Let June 12 inspire promotion of democratic principles – Atiku
June 11, 2018 Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has urged politicians to let June 12 and all it embodied to inspire them to promote democratic principles, especially as Nigerians prepared for…
We support Buhari on Abiola’s honour – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it fully supported any honour done by Nigeria to the memory of acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election, late Chief MKO Abiola….
Lagos, Osun, Ondo declare June 12 public holidays
Lagos, Ondo and Osun states have declared June 12 as public holiday in commemoration of its significance and declaration recently by President Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s Democracy Day. Lagos had…
June 12: Buhari directs immediate gazetting of Presidential Order
To forestall any form of legal crisis and legitimacy debate, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Federal Ministry of Justice to take immediate steps to publish the Presidential Order on…
House in rowdy session over June 12
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Thursday were divided over the declaration of June 12 as National Democracy Day by President Muhammadu Buhari. The division followed a motion by…
Williams Akporeha commends President Buhari for honouring MKO
June 7, 2018 The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for officially announcing June 12 as the new Democracy Day in the country….
Osun Speaker lauds Buhari for recognising June 12 as Democracy Day
June 7, 2018 Mr Najeem Salaam, the Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, on Thursday lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for recognising June 12 as Democracy Day. Salaam said in Osogbo…
June 12: Ogun government, other Nigerians commend President Buhari
June 7, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari’s proclamation of June 12 as Democracy Day has continued to generate a groundswell of commendations, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that…
Aregbesola applauds President for declaring June 12 as democracy day
June 7, 2018 Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for recognising June 12 as Democracy Day, in place of May 29. Aregbesola in a statement…
Ambode hails Buhari on Abiola, Democracy Day
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday hailed the announcement by President Muhammadu Buhari declaring June 12 as the New Democracy Day in honour of the late presumed winner…