Tag: Kudirat Abiola

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EditorJanuary 4, 2021

Chude Jideonwo: Why DJ Switch is the Culture Icon of 2020

I cannot forget that evening in October when a dear friend rushed into the room to show me the video ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJune 15, 2017

“June 12 is not just a story, Abiola was killed with Abuja tea” – Fani Kayode (WATCH)

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode says we should regard June 12 as more than a story as that annulled ...

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RoqeebahJune 13, 2017

Where is Sergeant Rogers? | The pastor that killed Kudirat Abiola

Sergeant Rogers was once a member of the Strike Force and Presidential Body Guard, a term used to refer to the ...

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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 OmoruyiMay 27, 2017

How Kudirat Abiola was murdered – Oyinlola

Former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has retold the incidents that led to the killing of Kudirat ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaApril 2, 2017

Buhari should unravel the killers of MKO, Kudirat Abiola – Son

by Dolapo Adelana A son of Chief MKO Abiola, Abdulmumuni Abiola, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaJanuary 12, 2017

Kudirat’s murder: S’Court grants LASG request to appeal Al-Mustapha’s acquittal

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted the request of the Lagos State Government to appeal against the acquittal of Major ...

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AzeezNovember 19, 2016

I have no regrets for my actions – Al-Mustapha

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the Chief Security Officer to former military leader, Late Gen. Sani Abacha has said he does not ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaNovember 16, 2016

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. Professor who predicted Trump’s victory says he will be impeached ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaNovember 10, 2016

‘I did not kill Kudirat Abiola’- Al-Mustapha

Former Chief Security Officer, CSO, to late military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (retd) on Wednesday ...

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AzeezNovember 3, 2016

Supreme Court to hear appeal against acquittal of Al-Mustapha, Shofolayan over Kudirat Abiola’s murder

An appeal filed by the Lagos State Government challenging the acquittal of Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha and Lateef Shofolahan of the ...

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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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Emmanuel ChidiogoFebruary 10, 2015

Akin Rotimi: Dr. Kayode Fayemi, an apostle of civility, turns 50

by Akin Rotimi  Dr. John Kayode Fayemi was 50 on Monday, February 9, 2015. One of his close aides Akin ...

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Op-Ed EditorAugust 27, 2014

Soyombo Ayomikun: We will soon forget Dr. Adadevoh (Poem)

by Soyombo Ayomikun Asphyxiated as his body dangled from a noose That was Ken Saro-Wiwa’s end He fought for freedom ...

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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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September 28, 2013

Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Al-Mustapha must stop acting like a political learner (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai You might be a Major in the Nigerian Army, one of the best that we had, ...

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August 6, 2013

Opinion: Al-Mustapha and the unnecessary public outburst

by Gabriel Okoro It is not in doubt, like the appellate court rightly observed, that someone “pulled the trigger” that ...

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August 4, 2013

Femi Falana: How a defective judicial system freed Al-Mustapha

by Femi Falana SAN But suffice it to say that under the criminal justice system, only the poor are successfully ...

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July 31, 2013

Opinion: Al-Mustapha’s release – The conspiracy theorists insult our intelligence

by Abubakar Sa’ad Bakori Contrary to these funny theories linking Al-Mustapha’s freedom to President Jonathan’s 2015 ambition, the Major got ...

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July 21, 2013

Al-Mustapha did not kill Kudirat, he was a victim – Frederick Fasehun, OPC founder

by Akan Ido Dr. Frederick Fasheun, the founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress was recently seen accompanying Major Hamza al-Mustapha, ...

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July 21, 2013

Simon Kolawole: Immunity is obviously not the problem

by Simon Kolawole We seem to have two sets of laws and two justice systems. One for the poor, the ...

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July 19, 2013

Chido Onumah: So, who killed Kudirat Abiola?

by Chido Onumah If al-Mustapha didn’t kill Kudirat Abiola or order her assassination, it would be nice to know what ...

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July 18, 2013

Oluwapelumi Oyetimein: Blue Murder (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Whoever set Al-Mustapha free must have forgotten what the Abacha regime looked like, with terror looming over the land and ...

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July 17, 2013

Army rules out promotion for al-Mustapha

by Rachel Ogbu The Nigerian Army has dispelled rumours that the former Chief Security Officer to Gen. Sani Abacha, Major ...

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July 16, 2013

“Al-Mustapha is still in service” – Nigerian Army

by Rachel Ogbu It’s like he never left, new reports have suggested that the Nigerian Army would likely reinstate Maj. ...

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July 13, 2013

Why Al-Mustapha visited me immediately after release from prison – Prophet T.B Joshua speaks

by Isi Esene The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos yesterday discharged and acquitted the former Chief Security Officer to ...

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July 13, 2013

Photo of the Day: Al-Mustapha leaves prison, visits Prophet T.B Joshua

by Akan Ido The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos yesterday discharged and acquitted the former Chief Security Officer to ...

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July 13, 2013

Allah will give my mum and dad justice – Kudirat Abiola’s son reacts to Al-Mustapha acquittal

by Rachel Ogbu Following the release of Hamza Al-Mustapha and Lateef Shofolahan, accused of masterminding the killing of Kudirat Abiola, ...

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June 5, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Chief Gani Fawehinmi, protests and change in Nigeria (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa I never at anytime say, insinuate or suggest that social media was doing more than Chief Gani ...

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