June 12

Last week as I re-arranged books and old newspapers in my library, I stumbled on a piece of historical evidence that I consider germane to the ongoing discussion on the direction towards 2023. The find was fortuitous because I did not set…

A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Rotimi Abiru, representing Shomolu Constituency Two has urged Nigerians to continue praying for peace and stability in the country. Abiru made the call on Sunday in a statement from his…

Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, on Sunday said it is no doubt that Nigeria's democracy is yet to fulfil the lofty dreams of the late Aare MKO Abiola going by the present situation in the country. Iba Adams raised this…

Rights activist and president, Women Arise (WA), Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, said June 12 was a struggle against election fraud, but lamented that such fraud has since become the country's political culture, pointing out that election space had…

TRADITIONAL rulers and notable leaders of thought in the South-West, South-East and Northern Nigeria have called for the reawakening of the “June 12 spirit” in order for the country to make meaningful progress. The call was made by the…

Businessman and politician, Chief Rotimi Ajanaku, has stated that the ghost of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election won by Chief MKO Abiola will continue to haunt the perpetrators of the annulment until the country is…

The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives on Friday called on leaders at all levels as well as the Nigerian citizenry to cherish, respect and uphold the tenets of democracy, not only as a system of government but also as a way of…

A chieftain of the People Democratic Party PDP in Anambra State, Honourable Ike Oligbo, has called on the President, President Mohammadu Buhari, to ensure Nigeria is restructured before the 2023 general election, to consolidate the effort…

As the country marks the 2020 Democracy Day today, Gombe state Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has felicitated with the people of the state and Nigerians, in general, declaring that democracy has come to stay in the country. In a…

Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat; National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, among others will on Friday rally youths in…