Tag: June 12
Humphrey Nwosu, June 12 Election umpire
Approaching the Enugu home of Professor Humphrey Nwosu, former czar of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), who presided over the…
Flashback: My June 12 Story – Humphrey Nwosu
There were sentiments, prejudices, people protested. There was even loss of lives in some cities in the country. We all…
Senator Bode Ola calls for immediate release of June 12 election results
Sen. Bode Ola, a lawmaker in the 6th Assembly and Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti has urged…
June 12: Osun gov. calls for peaceful coexistence
Governor of the State of Osun, Gboyega Oyetola, has called on Nigerians to use the celebration of June 12 as…
June 12 it is, May 29 was creation of the Military – Bot-Mang
Mr Pam Bot-Mang, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Plateau, says June 12 is the actual date…
June 12: My Narrow Escape from the Abacha Junta – Adebanjo
They came for me in the forenoon. It was a Friday in the month of May,1995 . The operatives from…
Read Buhari’s address at June 12 Democracy Day
All Praise is due to GOD Almighty Who spared our lives to be present at this great occasion. We give…
What Wike did on June 12 will keep you wondering
Despite June 12 being declared a public holiday in honour of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential…
Democracy Day: Why Buhari must restructure Nigeria – Gen. Akinrinade
Former Chief of Army Staff, Rtd General Alani Akinrinade on Wednesday said it is imperative for President Muhammadu Buhari to…
June 12: MOSOP calls for social justice in Nigeria
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has called for social justice in Nigeria as panacea to…
Lagos will strive to uphold ideals of June 12 – Hamzat
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Wednesday said Lagos will continue to strive to uphold the ideals…
News Analysis: June 12 as Democracy Day and Humiliation of Olusegun Obasanjo!
By Ademola Adegbamigbe Today, 12 June 2019, Nigerians celebrated Democracy Day, made so by the enabling law signed by President…
I shall not participate in this year’s June 12 celebrations – Wole Soyinka
Professor Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate calls for National government and reflects on the significance of June 12, its symbolism and…
June 12: The Truth that sets Democracy free in our Land
The power of truth to set men free from the limiting chains of falsehood and limiting superstitions is one of…
Why June 12 is more important than May 29 – Bola Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has appraised Nigeria’s democratic evolution, saying as important…
June 12: Tinubu urges Nigerians to be challenged by sacrifices of heroes past
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to celebrate June 12 by re-dedicating themselves to…
June 12 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day & The Danger Ahead
In less than 72 hours from now, history will be made as Nigeria officially commemorate June 12 as Democracy Day…
Buhari hosts Lake Chad Security Summit June 12
President Muhammadu Buhari says he will host leaders of the Lake Basin Commission to an informal Security Summit on the…
June 12 is really a day of democracy – Senator Mamora
A former lawmaker who served in the Sixth Assembly, Senator Oloruninbe Mamora, says June 12 is the ideal day for…
Senate okays June 12 as Democracy Day in Nigeria
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday unanimously endorsed June 12 of every year as Democracy Day in Nigeria.
Again, Tinubu commends Buhari on June 12 Democracy Day
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, again on Tuesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for taking steps toward fully…
We want the world to see June 12 as Nigeria’s most important day – Presidency
The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has made clarifications on the comments…
June 12 as Democracy Day is victory for Nigeria – Civil Society group
A front line pro-democracy and civil society group at the forefront of the struggle to revalidate the treasonable annulled June…
House of Reps approves June 12 as Democracy Day
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved June 12 as Democracy Day in Nigeria and abrogated May 29.
Bill to make June 12 Democracy Day passes 2nd reading
A Bill for an Act amend the Public Holidays Act to declare June 12 as Democracy Day in Nigeria has…
June 12 Mandate, Democracy and Unity of Nigeria
The Mohammadu Buhari administration took the nation by surprise last week when it decided to confer the posthumous national awards…
June 12, The Media and Democracy
History tangles the past with the present in webs of fact. Its practice is to treat things that exist here…
June 12: Nigerians did not vote for religion or tribe – Rep
A House of Representatives member, Rep. Joseph Akinlaja (Ondo-PDP), says recognition of June 12 and acclaimed winner of the presidential…
June 12: Buhari did the unthinkable – Gani Adams
President Muhammadu Buhari did the unthinkable by honouring the martyr of democracy, the late MKO Abiola, with the most prestigious…
June 12: APC Govs congratulate President Buhari
State governors under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday night met with President Muhammadu Buhari where…