Tag: MOSHOOD ABIOLA
Vanguard dissociates self from anti-Yoruba statement by editorial board chairman
Vanguard Media Limited, publishers of Vanguard Newspapers, as dissociated itself from a disparaging Facebook post about the Yoruba by its Editorial Board Chairman, Ochereome...
June 12: Kola Abiola writes thank you letter to Buhari
Head of the Abiola family, Kola Abiola has written to thank President Muhammadu Buhari for awarding the nation’s highest honour to late Moshood Abiola,...
Fani-Kayode makes U-turn, condemns Buhari for honouring Abiola
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari for declaring June 12 Nigeria’s Democracy Day and conferring the Grand Commander of...
Tsav commends President Buhari for honouring Abiola
Former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Abubakar Tsav, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for honouring late Moshood Abiola 25 years after the annulment...
Hafsat Abiola appointed president of Women in Africa
Human and civil rights activist, Hafsat Abiola-Costello, was on Tuesday June 5 appointed executive president of Women in Africa (WIA) Initiative.
WIA is a global...
Abiola no longer a Nigerian, can’t be given GCFR – Dino...
The senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, caused a stir on the Senate floor on Thursday when he argued that...
Gani Fawehinmi would have rejected award – NCP
The National Conscience Party (NCP) on Thursday hailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day.
Lagos State chairman of the party, Fatai...
Gani Fawehinmi’s family accepts national honour, thanks FG
The family of late human rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, on Thursday thanked the Federal Government for its decision to give its patriarch a...
After condemning Falz, MURIC hails Buhari for honouring Abiola
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for declaring June 12 as Democracy Day.
Director of MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, made the...
June 12: Kola Abiola keeps mum as sisters express joy
Kola Abiola, the first son of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Moshood Abiola, has maintained his characteristic silence in...