Every June 12, Nigeria observes a significant date that embodies both the aspirations for democracy and the painful betrayal of that dream. This day commemorates the 1993 presidential election, ...

June 12: ‘Nigeria’s political elites have benefited most from this democracy’ 1h T hirty-two years ago, a free and fair election in Nigeria won by Chief M.K.O. Abiola was annulled by the ...

The June 12, 1993, pro-democracy struggle in Nigeria is widely remembered for the resistance to military rule and the eventual transition to civilian governance. However, dominant narratives often ...

June 12 gave Nigeria more than a memory—it offered a mandate. That mandate calls for institutions that serve, leaders who listen, and citizens who participate with purpose.

Nigeria’s former President Muhammadu Buhari was buried in the backyard of his home in Daura, a town in the northern Katsina ...

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined to 22.22 percent in June 2025, marking a modest improvement from the 22.97 percent ...

Chief MKO Abiola won the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election — considered Nigeria’s freest and fairest — but was arrested after declaring himself president and died in military ...