Archives Tag: M.K.O. Abiola
Kudirat Abiola: The Assassination of a June 12 Icon
April 19, 2022
When news of the assassination of Kudirat Abiola hit the airwaves on June 4, 1996, to save face, the military administration of General Sani Abacha quickly announced a reward of $45,000 for whoever has information about her murder. Kudirat was the second but most senior wife of the acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential elections, … Continue reading Kudirat Abiola: The Assassination of a June 12 Icon
By adedoyin
The Killer Tea That Silenced the Outspoken M.K.O Abiola
April 19, 2022
It is a good time to recall that Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola did not die under the terrible regime of General Sani Abacha. In fact, Abiola died on 7th July 1998, barely a month after Abacha himself died under unexplainable, strange and suspicious circumstances. General Abdulsalami Abubakar had assumed power as head of state immediately … Continue reading The Killer Tea That Silenced the Outspoken M.K.O Abiola
By adedoyin
June 12, Remembering MKO Abiola
April 19, 2022
It was a sunny Saturday morning where I lived. As I recall, my parents were bubbly at the idea of voting for a decade; so bubbly, I wished I was old enough to go out with them and cast my own ballot. Things were truly different then. The politicking was based on sound ideology; the … Continue reading June 12, Remembering MKO Abiola
By nehijesu
June 12, This Day in History
April 19, 2022
How time flies! History, I believe is to be carefully examined for knowledge and as a medium of learning from mistakes of the past to avoid re-occurrence in the future and drawing an appreciable lesson from that will bring about advancement and improvement on what currently exist. This day in the history of our nation … Continue reading June 12, This Day in History
By samuel-orija