June 12: IBB’s Apology Is Acceptable
Last week’s revelation by IBB that the annulment of June 12 was done by Abacha did not surprise me. I would however add that Abacha was not alone. He was no…
June 12
Tinubu’s June 12 Speech And ‘Lagos Mentality’
“The history of democracy in Nigeria will not be complete without mentioning the name of this great politician, fondly known as ‘The Emancipator’ all over the country for his masses-oriented/grassroots…
Shun Protests On June 12 – DSS Cautions Agitators
BY EDMOND ODOK – The Department of State Services (DSS), has cautioned agitators to refrain from holding any protest on Wednesday, June 12 designated by government as Democracy Day in…
President Tinubu June 12, 2023 Democracy Day Address To The Nation
Fellow Nigerians, It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition…
June 12: INEC, APC Raped Democracy, Dishonoured Abiola’s Memory – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described as distasteful, offensive and unacceptable for the nation to observe the Democracy Day under a system that violated, desecrated and despoiled all the…
+Straightening The K-leg Of June 12, Thirty Years Later
BY OWEI LAKEMFA Today is exactly 30 years after the June 12, 1993 presidential election which were annulled by the Ibrahim Babangida military regime. On June 18, six days after…
June 12, 2022 Democracy Day Address By President Muhammadu Buhari
Fellow Nigerians, Today, June The 12th, marks another Democracy Day anniversary and an occasion to celebrate freedom and unity of our Nation. From 1999, we consistently celebrated Democracy Day to…
June 12: PDP Condemns Buhari’s Clampdown On Peaceful Protesters
BY EVELYN DADU, ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday condemned in very strong terms ever, what it described as “the violent clampdown” by agents of the All…
June 12: Buhari, APC Violated All Tenets Of Democracy – PDP
…Urges Nigerians not to give up BY EVELYN DADU, ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lamented that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration has brutally…
2023: Can Buhari Midwife A “June 12” Presidential Poll?
BY LOUIS ACHI Since the end of the Cold War, democratic elections have become almost a universal trend. Yet in many countries where elections are held, freedom and democracy are…