Senator Austin Akobundu on Wednesday affirmed that there was no alternative to democracy even as he reminded Nigerians that the People Democratic Party, PDP could rightly be described as the midwife of the Fourth Republic which today celebrates 25 years of unbroken democracy – Nigeria’s longest so far. “As we celebrate Democracy Day, and honour…
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission has said more than 1000 financial institutions, schools, insurance companies, and consultancy firms are undergoing investigations for various degrees of breaches of citizens’ data. This was as the commission’s National Commissioner, Vincent Olatunji, disclosed that four major banks and three other institutions faced sanctions and incurred fines totalling N400m for…
US President Joe Biden has said he will respect a jury’s decision to find his son guilty of gun crimes, after a week-long trial that laid bare a tumultuous time for the family. The 12-person jury found Hunter Biden, 54, guilty of lying about his drug use on a form while purchasing a handgun in…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Tuesday said moderate to heavy rainfall was anticipated in several states of the country from Wednesday 12 June to Friday 15 June. This chance of a downpour is expected from the early hours of Wednesday in parts of Taraba, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Ekiti, Osun, Oyo, Ondo, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Plateau,…
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the final forfeiture of the sum of N204,849,859, 15 property and eight high-end vehicles from a fraud suspect, one Jedidiah Ibrahim Ezenwa. The EFCC said the property, money and vehicles were recovered from Ezenwa, adding that…
Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has named the 3.2 kilometre Arterial Road and Bridge at Shagari/Satellite Quarters, Kwali after the late Nigeria’s famous potter, Ladi Kwali. Inaugurating the road on Tuesday in Kwali, Abuja, the minister described Ms Kwali as one who used her creativity to bring fame, not only to the…
In a statement released on Tuesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, stated that the action was taken to guarantee that strong security measures, such as strategic deployments to safeguard vital infrastructures, are in place to prevent any breakdown of law and order and to guarantee that any protests that do occur are…
When he addresses the audience on the second day of the Puglia meeting, which includes French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden, the 87-year-old will become the first head of the Catholic Church to address a G7 summit. Though he may not seem like the most obvious choice to speak on cutting edge…
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi in a series of tweets on X Wednesday, said democracy was beyond elections, but fulfilling the responsibilities of responsible governance as contained in the constitution. His comments come on the heels of the 2024 celebration the Democracy Day on June 12 in Nigeria….
