Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 1993 election has 'acquired a near mythical status on the populist right'. | Credit: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images ...

L-R: Former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida (retired) and ex-Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi. [Facebook] Obi’s remarks highlight the enduring significance of the June 12 election in ...

L-R: Former military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), and late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. [Getty Images/X ...

Since 1993, June 12 has been more than just a date in the calendar for Nigerians. For many, it became a symbol of how the military government crushed long-held hopes of a return to civilian rule. Last ...

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has given reasons why former head of state, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, yielded to pressure from some military henchmen to annul the June 12, 1993 ...

MKO Abiola’s decisive presidential election victory on June 12, 1993, changed that date from ordinary into one of the most significant landmarks in Nigeria’s political history. Today, June 12, is ...