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Legendary music icon 2Baba, alongside popular rapper/actor Falz, Nollywood star Annie Idibia, comedian Kenny Blaq, singer Timi Dakolo and other industry hot shots were gathered for a press conference; put…
Read MoreIt took 25 years to happen — long enough for the dream to have evaporated — but Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola has finally taken his place in history as…
Read MoreAfter contesting and failing three times to be an elected president, the retired General Muhammadu Buhari, in 2015, got the consent of Nigerians to lead them. He did so under…
Read MoreYesterday's events were so unprecedented, so unexpected of this government that no one saw it coming, call it the best kept secret of the Buhari presidency, you wouldn't be wrong.…
Read MoreAs a child, one of the most important political events in my life was the June 1993 elections for several reasons. Three of the most important men in my childhood…
Read MoreLast week, fuel scarcity showed Nigerians shege and the madness continues. Still, Vice President Osinabjo thought it was a great time to release Christmas photos. Sigh. On the bright side,…
Read MoreEvery day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters,…
Read MoreToday is June 12. In Nigeria, June 12 is significant for two reasons: first for the man, M.K.O Abiola whom people described as "larger than life" and symbolised charity, freedom…
Read Moreby Simon Kolawole Mario Matthew Cuomo, former three-time governor of the American state of New York, was known for his poetic use of language in the political space. For instance,…
Read MoreAs the nation marks the 23rd anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the family of the presumed winner of that historic election, MKO Abiola, on Sunday, called on…
Read MoreJune 12 will forever be an iconic date for democracy in the history of the Nigerian nation. On June 12, 1993, Nigeria conducted one of the fairest elections in its…
Read MoreIllegal immigration, trafficking is something most countries have been battling to eradicate as it congest certain countries. In the wake of this Nigeria, Spain are considering signing a Memorandum of…
Read MoreToday is the 22nd annual commemoration of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election believed to have been won by late MKO Abiola. The entire election results were dubiously annulled by the…
Read Moreby Dele Momodu I discovered his staying power was the ability to accommodate everyone while minding his own business. Those were very delicate days when it was dangerous to make…
Read Moreby Nduka Obaigbena The publisher of ThisDay commemorated the June 12 anniversary last year by recalling late politician MKO Abiola's last trip to Johannesburg, South Africa - to attend the…
Read MoreOn Monday June 14, I got through to Nduka Obaigbena in Lagos who had some high-level information that Abiola was going to win the election but that it would be…
Read Moreby Femi Adesina He’s built like a boxer, a wrestler or a weightlifter. And why wouldn’t he be? He works out in a gymnasium daily, and has hiking and mountain…
Read Moreby Afe Babalola (SAN) On May 29 2012, His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan announced the decision of the Federal Government of Nigeria to rename the University of Lagos after the…
Read Moreby Abimbola Adelakun MKO Abiola It was another June 12 on Tuesday. Like previous anniversaries, the Federal Government left the date to be marked mainly in the South-West and this…
Read Moreby Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, please, let me say it the way it is said in African traditional societies, Chief Moshood Abiola’s head is not sleeping in heaven. The man…
Read MoreLet me end by stressing that my position remains the same as it was when the University of Ife was re-named Obafemi Awolowo University. I deplored it at the time,…
Read Moreby Hauwa Gambo These guys mean business. Photos by Unilag Campus Correspondent, Odia Akhibi
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