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Senate introduced 844 bills in two years – Akpabio

12 June 2025

Akpabio disclosed this at the joint session of President Bola Tinubu and lawmakers as part of Democracy Day activities at the National Assembly. In attendance were Vice President Kashim Shettima, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, members of the Progressive Governors Forum, as well as serving and past lawmakers. The President […]

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I would be the last person to advocate for a ‘one-party system’ – Tinubu

12 June 2025

Tinubu made this known while speaking during a special joint session of the National Assembly to mark Democracy Day, following growing concern from opposition parties and critics, who have accused the ruling APC of attempting to stifle dissent and establish political dominance across the country. “At no time in the past, nor any instance in […]

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June 12 protest organisers seek Lagos police protection

10 June 2025

The TIB Coordinator in Lagos, Adekunle Taofeek, in an open letter to the Lagos Commissioner of Police, Moshood Jimoh, said the letter served as formal and public notification of the protest. In the Tuesday letter obtained by PUNCH Online, Adekunle said, “On June 12, 2025, the people of Nigeria, young and old, working class and […]

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Democracy Day: Nigerian govt declares Thursday public holiday

8 June 2025

Nigerians thus have two of the five days of the week as public holidays, as Monday was already declared a public holiday to mark the Islamic Eid-el-Kabir festival. The latest holiday is contained in a statement by the Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani, on Sunday in Abuja. Ajani disclosed that the Minister of Interior, […]

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