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  • BREAKING: MKO Abiola’s opponent, Bashir Tofa is dead

    BREAKING: MKO Abiola’s opponent, Bashir Tofa is dead

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    Bayo Millz
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    Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa, the opponent of MKO Abiola in the annuled June 12 presidential election is dead. Tofa was the Presidential Candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC). According to family sources, Tofa died in the early hours of Monday after an illness. Confirming his death, one of the deceased’s relations, Alhaji Muhammad,…

  • Why I annulled June 12 election involving Abiola – Babangida

    Why I annulled June 12 election involving Abiola – Babangida

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    Kehinde Ajose
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    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…

  • 2019: MKO Abiola’s daughter, ‘Rinsola, dumps APC

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    Olaotan Falade
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    ‘Rinsola Abiola, daughter of late politician, Moshood Abiola, has renounced her membership of the All Progressives Congress. Abiola relinquished her membership via letter that she sent to the APC chairman in her ward, Gbagura Ward 6 in Abeokuta North Local Government. In line with provisions of the constitution of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on…

  • IBB reflects on MKO Abiola: ‘Nigerians still hunting me with my past’

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    Femi Ajasa
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    A former military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida, laments that Nigerians no longer take him seriously because he annulled the June 12, 1993 Presidential election adjudged as the most credible election in the history of Nigeria. Babangida said this during a programme on Channels Television titled, ‘Roadmap 2019’ on Monday. When asked to explain further if it…

  • NADECO members abandoned MKO Abiola – Bamaiyi

    NADECO members abandoned MKO Abiola – Bamaiyi

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    Femi Ajasa
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    A former Chief of Army Staff, General Ishaya Bamaiyi, has accused members of the defunct National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), of frustrating the efforts of the General Sani Abacha’s regime, to release the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. Bamaiyi, who served as Chief of Army Staff under Abacha between…