Twenty-five years after the military dictator, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election won by the late Chief Moshood Abiola, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday formally apologised to the family of the deceased who died in…
June 12: You’ve declared 1993 election result, Falana tells Buhari (Punch)
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the result of the annulled June 12. 1993 presidential election with the honour bestowed on the presumed winner, Chief Moshood Abiola. He, therefore, called on…
Frame-up allegation: APC, PDP Reps disagree on Obasanjo, Buhari (Punch)
Members of the All Progressives Congress and the opposition People’s Democratic Party in the House of Representatives have disagreed over the alarm raised by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration planned to frame him up. While the…
Buhari suffering from inferiority complex, says Jonathan’s Aide (ThisDay)
Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Special Assistant on New Media, Reno Omokri, Monday came down hard on President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a leader suffering from “a chronic case of inferiority complex”. Omokri, who was reacting to the comments by…
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…
Nigeria signs 3 agreements with Morocco
The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco on Monday in Rabat, Morocco, signed three agreements, which includes a regional gas pipeline that will see Nigeria providing gas to countries in West Africa sub-region that extend to Morocco…
Complete Ogbomosho-Oyo road before August 1, indigenes beg PMB (Nation)
Indigenes, residents and inhabitants of Ogbomosholand has made a passionate appeal to the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government to expedite action on the construction of the Ogbomosho-Oyo section of the Ibadan-Ilorin express road. The group also extended the same…
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…
Don’t trust Buhari, group tells Soyinka, Falana (Punch)
A group, Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution, says the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day by President Muhammadu Buhari is a Greek gift. It, therefore, called on Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka; human rights activist, Mr…
June 12: PDP, Oshiomhole disagree over PMB’s gesture (Punch)
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party and former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, have disagreed over the motive behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to declare June 12 Democracy Day and honour the late Chief MKO Abiola. While PDP insists that Buhari…