More Thank Good Luck Needed to Foster Democracy
If governing Nigeria were easy, the country's last president, Umaru Musa Yar'adua, might not have disappeared from public view and proceeded to die in office, evidently from its strain, in 2010. Today, on June 12, Nigerians are reflecting on the country's political history.
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Nigeria:
More Than Good Luck Needed to Foster Democracy
allAfrica, 12 June 2013
If governing Nigeria were easy, the country's last president, Umaru Musa Yar'adua, might not have disappeared from public view and proceeded to die in office, evidently from its… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Still Ignoring June 12
Vanguard, 11 June 2013
JUNE 12 still stands even if it is as a fading political momentum. More than half the population of Nigerians younger than 30 do not know much about the election, in 1993, which… Read more »
MKO Abiola
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Nigeria:
June 12 - Ikimi Wants Abiola Granted Posthumous 'Ex-President' Title
This Day, 11 June 2013
A pressure group, the Forum for Justice and Human Defence (FJHD) Monday insisted that the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, should be accorded the posthumous title of an… Read more »
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Nigeria:
June 12 - NADECO to Relive Abiola's Epetedo Experience Tuesday
This Day, 10 June 2013
Nineteen years, after the late Chief MKO Abiola, defied state oppression and declared himself president of Nigeria in the wake of the annulment of June 12 1993 presidential… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Abiola - Where We Missed the Train
Daily Trust, 10 June 2013
Twenty years ago, on June 12, 1993, we battled all the demons ravaging Nigeria to a standstill. We decapitated tribalism and consigned religious fundamentalism to the garbage dump.… Read more »
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Nigeria:
June 12 - 'Abiola Should Be Recognized As Former President '
Daily Trust, 10 June 2013
A group, the June 12 Coalition of Democratic Formations (J12CODEF) has demanded that the presumed winner of the June 12 1993 presidential election Chief M.K.O. Abiola be accorded… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Response of Chief MKO Abiola - 'I Will Not Surrender My Mandate'
Vanguard, 9 June 2013
On Wednesday, June 23 1993, the Federal Military Government issued a short statement terminating, by fiat, the entire transition programme. The very manner in which the statement… Read more »
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Nigeria:
MKO Abiola, Susan Rice and a Deadly Cup of Tea
Premium Times, 9 June 2013
Ambassador Susan Rice is the American Ambassador to the United Nations. Her long-standing aspiration of becoming the Secretary of State for her country was dashed when the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Late Mko Abiola's Wife Eyes Lagos Governorship Seat in 2015
Vanguard, 7 June 2013
Mrs Modupe Onitiri-Abiola, one of the wives of the late Chief MKO Abiola, on Friday declared her intention to contest the 2015 governorship election in Lagos State. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Why We Annuled June 12 Presidential Election - General Ibrahim Babangida - Prologue
Vanguard, 8 June 2013
There are many 'ifs' 20 years after the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election - that is still considered Nigeria's freest and fairest. Read more »
