Nigerian Senate plans to introduce a bill to institutionalise an annual presidential address on June 12, a significant historical day, and proposes holding future presidential swearing-in ceremonies within the National Assembly Complex

Maryam Abacha, widow of Nigeria’s former military ruler, General Sani Abacha, who died in office on 8 June 1998, has challenged the assertions in a recent autobiography by her husband’s immediate predecessor, General Ibrahim Babangida that the late Head of State orchestrated the 12 June 1993 election annulment, which was won by Chief Moshood Abiola Also read: 12 June: How Abacha planned …

Bola Tinubu Support Organisation (United Kingdom chapter) has demanded a formal apology from former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd.) over the annulled 12 June 1993, presidential elections. In a statement on Friday by its Head of Media and Publicity, Mr Muyiwa Adeliyi, the group criticised Babangida for annulling the 12 June 1993, presidential election, widely regarded as Nigeria’s freest …

President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to reaffirm their dedication to the principles of inclusivity, accountability, and transparency to ensure a robust and enduring democracy for future generations. The President, as stated by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, addressed the audience on Tuesday during the 2024 Democracy Day …

As Nigeria prepares for transition from a civilian administration to another, which will climax with the swearing-in of a new President on 29th May 2023, a group of political writers and analysts have put together a book on the aborted Third Republic and the annulment of the historic 12th June 1993 presidential election. The authors, all members of the National …