Tag: June 12
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President Buhari’s Speech on 2022 Democracy Day
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY 12TH JUNE, 2022 Fellow Nigerians, Today, June The 12th, marks another Democracy Day anniversary and an occasion to celebrate freedom and unity of our…
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Democracy Day: Tinubu speaks on lessons of June 12 for Nigeria
The Former Governor of Lagos State, Sen. Bola Tinubu has said the democratic election of MKO Abiola on June 12, 1993 provides vital and reassuring lessons to Nigeria today. Tinubu made this known as the country marks this year’s Democracy Day, stressing that the spirit of June 12 would expand to become the spirit of…
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June 12: Soyinka, Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Utomi, Agbakoba, Falana, Sani, Ezekwesili to pay tributes to Abiola on Sunday
Pro-democracy activists across Nigeria will on Sunday pay tributes to the widely acclaimed June 12 1993 winner presidential election, Chief Moshood Abiola by activists in the mould of Prof Wole Soyinka, Olisa Agbakoba, Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar, Femi Falana and other critical stakeholders. TheNewsGuru .com, (TNG) reports this was contained in a statement…
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FG declares Monday June 13th public holiday to mark democracy day
Monday June 13th has been declared a public holiday by the Federal Government to commemorate Nigeria’s Democracy day which usually falls on June 12. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made this known in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr M. L. Shuaib Belgore, on Thursday.
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MKO Abiola’s son urges Buhari to investigate father’s death
Mr Abdul Abiola, one of the sons of the late Chief MKO Abiola has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the circumstances that led to the death of his father.
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Abiola: It’s time for Nigeria to know the truth – Abdul Abiola
Mr Abdul Abiola, one of the sons of the late Chief MKO Abiola has said that it was time for Nigerian to know the truth as to what happened in the post-June 12, 1993 Elections. The young Abiola said this via his Twitter handle @AbdulMKO on Tuesday, while appealing to President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate…
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Again, IBB defends annulment of June 12 presidential poll, says decision right, in Nigeria’s interest
Former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida has explained that he annulled the June 12, 1993, presidential election in the overall interest of Nigeria. The poll, considered as Nigeria’s fairest election, was keenly contested between the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Moshood Abiola and Bashir Tofa of the National Republican Convention (NRC). The SDP…
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Why I annulled June 12 election involving Abiola – Babangida
Former Nigerian head of state, Ibrahim Babangida, has outlined reasons why he annulled the June 12, 1993 election, widely believed to have been won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale, M.K.A, Abiola of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Babaginda, who was the military head of state then, cited the possibility of a deadly coup and pressure from…
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June 12 Without Democratic Reforms, By Dan Amor
By DAN AMOR Whatever one’s reservation about it, the recognition of June 12 as the authentic Democracy Day in Nigeria, and honour for Chief MKO Abiola with the title of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR), specifically reserved for presidents and heads of State, is a most salutary development since 2018. For that singular…
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Apologise for arresting, shooting teargas at harmless #June12 protesters, Falana tells police
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana has asked the Nigeria Police Force to apologise to protesters who were arrested during the June 12 nationwide protest on Saturday. Falana who is the interim chair of the alliance on surviving COVID-19 and beyond accused the police of violating the fundamental right of expression of the protesters.…