June 12
Femi Aribisala: Celebrating A Democracy Day With Election Rigmarole [MUST READ]
The Nigeria of today is stranger than fiction. The government has just legally declared June 12 “Democracy Day” and proclaimed that, henceforth, it will...
Reuben Abati: On June 12 We Stand [MUST READ]
It is ironic that it had to take a member of the military establishment now turned democrat, that is General, now President Muhammadu Buhari...
Femi Fani-Kayode: June 12, Democracy Day, And Nigeria’s Dance Of Death [MUST READ]
Today is June 12th, our nation's Democracy Day and I have some home truths to tell.
The struggle for June 12th was indeed a noble,...
Senate Passes Bill Recognising June 12 As Democracy Day
The Senate on Thursday, May 16, 2019 passed the Public Holiday Act Amendment Bill to recognise June 12 as the new Democracy Day.
The bill...
‘June 12 Not Democracy Day, President’s Declaration A Mere Statement’ – AGF
The declaration of June 12 as a public holiday was a mere statement of desire by President Muhammadu Buhari, said Abubakar Malami, Minister of...
MKO Abiola: Kinsmen Seek 14-Day Tenure Elongation For Buhari
Some leaders of the hometown of the late Moshood Abiola, winner of June 12, 1993, presidential election, has called for 14 extra days in...
Reuben Abati: Buhari And The June 12 Saga [MUST READ]
There are three aspects - the strategic, the political and the legal - to the Federal Government’s decision to replace May 29 with June...
DESPERATE: Buhari Declares June 12 Democracy Day To Honour MKO Abiola
President Muhammadu Buhari in a surprise move Wednesday, June 6, 2018 declared June 12 Nigeria’s Democracy Day and also awarded Nigeria’s highest honour, Grand...
MKO Abiola: Ekiti, Ogun, Oyo, Lagos, Osun Declare June 12 A Public Holiday
The Lagos State Government on Sunday, June 11, 2017 joined Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti, and Osun states to declare Monday public holiday to mark the...
Olusegun Mimiko And The True Meaning Of June 12, By Jude Ndukwe
No doubt, the June 12, 1993, mandate freely and willingly given to the late icon of democracy and philanthropist, Chief MKO Abiola, by Nigerians...
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