june 12

The call for the 12th of June to replace 29th of May as Democracy Day has been made by lots of Nigerians over the years. l have joined others in demanding that June 12 be recognised as Nigeria Democracy Day instead of 29th of May.

Chief Olisa Agbakoba, a former President of the Nigeria Bar Association has revealed that late Kudirat Abiola, the late wife of late MKO Abiola engaged late Mariam Babangida, the wife of former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, in…

Buhari’s 6th June, 2018 Declaration Of A New Democracy Day And The Rule Of Law ~By Ben Nwabueze

Let’s give it to Buhari and his advisers. Whoever suggested making June 12 the country’s ‘Democracy Day’ (rather than May 29, which it has been until now) gave the Daura General a master stroke.It was a decision that especially excited…

Two days after General Ibrahim Babangida’s address the committee of the whole Senate on 19th August 1993 deliberated and took a decision at a session presided over by Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as chairman.Excerpted below is an edited version of…

Year after year, since the unfortunate truncation of the Results of 12th June, 1993 General Election, NADECO has led the agitation by the Nigerian populace for recognition of MKO Abiola’s feat that transcended all odds of ethnicity,…

Being Text Of A Press Statement By June 12 Coalition Of Democratic Formations On The Occasion Of The 25th Year Commemorative Anniversary Of June 12, 1993 Presidential Election

The 1993 election was annulled because a free and fair election in Nigeria is fundamentally unacceptable to the powers-that-be in the North.Exactly 25 years ago, a landmark election was held in Nigeria after ten long years of military…

President Muhammadu Buhari has officially conferred the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic title on the late Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. The award was received on behalf of the family by his son, Kola Abiola.…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has seized the opportunity afforded by the 25th Anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election to remember Chief MKO Abiola and the aborted democracy by the then military junta.NLC stated this…