Following announcement by President Muhammadu Buhari that the Democracy Day holiday that usually holds every May 29, in commemoration of the Day that effectively marked the end of military rule in Nigeria leading to successful handover to civilian authorities, has…
June 12, the mandate – Wole Soyinka
(As prepared for the formal recognition of June 12, 1993, and conferment of national honours on stalwarts of that struggle.) The annulment of the presidential elections of June 12, 1993 was a negative watershed in Nigerian history. It opened…
“Just do good”: A June 12 story -Reuben Abati
I used to have a friend we called Alhaji Bashy. He was not a Muslim. No. But he called himself Alhaji Bashy, even if that was not his real name. You want to know his real name? It was Theophilus.…
The unending genealogy of June 12 – Isidore Emeka Uzoatu
Other than October 1st in bittersweet memory of our independence from British colonialism, we hungered another date even in mock remembrance of umpteen forfeit of freedoms to muzzles of guns at our vulnerable skulls by brothers in khaki and camouflage……
June 12: An opportunity to rectify wrongs – Obi
Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the decision he took on June 12, saying that the primary lesson inherent in that move is that no time is long or overdue to rectify wrongs…
Restructure now if you’re sincere, elders tell Buhari (Guardian)
President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day is a mere political stunt. To prove it isn’t, the leader must return the country to true federalism. This was the position of some elder statesmen, who bared their minds…
* June 12: LASG to re-examine restructuring (Punch) * APC members seek sanction against Banire (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JUNE 11, 2018 June 12: LASG to re-examine restructuring (Punch) The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it would use the 2018 celebration of June 12 to examine the issues raised by the 1993 presidential…
Democracy Day: Did Buhari Deliver A Master Stroke? – Magnus Onyibe.
Just when President Muhamadu Buhari’s electability in the South West of Nigeria was beginning to look weak, (at a time that the enormous influence formerly wielded by his main ally Bola Tinubu is being badly eroded) his landmark decision to…
June 12 tsunami and the ones who won’t forgive Buhari -Garba Shehu
An old Chinese proverb says: Do good, reap good; do evil, reap evil. This short proverb sums the intensity of attacks against President Muhammadu Buhari, not leaving the ratcheting up of violence in some the states after a period of…
Lagos declares June 12 public holiday (Punch)
The Lagos State Government on Saturday declared June 12, 2018 as public holiday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the annulled 1993 Presidential elections, adjudged to be have won by the late MKO Abiola. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, in a statement…