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My dad, victim of complex conspiracy – Kola Abiola

Twenty-six years after the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, which was won by Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, his first son and...

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June12, part of our history-Sanwo-Olu

  Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has advised that young Nigerians should be educated on the significance of the June 12 anniversary. The Governor...

Read MKO Abiola’s final speech before he was arrested by Abacha

: June 12, 1993 in Nigeria brings to the mind of the average Nigerian the day true democracy was attacked as the election of MKO Abiola as President of Nigeria was...

June 12 as Democracy Day and Olusegun Obasanjo’s shame

    Today, 12 June 2019, Nigerians celebrated Democracy Day, made so by the enabling law signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. It was a day to mark the 12 June...

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June 12 calls for sober reflection not celebration, says SDP stalwart

A chieftain of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Lagos State, Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, on Wednesday said that declaration of June 12 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day should...

We will bring MKO Abiola’s vision to reality in Ogun – Abiodun

Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has vowed to bring to reality in the state,  the vision of the acclaimed winner of the June 12 , 1993 Presidential election,  Moshood Kashimawo...

I regret that June 12 election was annulled-Alhaji Kingibe

The running mate to the late winner of the June 12 1993 presidential election Alhaji Babagana kingibe has expressed regret over the annulment of the election. Speaking...

The life of late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, CFR

  (24 August 1937 – 7 July 1998) The late Aara Ona Kakanfo was often referred to as M.K.O Abiola , was a popular Nigerian Yoruba businessman, publisher,politician...

June 12 Declaration: Watershed for activists, nationalists – CLO

  Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) says President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day, is a watershed for activists, moralists, patriots...

It’s bad for anyone to call June 12 struggle Yoruba project – Soyinka

Playwright and social critic, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has taken a swipe at some individuals trying to reduce the worth of the June 12, 1993 presidential election struggle by...