June 12

An administration that cannot deliver on its promises of change and has rendered the country almost comatose cannot be a true friend of June 12 struggle, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has observed. In a statement issued in Abuja…

THE Osun Government in collaboration with Coalition of Civil Society Groups on Wednesday celebrated June 12 as Democracy Day. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that highlights of the programme was a public lecture with the theme…

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law a bill making June 12 of every year a national public holiday and Democracy Day. He assented to bill on Monday in his office at the presidential villa, Abuja. Senior Special Assistant to…

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the bill recognising June 12 as the country's Democracy Day. Presidential aide on National Assembly matters, Senator Ita Enang told state house correspondents that with the assent to the…

THE Federal Government has declared Wednesday 12th June 2019 as public holiday to commemorate the maiden National Democracy Day. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Barr. Georgina Ekeoma Ehuriah, who made the declaration on…

YOUR Excellency, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR), the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (GCON), Members of the Federal Executive Council present, State Governors present, Legislators…

GROWING up in a rural community in Bendel State now in today’s Edo State, I remember fervently how candidates and parties use to bring bags of salt, rice and boxes of sugar as “gifts” for the women folks in the community. The men got…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, conferred the posthumous national honour on the presumed winner of June 12, 1993 election, Chief MKO Abiola, as Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR), and both the late…

The daughter of late Chief MKO Abiola, Mrs Hafsat Abiola-Costello, the presumed winner of June 12, 1993, presidential election, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for bringing reconciliation and healing to Nigeria by recognising…

BENEFICIARIES of federal government social investment scheme- under the aegis of the N-power volunteers forum in Kwara state have praised President Muhammadu Buhari for the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day in Nigeria. The…