By Edith Nwapi A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Adeola Adedipe has advised Nigerians to always use the June 12, 1993 electoral incident as a serious lesson to upholding the sanctity of democratic principles. Adedipe said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, whileContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says June 12 remains one of the most significant dates in Nigeria’s political history and democratic journey. In a Democracy Day statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said June 12 symbolised Nigerians’Continue Reading
By Kelechi Ogunleye The Federal Government has declared Friday, public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 27-year unbroken democratic rule. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Magdalene Ajani disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Ajani said that the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalfContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of all abducted schoolchildren and teachers across the country. The coalition also called on governments at all levels to suspend activities marking the June 12 Democracy Day celebrations ifContinue Reading
By Sani Idris-Abdulrahman Abuja, June 12, 2025 (NAN) A Kaduna-based NGO, Beacon of Transformative and Inclusive Development Centre (BEACON) has called for the entrenchment of inclusive governance to reap the gains of democracy. BEACON’s Executive Director, Mrs Abigail Olatunde, made the call in a statement in Kaduna on Thursday toContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Former military president, retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, on Thursday accepted full responsibility for the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. He said the annulment of the election was a most regrettable incident in the country’s history. Babangida made the remarks at theContinue Reading
