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June 12: Sowore, others hit Abuja with Buhari must go protest (See PHOTOS)

Ex-AAC Presidential Candidate and Sahara Reporters Publisher, Omoyele Sowore has launched a heavy protest against the Buhari administration in Abuja. Sowore had earlier announced that a nationwide protest would hold against the Muhammadu Buhari administration over what he described as ‘Bad Governance’ and ‘Corruption’. Protesters can be heard chanting “Buhari Must Go!” as they advance…

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Democracy Day: President Muhammadu Buhari’s full speech

Happy Democracy Day to all Nigerians. In the wake of today, Friday June 22, 2020, the President of the country, Muhammadu Buhari addressed Nigerians in a national broadcast to commemorate the day. The president highlighted various challenges affecting the nation and how his administration has and is working tirelessly to address all. Below is the…

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N-Power volunteers to be absorbed into Civil Service? FG speaks

The Federal Government of Nigeria has reacted to the current rumours that it is planning to absorb volunteers of the N-Power scheme into the Federal Civil Service in June 12. Authorities from the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has debunked such news and labelled it as fake. This was made…

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JUNE 12TH, DEMOCRACY DAY AND NIGERIA’S DANCE OF DEATH||FEMI Fani-Kayode

Today is June 12th, our nation’s Democracy Day and I have some home truths to tell. The struggle for June 12th was indeed a noble, worthy, cataclysmic and monumental one. It was also something of a nightmare which littered our fields with many corpses and soaked the very foundation of our nation with blood, sweat…

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June 12: Fayose praises Buhari, says MKO Abiola’s honour is to Obasanjo’s shame

The immediate former Governor of Ekiti State, Peter Ayodele Fayose has commended President Mohammadu Buhari for honouring late MKO Abiola with June 12 celebration as Democracy Day. Former Gov. Fayose stated this on his Twitter page on Thursday. According to him, honouring MKO Abiola by the president is to Obasanjo’s shame. He said: “honouring MKO…

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Buhari to Nigerians: we’ll bring 100million people out of poverty

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday promised that the APC government will take 100 million Nigerians from poverty to prosperity in the next 10 years. Buhari disclosed this in his opening speech at the inaugural June 12, Democracy Day celebration on Wednesday in Abuja. The President said that his administration would ensure rapid and positive growth…

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Buhari names Abuja stadium after MKO Abiola

President Mohammadu Buhari Wednesday renamed the Abuja National Stadium after acclaimed winner of 1993 General Election Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola. The honour is coming 26 years after that historical election adjudged to be the fairest since the country’s independent in 1960. The President had earlier signed into the law the recognition of June 12 as…

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June 12: How I escaped Sergeant Rogers’ bullets twice because of Abiola – Osoba

Former Governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, on Wednesday recalled some of the ugly memories he has about the June 12 struggle. He said the late Moshood Abiola, by his struggle and death in the course of holding on to his mandate, paid the price of the 20-year-uninterrupted democracy Nigeria enjoys today. Osoba spoke…

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Just in! June 12: Makinde grants amnesty to 35 prisoners

The Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde has granted amnesty to 35 convicted prisoners in commemoration of this year’s Democracy Day, June 12. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the Governor took the decision pursuant to Section 212 of the 1999 Constitution as amended. The…

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Buhari signs June 12 into law as official date of Democracy Day

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has signed June 12 bill into law. Presidential aide on National Assembly matters, Senator Ita Enang informed the state house correspondents that with the assent to the amendment, May 29 is no more a public holiday. Buhari assented to the Public Holiday Amendment Act, declaring…

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