Nigeria Democracy Day Protests
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Nigerians are set to mark Democracy Day on June 12 with nationwide protests against insecurity and hardship. Discussions also focus on deepening the nation's democracy, with past elections and presidential deals being debated.
June 12: Rescue Oyo pupils, other kidnap victims, protesters tell Tinubu
- Pro-democracy activists protested across Nigeria on June 12, demanding an end to worsening insecurity and the rescue of abducted citizens, particularly school pupils from Oyo State. - Activists criticized President Bola Tinubu's administration for failing to address rising insecurity, economic hardship, and declining democratic culture. - Human rights lawyer Femi Falana joined a Lagos rally, hig…
June 12: Gabam-led SDP pays tribute to Abiola, seeks credible elections
- The Social Democratic Party (SDP) leadership paid tribute to MKO Abiola on Democracy Day, honoring his legacy from the annulled 1993 election. - The party called for credible elections and stronger …
Nigeria's democracy remains weak, lessons of June 12 unlearnt: PDP
- Nigeria's democracy remains fragile 33 years after the annulled June 12, 1993 election, according to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). - The PDP stated that successive authorities have failed to l…
June 12 heroes’ labour must not be in vain - SDP presidential candidate
- The Social Democratic Party presidential candidate urged Nigerians to recommit to democratic values and warned that the sacrifices of democratic heroes must not be in vain. - He highlighted June 12,…
For The Record: President Tinubu’s Democracy Day Address On June 12 (Full Text)
- President Bola Tinubu addressed Nigerians on Democracy Day, celebrating 27 years of unbroken democratic rule since 1999. - He highlighted the significance of the ballot box in the nation's democrati…