Tag: MKO Abiola

June 12, 2020

One of the things that President Muhammadu Buhari would be fondly remembered for, after his tour of duty, would be ...

Are we cursed in black Africa (1), by Taju Tijani

June 12, 1993: The passion, pain and perversion, by Taju Tijani

June 11, 2020

Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola was the lion who died for the flowering of our democratic renewal. Abiola presents a ...

June 12: Why Nigerians may never experience good governance – MKO Abiola’s wife

June 9, 2020

This submission was made on Tuesday by Chief Sitirat Titi Abiola, one of the most visible wives left behind by ...

MKO Abiola’s Doctor dies, Buhari condoles with family

Life and Style

Tinubu mourns late MKO Abiola’s personal doctor

November 9, 2019

Tinubu, in a statement signed by Tunde Rahman, his media spokesperson, described Falomo as a physician and activist, who identified ...

Life and Style

MKO Abiola’s Doctor dies, Buhari condoles with family

November 9, 2019

The President commiserated with friends and professional associates of the former Chief Medical Director of Maryland Specialist Hospital, whose dedication ...

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Why OPC may dabble into politics, by Gani Adams

August 31, 2019

I tremble in awe of God when I look back at what started 25 years ago as a movement for ...

OPC at 25 honours Awolowo, Abiola, Ajasin, Akinadewo, 17 others

August 30, 2019

The Oodua People’s Congress on Thursday honoured 21 Nigerians for their contributions to the growth of the organisation and their ...

I will give equal attention to Sports, Youth development — Dare

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I’ll be Minister of Youth and Sports, not just Football — Sunday Dare

August 24, 2019

Barely 72 hours after assumption of office, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has been conducted round ...

Breaking: Court rules on Dapo Abiodun’s NYSC saga, says not requirement for office

Abiola’s immortalisation: Buhari has restored dashed hope—Gov. Abiodun

July 30, 2019

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State says that President Muhammadu Buhari has restored dashed hope by immortalising Chief MKO Abiola, ...

Plateau United management imposes ‘No result, no pay’ rule on players, officials after home loss

Buhari meets Ogun elders, says MKO Abiola bridge builder

July 30, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the late MKO Abiola as a bridge builder, who could have prevented the religious and ...

Soyinka, Agbakoba, Labour movement, others endorse coalition for 2019

Start organising yourselves ahead 2023 elections, Soyinka urges Nigerian youth

July 7, 2019

Soyinka made the call on the sidelines the Wreath Laying Ceremony to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the death of ...

PDP chieftain, lawmaker hail Buhari for declaring June 12 Democracy Day

Life and Style

Soyinka, Falana, others lay wreath on Abiola’s grave

July 7, 2019

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says closure over the death of Chief MKO Abiola will be achieved when some of ...

Obasanjo goes quiet over Buhari’s defeat of Atiku

Kingibe: Obasanjo knew about June 12 annulment

June 13, 2019

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, on Wednesday said ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo was one ...

We will bring MKO Abiola’s vision to reality in Ogun – Gov. Abiodun

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has vowed to bring to reality in the state, the vision of the acclaimed winner of the ...

Honouring Abiola one of Buhari’s boldest decisions — Prof. Aluko

Prof. Akinyele Aluko of the Global Knowledge Group has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s renaming of Aura stadium after the late ...

June 12: Abiola’s daughter urges Buhari to tackle insecurity

A daughter of late Chief MKO Abiola, Lola Abiola-Edewor, on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to do his best to ...

Democracy Day: IPAC commends President Buhari for honoring Late MKO

The Inter-Party Advisory Council has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for believing in June 12 and renaming the Abuja International Stadium ...

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Insecurity: We are tackling challenge with superior strategy, firepower – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said his administration was tackling the challenges of insecurity in the country with superior strategy, ...

Don’t give up on Nigeria’s democracy, Gani Adams tells Nigerians