Tag: Democracy Day
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Video: Chants of Minimum Wage engulfs Eagle Sq as Nigerians welcome Tinubu
A video clip showing Nigerians chanting minimum wage, Jagaban ha surfaced on social media networks at the Eagle Square on Wednesday. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports in the clip, Nigerians were initially chanting Jagaban, Jagaban, suddenly the chants changed to ‘minimum wage’ as Tinubu waves his hand at the crowd to mark 25 years of uninterrupted democracy…
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What Atiku said about Tinubu’s Democracy Day fall
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has sympathised with President Bola Tinubu over a terrible fall he suffered at the 2024 Democracy Day parade ground at the Eagle Square in Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT).
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Senator Osunbor celebrates democracy day with Edo State indigenes
Senator Professor Oserhiemen Osunbor felicitates with the people of Edo State and beyond on this year’s Democracy Day celebration, urging them to continue upholding the principles of democracy. In a statement marking the occasion, Senator Osunbor praised the resilience and determination of Nigerians, who have remained committed to democratic governance despite challenges. “Today, we celebrate…
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Presidency reacts to Tinubu dramatic fall at eagles square
The special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on social media, Dada Olusegun has downplayed the president’s fall while boarding the parade vehicle at the venue of the 2024 Democracy Day. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Tinubu lost his footing for a moment and slip falling to the floor of the parade vehicle Although the president quickly…
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Nigerians react as Tinubu falls while boarding parade vehicle at eagles square [VIDEO]
Nigerians have reacted following a dramatic fall of President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, while boarding the parade vehicle at the venue of the 2024 Democracy Day. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Tinubu slipped while approaching the vehicle shortly after he arrived at the Eagles Square, Abuja venue of the programme. In the video that has gone viral,…
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Democracy Day: More dividends coming to Nigerians, says Speaker Abbas
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has congratulated Nigerians as they mark Democracy Day and celebrate 25 years of unbroken democracy in the Fourth Republic. He said the country has evolved in the past 25 years, and the dividends of democracy are bound to reach more Nigerians. Speaker Abbas noted that…
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Nigerians expressed disappointment on unmet June 12 objectives
Human rights groups, and Nigerians have expressed disappointment that, what the June 12 struggle stands for has not been actualised and it is a disservice to the memory of the symbol of the struggle late Chief M K O Abiola. Speaking about the lost of the vision of June 12 struggle and failure to actualise…
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Democracy Day: Peter Obi Decries State-Sponsored Attacks On Journalists
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said the increasing attacks on journalists in Nigeria, is not practising democracy but a state capture. A handful journalists have come under increasing attacks with a number of them thrown into jail without trial for months under the administration of…
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Key takeaways from President Tinubu’s Democracy day speech
On Wednesday June 12, Nigeria celebrated its democracy day and the president delivered his long-awaited speech. The president in his speech reflected on the sacrifices of pro-democracy activists, and also made general statements across issues bordering on minimum wage, economic challenges occasioned by removal of fuel subsidy and his reforms aimed at reducing overdependence on…
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Read full text of Tinubu’s 2024 Democracy Day speech
My fellow Nigerians, let me begin by congratulating all of us for witnessing the celebration of another Democracy Day today, the 12th day of June 2024. This year also marks our nation’s 25 years of uninterrupted democratic governance.