june 12 1993

They Carried June 12 On Their Back; 29 Years Later, They Remain Forgotten While Their Backs Ache

Nigeria is in the process of electing the next leader in 2023 as political parties…

MKO Abiola June 12
Neusroom’s Michael Orodare spent June 12, 2020 at MKO Abiola’s home and resting place. Here’s what he saw

At 8am on Friday, June 12, 2020, calmness reigned outside the ‘White House’ on Moshood…

June 12- Walter Carrington
Walter Carrington: The ex-US envoy who contributed to Nigeria’s democratic struggles

Walter Carrington, a former Ambassador of the United State to Nigeria, described as a lifelong…

June 12 Kudirat Abiola
Kudirat Abiola and 9 other patriots who lost their lives to June 12

In the first six months of its formation, the Justice Chukwudife Oputa’s panel, setup in…

MKO Abiola June 12 election
June 12: How MKO Abiola won Nigeria’s most credible election ever. And why it cost him his life

Although the June 12, 1993 election didn’t produce a President, many foreign and local witnesses…

Abiola June 12
June 12: Full result of 1993 election that would have made Abiola Nigeria’s president

Today, it is 28 years since the result of Nigeria’s fairest and freest presidential election…

Twitter ban Buhari
FULL SPEECH: ‘We have lifted 10.5 million people out of poverty in two years’ – Muhammadu Buhari

Fellow Nigerians, ​I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day. It…

Kudirat Abiola
The heartbreaking story of how Kudirat Abiola road in Lagos got its name

  On June 4 2001, the administration of former governor Bola Tinubu rolled out drums…

MKO Abiola's residence in Ikeja
I spent June 12, 2020 at MKO Abiola’s home and resting place. Here’s what I saw

  At 8am on Friday, June 12, 2020, calmness reigned outside the ‘White House’ on…

June 12
Kudirat Abiola and 9 other patriots who lost their lives to June 12

In the first six months of its formation, the Justice Chukwudife Oputa’s panel, setup in…

MKO Abiola June 12
How MKO Abiola won Nigeria’s most credible elections ever. And why it cost him his life

Although the June 12, 1993 election didn’t produce a President, many foreign and local witnesses…

June 12 1993
20 Important facts about June 12 every Nigerian must never forget

  It’s exactly 27 years after business mogul Moshood Abiola’s ‘Hope 93’ campaign full of…

Justice Dahiru Saleh: 10 facts you need to know about the judge who truncated MKO Abiola’s presidential dream

  On Thursday May 7, 2020, the Nigerian media was awash with reports of the…

June 12: Read MKO Abiola’s 1994 speech where he declared himself as president

  People of Nigeria, exactly one year ago, you turned out in your millions to…

June 12: Text of General Ibrahim Babangida’s annulment speech

On Saturday June 12 1993, millions of Nigerians went to exercise their civic duty in…