MKO Abiola
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Guest Columnist
June 12: How well has our ‘democracy’ fared? By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
‘Those of us at The PUNCH newspapers were completely blotted out; yet, we stood and fought for June 12 more…
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Inside Nigeria
MAPOLY Alumni Association Commemorates June 12, Honours MKO Abiola, Nigeria’s Pillar of Democracy
As Nigeria commemorates 12 June, a defining milestone in its democratic journey, the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Alumni Association (MAPALUM) joins…
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Inside Nigeria
Tinubu Hails IBB for Admitting Abiola’s Victory in June 12, 1993 Presidential Election
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, in Abuja, said former President Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida showed unusual courage and patriotism by…
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Inside Nigeria
The waist beads of Olajumoke, By Lasisi Olagunju
“All music comes from Africa,” African pop singer, Angélique Kidjo, told an interviewer in 2023. Kidjo’s dad is Fon; her…
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Should Abiola have died incarcerated? By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
What you are about to read was written by me and was published in The PUNCH edition of Monday, July…
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Nigeria’s Saddest Week, By Mike Awoyinfa
NIGERIA’S SADDEST WEEK For those too young to know what happened, I bring you reminiscences of the June 12, 1993…
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Why MKO Abiola Didn’t Become Nigeria’s President in 1993 -Obasanjo
Thirty years after the mysterious death of the late Bashorun MKO Abiola in military custody, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has…
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2023: Will Tinubu break this jinx? By Bolanle Bolawole
As I lay me on my bed one morning reflecting on happenings around the world, with particular reference to Nigeria,…
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2023 Presidential Election will be a June 12 ‘Rematch’ By Onu John Onwe
Next year is a make-or-mar year for Nigeria It is going to be a year of reckoning. To many, the…
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Inside Nigeria
Buhari Assures Peaceful Transition of Power to Honour MKO Abiola
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians of a peaceful transition of power in 2023 in honour of the late Bashorun…
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