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June 12: Abiola’s Posthumous Honour And The 2019 Election Politics, By Omoshola Deji

Nigerians assembled at the polls on June 12, 1993 to expunge dictatorship and usher in purposeful leadership. The widely acclaimed free, fair and credible presidential election, presumably won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, was annulled by the General Ibrahim Babangida led military regime. Abiola was incarcerated by successive military government(s) till he died in…

Late MKO Abiola’s Wife Declares Lagos Guber Ambition

One of the wives of late MKO Abiola, Dupe Onitiri-Abiola, has declared her intention to occupy the Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos Government House in 2015. Onitiri-Abiola made her gubernatorial ambition known in Lagos on Monday. According to her, she has solutions to the problems of unemployment, electricity and education facing Lagos State. She also revealed her…