June 12, 2025
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Democracy Day: Tinubu’s address at joint National Assembly session [FULL TEXT]
TinubuADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFRAT THE JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN COMMEMORATION OFDEMOCRACY DAY, 2025 THURSDAY, 12TH JUNE 2025 Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly, a parliament that embodies the will of the Nigerian people. Today, as I entered this grand edifice built […]
Democracy Day: State of the nation depressing – Peter Obi
Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has decried the current state of the nation, calling it depressing. Speaking during a press conference on Thursday to mark Nigeria’s Democracy Day, Obi stated that the last two years are pointers to the next general election. While paying homage to the late MKO Abiola, […]
Tinubu denies stopping registration of new political parties
President Tinubu has clarified the speculation, on Thursday, that he stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC from registering new parties. The president made the clarification while addressing members of the National Assembly on Democracy Day. He said the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has never been asked to do so under his administration. He […]
Tinubu confers posthumous honours on Abiola, Humphrey Nwosu, Yar’ Adua, others
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday conferred national honours on MKO Abiola and a former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission, NEC, Humphrey Nwosu, among others. The President conferred the national honours on them during his June 12 address to a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja. Details shortly… Dailypost
Democracy Day: Anti-Tinubu protest breaks out in Lagos
As part of the 2025 Democracy Day celebration, Nigerians irked by the economic hardship imposed by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration have stormed Lagos streets.The protesters, who converged at the Ikeja Underbridge, are demanding the reversal of some policies of the present administration. Despite the presence of security operatives, the protesters were seen displaying placards […]
Benue varsity hospital overwhelmed, begs blood donors after deadly attack by herdsmen
The Benue State University Teaching Hospital has issued an urgent appeal for blood donations to save the lives of victims injured in a herdsmen attack in Makurdi, the state capital. DAILY POST earlier reported that bloodthirsty criminal elements launched unprovoked attacks on Mtsewnem and Akondutyough villages in the North Bank area of Makurdi, killing several […]
Prime Minister Modi reacts as Air India flight carrying 242 passengers to UK crashes
The Indian Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has expressed sadness over the plane crash in Ahmedabad. DAILY POST reports that an Air India Limited Boeing Co. 787 aircraft travelling from Ahmedabad to London’s Gatwick Airport crashed on Thursday. The Flight 171 crashed shortly after takeoff as police sources reports that the flight was carrying […]
Two Nigerian companies push NGX to N405bn gain
Two Nigerian companies’ stocks propelled the Nigerian Exchange Limited to a N405 billion gain on Wednesday. The two companies with the highest gains were ABC Transport and Beta Glass. Interestingly, Wednesday’s rally was not driven by the banking sector. The market performance indices rose by 0.56 per cent, spurred by increased interest in major stocks. […]
June 12: Osun civil societies embark on peaceful protest
As Nigerians mark Democracy Day on Thursday, the Osun Civil Societies Coalition has embarked on a protest. The protest, according to the organisers, is held to mark the 32nd year since the fateful June 12, 1993, presidential election, which they adjudged was won by the Social Democratic Party presidential candidate, Bashorun MKO Abiola. Speaking with […]
Osun Lawmaker, Irekandu Distributes Free NECO Forms To 45 Students In Obokun
Osun lawmaker, Hon. Adewumi Adeyemi popularly known as Irekandu has distributed free National Examinations Council (NECO) forms to forty-five (45) students in Obokun State Constituency. This was contained in a press statement issued on Tuesday and made available to newsmen. Recall that Hon. Adewumi Adeyemi had earlier given scholarships to more than 100 out of […]