Democracy Day

Column

Dangerous Assumptions That Ruined June-12 Majesty – By Martins Oloja

THIS anniversary musing is a continuation of my serial on “Team Tinubu and Danger of Assumption”, which began three weeks ago. It is.

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Column

Of 27 Years Of Democracy, Civilian Dictators And The Long Road Ahead – By Jonathan Nda-Isaiah

EVERY June 12, we dust off the rhetoric, wave the green-white-green a little harder than usual, and remind ourselves that Nigeria chose democracy..

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News

‘Our Democracy Was Bought With Sacrifice’, Minister Musawa Celebrates Courage, Sacrifice Of June 12 Heroes

MINISTER of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa, has paid an emotional tribute to the heroes and martyrs of.

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For The Record

FULL TEXT: Tinubu’s Democracy Day Speech

Fellow Nigerians. TODAY, we celebrate democracy and the enduring Nigerian spirit. For 27 unbroken years, since May 29, 1999, Nigerians have chosen their.

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News

Tinubu Honours Abiola, Yar’Adua, Ja’afaru Isa, Sambo Dasuki, Chris Eze, Others As Heroes Of Democracy

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday marked Nigeria’s Democracy Day with a stirring tribute to the heroes of the June 12 struggle, honouring.

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News

Democracy Day: Tinubu To Address Nigerians Friday

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu will deliver a national address on Friday, June 12, as part of activities marking Nigeria’s Democracy Day celebration. The.

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News

FG Declares Friday Public Holiday To Mark 27 Years Of Unbroken Democracy

THE Federal Government has declared Friday a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 27 years of unbroken democratic rule. The announcement was contained in.

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Tinubu To Address National Assembly On June 12 As FG Unveils Democracy Day Programme

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is scheduled to address a joint session of the National Assembly on June 12 as part of activities lined up.

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News

June 12: ‘Call Me Names,’ Tinubu Promises To Defend Free Speech

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday promised to defend the democratic right of Nigerians to freedom of speech. In his Democracy Day speech at.

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Opinion

Democracy Day: Celebrating Achievements Of Professor Pate In Health Ministry – By Aliyu Haidar Abubakar

IN an era where the demand for results-driven leadership in public service has never been greater, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate stands out as.

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News

Presidency Apologises For Mistakenly Naming Fasoranti, Madunagu In Posthumous Honours List

THE Presidency has issued a formal apology after wrongly listing two living Nigerian icons, Pa Reuben Fasoranti and Dr. Edwin Madunagu, under the.

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News

‘It’s A Pleasure To See Opposition In Disarray’, Tinubu’s Full Speech At NASS

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday said his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress, would not close its doors to members of the opposition.

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News

FULL LIST: Tinubu Confers Posthumous Honours On Kudirat Abiola, Humphrey Nwosu, Yar’Adua, Others

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday conferred national honours on MKO Abiola, a former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), and Humphrey.

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News

PDP To Nigerians On June 12: Resist Tinubu, APC’s One-Party State Plot

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians to resist what it described as “anti-democratic” designs of the All Progressives Congress (APC),.

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News

Tinubu Arrives As NASS Joint Session Commences On Democracy Day

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is at the National Assembly, where he is to address a joint session of the lawmakers as part of the.

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News

Tight Security As Democracy Day Protest Begins In Abuja

THERE is tight security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as some groups begin protests to demonstrate against what they described as rising.

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Democracy Day: Gombe, A Model Of Democratic Success, Gov Inuwa Yahaya Declares

GOVERNOR Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has described the visible transformation and sustained development in Gombe State as s compelling evidence of the enduring.

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News

Democracy Day: Tinubu Cancels Nationwide Broadcast, To Address Nigerians From National Assembly

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has cancelled the previously scheduled nationwide broadcast in commemoration of Nigeria’s 26th Democracy Day anniversary. In a statement late on.

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News

FG Declares June 12 Public Holiday To Mark Democracy Day

THE Federal Government has declared Thursday, 12th June, 2025, as Public Holiday to commemorate this year’s democracy day celebration. The Honourable Minister of.

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Democracy Day: Minister Gwarzo Highlights Achievements

THE Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo has congratulated President Bola Ahmad Tinubu on the occasion of commemoration.

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