As important as this story stands in the history of our nation’s struggle for democracy it is a shame that not many of our teenagers know much about it. On 25th October 1993, four dissatisfied Nigerian teenagers hijacked a Nigerian Airways airbus A310 that was flying from Lagos to Abuja and diverted it to Niamey, Niger Republic. They were dissatisfied …

The pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has stated that the 2023 Democracy Day is very significant because one of the leading lights of the 12th June struggle, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu is now the President and Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, the organisation said that …

Monday, 12th June is public holiday, a statement by the Federal Government this afternoon said. The day is in commemoration of this year’s Democracy Day celebration. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Oluwatoyin Akinlade said in a statement that Nigeria’s democratic journey has, like in many other climes, encountered stormy and smooth sails. “But the ship of State, …

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has described 12th June as a special opportunity for Nigerians to recall the great patriotic contributions of the country’s past heroes, and also renew their commitment to democratic ideals, In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Yomi Odunuga, the Senate’s No 2 emphasised that the …