Democracy day

On Nigeria's Democracy Day, Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate, issued a statement that went beyond mere celebration. Obi used the occasion to prompt a national conversation about the state of democracy in the country.…

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12 as public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in a statement on Tuesday by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr…

The Federal Government has unveiled a series of events to mark this year’s Democracy Day. The details were unveiled in a notice issued by Abdulhakeem Adeoye on behalf of the Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office…

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to kick out the All Progressives Congress (APC) from power during the general elections in 2023. He made the call on…

Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has stated that the nation, Nigeria cannot afford to be celebrating democracy day, when its citizens are living like slaves in their homeland. The governor who disclosed this in his goodwill…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, June 12, reassured Nigerians that he would ensure a free, fair and transparent electoral process in the country. The president stated this in a nationwide broadcast as part of the activities to…

Federal Government has declared Monday, 13th June, 2022, as public holiday. This is to mark this year's Democracy Day celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government; in…

Federal government has declared Monday, June 14, a public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day. This was disclosed in a statement by the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Shuaib Belgore, on Thursday. June 12 is one…

National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has declared June 12 as “a national day of protest” for all Nigerian students rather than the celebration of Democracy Day. National President of NANS, Sunday Asefon, who disclosed this to…

President Muhammadu Buhari has decried the recent rape cases involving young girls across the country, while pledging to continue to fight against gender based violence. The President said this in his June 12 Democracy Day Speech on…

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Friday addressed Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast as part of the celebrations to mark Democracy Day. The President in his broadcast recognized the importance of celebrating June 12 as democracy day,…

The Federal Government has declared May 29 and June 12 as public holidays to mark the transition to a new government and Democracy Day respectively. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this during a…

The House of Representatives has approved June 12 as the new Democracy Day in the country, to honour Moshood Abiola, presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election. The approval followed the adoption of a report on a bill seeking to…