by Alexander O. Onukwue From Abuja to Lagos, Akure to Benin, through Kano to the South East, the events that led to what we now commemorate as ‘June 12’ will remain the stuff of diverging theories, coined conspiracies, and eternal secrets. On an annual basis, fresh nuances are brought into the conversation as we attempt... Read More

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June 12, 2017

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June 12: M.K.O Abiola’s journey to martyrdom – a timeline

by Azeez Adeniyi and Alexander O. Onukwue June 12, 1993 is one day that will continue to linger in the minds of Nigerians, most especially those who witnessed the incidents at that time. It is not just any calendar day in Nigeria, as it has been widely regarded as the authentic ‘Democracy Day’ as against May 29... Read More

Thinking Through

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June 12, 2017

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June 12: What it is about and what it is not about

by Alexander O. Onukwue For two decades, Nigerians have annually commemorated the annulment of the Presidential elections of June 12, 1993. The elections of the still-born Third Republic were contested between the candidates of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the National Republican Convention (NRC). Though results were never officially called, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale ‘MKO’... Read More

Story of the day, Thinking Through

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November 29, 2016

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How Babangida rejected Abiola’s plea to be President for one day – Anenih

Chief Tony Anenih has revealed how winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola pleaded with former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babaginda to let him be President for one day. Anenih, who was the national chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the platform under Abiola contested at that... Read More

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June 12, 2016

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Hafsat Abiola-Costello: Who is afraid of a united Nigeria?

by Hafsat Abiola-Costello We have arrived again at another anniversary of the June 12 Presidential Election of 1993, that event that laid bare the intent of the military dictator, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, to subject Nigerians to an unending farce in the guise of seeking a credible national democratic election. For a time, the points... Read More

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August 2, 2014

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Is Nigeria next? Under pressure, Uganda court revokes anti-gay law [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju Barely 4 months after Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni signed into law a bill criminalizing gay relations, an Ugandan court has annulled the country’s anti-gay legislation. The annulment was done on Friday, 1 August, at a constitutional court which ruled that the anti-gay law is now null and void. The presiding judge at... Read More

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June 12, 2013

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Opinion: June 12 – Synopsis of an eternal wound

by Wale Odunsi Continue to rest in peace, the President we never had they never allowed us have. The day was Saturday June 12, week 23 of the year 1993, the event was the much-awaited presidential election. Social Democratic Party’s Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola on one hand; National Republican Convention’s Bashir Othman Tofa on the other. A massive turn out... Read More

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June 12, 2013

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Epetedo Declaration: “Today, I join you in saying, ‘Enough is Enough!'” – MKO Abiola [Read Full Text]

by Moshood Kashimawo Abiola No one can give you power. It is yours. Take it! From this day, show to the world that anyone who takes the people of Nigeria for fools is deceiving himself and will have the people to answer to. – Full text of the proclamation speech by the late M.K.O. Abiola... Read More

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June 12, 2013

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Joe Igbokwe: June 12 – A historical necessity for Nigeria

by Joe Igbokwe …. the world knows about June 12, 1993 presidential election in Africa’s most populous country, the crisis, the pains, the agonies, the tears, the killings, the deaths, the chains of events that followed the annulments of that election,…. Alhaji Bashir Tofa, the Presidential candidate for the National Republican Convention (NRC) in 1993... Read More

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These quotes of actors and witnesses will help you understand June 12

June 12: M.K.O Abiola’s journey to martyrdom – a timeline

June 12: What it is about and what it is not about

How Babangida rejected Abiola’s plea to be President for one day – Anenih

Hafsat Abiola-Costello: Who is afraid of a united Nigeria?

Is Nigeria next? Under pressure, Uganda court revokes anti-gay law [DETAILS]

Opinion: June 12 – Synopsis of an eternal wound

Epetedo Declaration: “Today, I join you in saying, ‘Enough is Enough!'” – MKO Abiola [Read Full Text]

Joe Igbokwe: June 12 – A historical necessity for Nigeria

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