On June 11, 2018, former President Muhammadu Buhari designated June 12 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day in honour of Chief MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election. Reveling in the declaration, Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, the erstwhile Chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), commended Buhari for the...
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The at-long-last-decision to write his memoirs, was quite a daunting one for General Babangida, who has over the years, refused to capitulate to pressure demands for him to write one. His reason was predicated on the fact that some people, and especially his itinerant critics would accuse him of...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja said former military president, retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, showed unusual courage and patriotism by admitting that late M.K.O. Abiola won the June 12 election in 1993. The president, who was the special guest of honour at the launch of Babangida’s autobiography, ”A...
The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Ltd., Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Thursday, praised former Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, for implementing policies that liberated the private sector during his regime. Dangote said this during the unveiling of the book, “A Journey in Service,” the autobiography of...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says former Military Head of State, retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, has contributed to preserving history with the launch of his book. Obasanjo made this remark at the unveiling of Babangida’s book, “A Journey in Service,” and the launch of his presidential library. He, however, noted...
Thirty-two years after his controversial annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, Nigeria’s former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, admitted for the first time that the late philanthropist and enigmatic figure Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola won the election. The startling revelation was contained in Babangida’s 420-page book...
Former military president, retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, on Thursday accepted full responsibility for the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. He said the annulment of the election was a most regrettable incident in the country’s history. Babangida made the remarks at the presentation of his autobiography entitled...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Jami’u Abiola as his Senior Special Assistant on Linguistics and Foreign Matters. The Director, Information and Public Relations, office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Segun Imohiosen, disclosed this in a statement...
Some rights activists and followers of late Chief MKO Abiola on Wednesday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to declare the acclaimed winner of the June 12 1993 Presidential Election as ex-President. They spoke at the “2024 Memorial Programme for the Commemoration of June 12, 1993 Election” in Lagos....
A cross section of Nigerians, on Wednesday in Abuja expressed divergent opinions on the state of affairs as the country marks its 25-year of uninterrupted democracy. Some Nigerians, who stated this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria said that democratic government had yielded much result...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has paid tribute to the late Chief MKO Abiola and other democracy heroes, stating that conducting free and fair elections is the best way to honor their legacy. In a statement released by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on...
TEXT OF PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU’S NATIONAL BROADCAST ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNBROKEN DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA, DEMOCRACY DAY 12TH JUNE 2024 ABUJA 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....
The Patriots, an eminent group of leaders of thought in collaboration with June 12 Pro Democracy Movement of Nigeria, will on June 12 in Lagos, host a national rally in honour of late Chief MKO Abiola. Prof. Anthony Kila, Chairman, Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the June 12...
Last week, I had the honour of visiting Dr. Amos Akingba, a chieftain of Afenifere and National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), in his Ode-Irele, Ondo State country home. Akingba, who turned 85 last March, relocated to his hometown about two years ago. Since home is for rest, the elder...
A former Chief of Staff to Imo State Government, Uche Nwosu, says Democracy Day remains a day to celebrate Nigeria’s past heroes who fought for the nation’s democracy. Nwosu said this while addressing newsmen in a virtual news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. He said President Bola Tinubu’s Democracy...
Mr Dumebi Kachikwu, a former presidential candidate of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC) has lauded President Bola Tinubu’s actions and steps towards ensuring good governance since he assumed office as president. Kachikwu said this in his goodwill message to Nigerians on Tuesday in Abuja to commemorate the democracy day....
The Ogun Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Monday organised a special prayer in honor of democracy hero, late MKO Abiola, in far away Saudi Arabia. This is contained in a statement by the State Amirul Hajj, Prof. Kamaldeen Balogun, from Saudi Arabia and made available to newsmen in Abeokuta...
Some Key players during the 1993 presidential election have called for a shift of Nigeria’s presidential inauguration day from May 29 to June 12. The key players who were panelists at the 2023 Democracy Day celebration, organised by the Tinubu Support Group (TSG), made the call on Monday in...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Monday, urged Nigerians, irrespective of tribe, religion and colour, to unite and build the country. Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, made the call at the 30th Anniversary of June 12, 1993 Election at the Late Chief M.K.O...
As Nigeria marks yet another democracy day on June 12, pundits have continued to evaluate the significance of that day to the nation’s struggle for freedom and representative governance. Former President Muhammadu Buhari had, on June 6, 2018, declared June 12 as Nigeria’s democracy day instead of May 29....