Tag: MKO Abiola

Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said the winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Chief MKO Abiola, should be declared a former President of Nigeria because of the mandate which was freely given to him by millions of Nigerians at the poll. Aregbesola said this while…

Banks, schools and government offices were all shut in Osun on Tuesday as workers in the state observed the June 12 public holiday declared by the state government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that June 12 has always been observed as holiday by states in the South-west region…

Activists, Civil society organisations and students from various institutions in Osun state joined other Nigerians to commemorate the 25th anniversary of June 12, 1993. President Muhammadu Buhari last week, June 5, announced that henceforth, Democracy Day in Nigeria will be annually celebrated on June 12 and not May 29. With…

In recognition of June 12 as a watershed in the history of the nation, states in the South-West, Oyo, Ogun, Osun and Lagos, have declared Tuesday public holiday. The Oyo State government at the weekend declared the day work-free. The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun, said…