Archives Tag: June 12
June 12th 1993: What You Should Know
April 19, 2022
June 12, 1993, occasioned one of the most popular and equally controversial presidential elections in history. Read more about Politics The election which was annulled by the then Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, led to a series of spiralling events and with General Sani Abacha’s coup later in the same year 1993 and … Continue reading June 12th 1993: What You Should Know
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FG Declares Monday, June 14, As Public Holiday To Mark Democracy Day
April 19, 2022
As part of celebrations for Nigeria’s Democracy Day for this year, June 12, 2021, the government has declared Monday, June 14, as a public holiday. The date (June 12) falls under a weekend (Saturday), prompting the government to go for Monday to ensure citizens have spare time to honour sacrifices made by patriotic Nigerians … Continue reading FG Declares Monday, June 14, As Public Holiday To Mark Democracy Day
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June 12 Democracy Day: Now and Beyond
April 19, 2022
On June 6, 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari declared that June 12 will henceforth be marked as Democracy Day nationwide. The first Democracy Day on June 12 was the moment which ushered in the 2nd coming of President Buhari. And in a jiffy, it is one year already that that the first June 12 Democracy Day … Continue reading June 12 Democracy Day: Now and Beyond
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June 12th: The Significance Of Democracy
April 19, 2022
Nigeria for the first time in her 59-year history will celebrate Democracy Day on the 12th of June. In the past, Democracy Day held on the 29th day of May, a date which its significance lies in the military handover to a civilian government, marking the beginning of the fourth republic, and the present … Continue reading June 12th: The Significance Of Democracy
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