Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has granted clemency to 97 inmates, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to justice, rehabilitation, and the reintegration of reformed offenders into society. Speaking during the official clemency ceremony at the Kaduna State Correctional Centre on Friday, the governor described the exercise as a demonstration of…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 12, 2026, a public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration across Nigeria. The announcement was made by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement issued on Thursday through the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Magdalene Ajani. According to the minister, the annual observance of June…
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, 12th June 2025, as a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day celebration. The Honourable Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, speaking on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians on the celebration of 26 years of uninterrupted democratic rule. This message was conveyed in a statement signed by…
During a 2024 Democracy Day event in Eagle Square, Abuja, Tinubu slipped while getting on top of the vehicle. However, he rapidly regained his equilibrium and carried on with the day’s activities. In response to the widely shared video of him falling at Eagle Square in Abuja on Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu declared that democracy…
Goodluck Jonathan, the former president, counseled President Bola Tinubu to support a democracy in which every person is allowed the freedom to express themselves without hindrance. He made an appeal on Tuesday during a one-day symposium held in the Banquet Hall of the State House Abuja to commemorate 25 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria….
President Bola Tinubu has assured Organised Labour that an executive bill on the new national minimum wage for workers will soon be sent to the National Assembly for passage. “In this spirit, we have negotiated in good faith and with open arms with Organised Labour on a new national minimum wage. We shall soon send…
