Tag: june 12

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RoqeebahJune 12, 2017

Thought Experiment: ‘I am Ibrahim Babangida, and this is what I think about the June 12 hype’

Please, this is not a true account. This is a writer pretending to know what’s going on in the mind ...

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EditorJune 12, 2017

June 12: The little known details you need to know

by Alexander O. Onukwue The profound discussions and questions about the annulled elections of June 12, 1993, that should have ...

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RoqeebahJune 12, 2017

How General Babangida broke the news of the annullment of June 12 elections to Nigerians

June 12 every year is always a crude reawakening to how much has been snatched from the Nigerian people by ...

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RoqeebahJune 12, 2017

The Dummies’ Guide to understanding the fuss over June 12, Nigeria’s alternative Democracy day

It is said that he was not properly given a first name until he was about 15. Kashimawo, “we’ll see* ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJune 12, 2017

“Enough is Enough! We have endured 24 years of military rule” | The MKO Abiola speech that got him arrested

Today, 24 years ago, everyone believed military rule had ended as Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola won the June 12, ...

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EditorJune 12, 2017

The 12 main actors of June 12, what they did and why

by Alexander O. Onukwue MKO Abiola The adjudged winner of the June 12, 1993, Presidential elections, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola ...

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EditorJune 12, 2017

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

by Alexander O. Onukwue From Abuja to Lagos, Akure to Benin, through Kano to the South East, the events that ...

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EditorJune 12, 2017

YNaija Editorial: Remembering the nameless, faceless heroes of June 12

June 12, 1993 is a watershed moment in the history of Nigeria: an election that has been adjudged to be ...

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AzeezJune 12, 2017

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 ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJune 12, 2017

“June 12 is the mother of May 29” – Bola Tinubu (READ)

The former governor of Lagos State, and National leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu,  on Sunday, said the June 12 ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJune 12, 2017

Atiku describes the June 12 experience as “unforgettable” (READ)

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has described the June 12 experience as an unforgotten history. In a statement by his ...

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EzinneJune 12, 2017

The Thread: “June 12 is the real democracy day” “The real hero” | Twitter NG remembers MKO Abiola

Nigerians today remember MKO Abiola and the price he paid for democracy to be actualised in the country. On this ...

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EditorJune 12, 2017

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, ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaApril 2, 2017

How NADECO members abandoned MKO Abiola – Bamaiyi

by Dolapo Adelana A former Chief of Army Staff, General Ishaya Bamaiyi, has accused members of the defunct National Democratic ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaNovember 30, 2016

June 12: Anenih betrayed Abiola – Kokori

Former General  Secretary of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) Chief Frank Kokori, says Chief Tony Anenih ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaNovember 29, 2016

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 ...

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Ada IgboanugoJune 13, 2016

Morning Devotion: Can FG afford school feeding programme? | Remembering June 12 | More stories

Joachim MacEbong asks the question, can the Federal government afford its school feeding programme? He further talks about keeping the ...

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Isime EseneJune 12, 2016

Jude Ndukwe: 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 ...

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Isime EseneJune 12, 2016

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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 12, 2016

How MKO Abiola was arrested, imprisoned and eventually killed

June 12 will forever be an iconic date for democracy in the history of the Nigerian nation. On June 12, ...

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Op-Ed EditorJune 12, 2016

Reuben Abati: Remembering MKO Abiola, June 12 and a coup against the Nigerian people

This day, June 12 will always be remembered by those who have defied the culture of silence and conspiracy against ...

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Dele BenjaminJune 11, 2016

Afenifere to Buhari: ‘Release result of June 12 presidential election

The Afenifere Renewal Group has called on the Federal Government to release the official result of the June 12 1993 ...

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Dele BenjaminJune 5, 2016

Abdusalami ‘saw to it that my father died in detention’ – Abiola’s son

A son of late Chief MKO Abiola, Jamiu Abiola, has lamented the refusal of former military Head of State, Gen. ...

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Janeth JJune 14, 2015

#RubbinMinds: So much expectation, Wale Oshunde says Buhari is not a magician

A renowned lawyer and public affairs analyst, Wale Oshunde, said there is so much expectation from Buhari’s administration stating that ...

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Janeth JJune 12, 2015

Today’s Daily Brief: Buhari after Amnesty International report, Camouflage uniform banned, and more

Illegal immigration, trafficking is something most countries have been battling to eradicate as it congest certain countries. In the wake ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoFebruary 19, 2015

Olusegun Adeniyi: Some Abuja judges are being primed to game the election process…

by Olusegun Adeniyi While June 12 may mean different things to different people, what is not in doubt is that ...

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June 12, 2014

Opinion: June 12- Sacrifices, unity and politics of division

by M.B.O Owolowo “The Abiola chapter in Nigerian politics was historic in more ways than one, because he represented the ...

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June 6, 2014

Joe Igbokwe: 18 years after Kudirat Abiola

by Joe Igbokwe My take in all this is that Chief MKO Abiola, his wife Kudirat Abiola and other heroes ...

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May 9, 2014

Akin Osuntokun: We are paying the price for the annulment of June 12, 1993 election

by Akin Osuntokun To recap — we are paying the price of the folly of the annulment of the 1993 ...

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April 1, 2014

Opinion: Confab delegates and the unity of Nigeria

by Ashaka Saleh That is why delegates at the national conference must not allow themselves to be carried away by ...

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