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Nigeria: Key Points From President Buhari's Democracy Speech
Vanguard, 12 June 2020
1. The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as… Read more »
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Nigeria: June 12 Was Not a Date, It Was History
Vanguard, 8 June 2020
allAfrica editor's note: Oweri Lakemfa is a columnist and part of the Campaign for Democracy, a civil society group that was first organized in the early 1990s to demand an end to… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari Has Deepened Nigeria's History By Declaring June 12 Democracy Day - Douglas
Daily Trust, 12 June 2020
Barrister Tayo Douglas has about 30 years of legal experience and was an active participant in the June 12, 1993, struggle. Read more »
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Nigeria: The Essence of Democracy Day
This Day, 12 June 2020
President Buhari's government must be all-inclusive Read more »
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Nigeria: Inside Nigeria's Electoral Journey 27 Years After June 12
Daily Trust, 12 June 2020
It's mixed-blessing - Political Scientists Read more »
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Nigeria: That Nigeria Might Exist As a Democracy Every Day
This Day, 12 June 2020
On the event of Nigeria's Democracy Day, Senator Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress pontificates on what democracy truly means Read more »
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Nigeria: 'We Must Keep Asking Babangida Why He Annulled June 12'
Daily Trust, 11 June 2020
Dr. Wale Fashakin is a former Personal Assistant on Media to late Chief MKO Abiola. In this exclusive interview, he speaks on the significance of the June 12, 1993, presidential… Read more »
June 12 Is Not a Date, It Is History for Nigeria
June 12, 1993 was the day on which Moshood Abiola is believed to have won the Nigerian presidential election but the results were annulled by military president General Ibrahim Babangida after allegations of corruption. This was followed a few months later by a military coup by General Sani Abacha who had Abiola arrested for treason. He was detained for 4 years, time mostly spent in solitary confinement. He died on July 7,1998 at the age of 60, the day he was supposed to be released from prison.
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June 12, 1993 was the day on which Moshood Abiola is widely presumed to have won the presidential election. Abiola, often referred to as M.K.O. Abiola, died on July 7, 1998 after ... Read more »
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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that Democracy Day - which has been celebrated every May 29 for the past 18 years - should be moved to June 12 from 2019. June 12, 1993 was ... Read more »
