The late Basorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, who won the June 12, 1993 presidential poll, had on June 11, 1994, declared himself President in a historic speech entitled: “Enough is Enough,” which was delivered at Epetedo in Lagos Island. Read below the speech reproduced hereunder in extenso: People of Nigeria, exactly one year ago, you…
The party led by South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has asked the country’s highest court to stop the newly elected national assembly from sitting for the first time on Friday. It is a key date because that is when members of parliament are due to vote for the country’s president. But Mr Zuma’s uMkhonto…
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…
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….
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He asked all radio stations and electronic media outlets to join NTA and Radio Nigeria for the address.Every 12 June is celebrated as Democracy Day in the country.See the terse statement below: PRESIDENT TINUBU TO ADDRESS…
