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Akpabio elected President of 10th Nigerian Senate Former Akwa Ibom state governor, Godswill Akpabio, has been elected the President of the 10th Nigerian Senate. He defeated his closest rival, Abdul-Aziz Yari, former Zamfara state governor. The election took place this morning June 13.

The Student Loan Bill was proposed by the former speaker of the 9th House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and it was passed by the lawmakers in late May 2023. In November 2022, Gbajabiamila urged the Education Bank to provide interest-free loans to students in tertiary institutions in order to make …

Everyone – except then military rulers Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) and Sani Abacha – believed and admitted that Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (M.K.O.) Abiola won the June 12, 1993 election, described till date as Nigeria’s “freest and fairest” election ever. These two ensured that Abiola never enjoyed that victory. First, IBB …

Nigerian students will begin to enjoy financial assistance as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the Student Loan Bill into law. Tinubu signed the bill aimed at improving the education sector across the country, today, Monday, June 12, 2023. The newly enacted law paves the way for the establishment of the …

Ekiti State First Lady, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, has taken to social media to celebrate Chef Dammy’s attempt to break the Guinness World Record in the longest cooking category with a 120 hours target. Chef Dammy shocked many when news broke about her attempt to break Chef Hilda Baci’s unofficial 100-hour …

Painter and 2D artist Oyinlola is attempting to break the record for the longest painting marathon. The record is currently held by Ronald Palmaerts who painted for 60 hours straight in 2013. Oyinlola tweeted with a screenshot of an email from Guinness World Records, that she’d be attempting to break …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to repay the trust and mandate of Nigerians with dividends of democracy. He said the removal of fuel subsidy was to free up the massive resources of the nation in the pocket of a few rich, admitting it posed temporary pains on the masses. …

TEXT OF DEMOCRACY DAY NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ON JUNE 12, 2023. Fellow Nigerians,It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a representative …

Democracy Day: Nigerian politicians unable to exploit gains of June 12 ? Ibrahim BabangidaIbrahim Babangida, a former military Head of State, has stated that Nigerian politicians have failed to capitalize from the gains of June 12 election. Speaking on Sunday, June 11 ahead of Democracy Day which is marked June …

Today is June 12, June 12 marked in our dear country as Democracy Day . It is a historic day that deserves to be celebrated. On that day in 1993, we the people of Nigeria stated our unreserved preference for true democracy. Though under military rule, we freely chose a …