• JUANEWS TO BURKINA FASO | THE CALL OF CONSCIENCE

    > In the spirit of Thomas Sankara, JUANEWS extends a hand of fellowship to the people and leadership of Burkina Faso.

    A nation that stood against imperialism, now has the chance to lead again — by recognizing Biafra’s right to exist.

    Burkina Faso, the torch of justice now calls upon you. ✊🏾

    Recognize Biafra. Defend freedom. Rekindle African dignity.

    #JUANEWS #RecognizeBiafra #BiafraRecognition #BurkinaFaso #ThomasSankaraLegacy #AfricaForBiafra #UmojaWaAfrika
    @PresidenceBF (Presidency of Burkina Faso)

    @gouv_bf (Burkina Faso Government)

    @SidwayaOfficiel (National news outlet)

    @RTBInfo (Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina)

    @Lefaso_net (Popular news site)

    @Burkina24


    📰 JUANEWS TO BURKINA FASO | THE CALL OF CONSCIENCE > In the spirit of Thomas Sankara, JUANEWS extends a hand of fellowship to the people and leadership of Burkina Faso. A nation that stood against imperialism, now has the chance to lead again — by recognizing Biafra’s right to exist. Burkina Faso, the torch of justice now calls upon you. ✊🏾 Recognize Biafra. Defend freedom. Rekindle African dignity. #JUANEWS #RecognizeBiafra #BiafraRecognition #BurkinaFaso #ThomasSankaraLegacy #AfricaForBiafra #UmojaWaAfrika @PresidenceBF (Presidency of Burkina Faso) @gouv_bf (Burkina Faso Government) @SidwayaOfficiel (National news outlet) @RTBInfo (Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina) @Lefaso_net (Popular news site) @Burkina24
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  • BREAKING NEWS: China has said it is ready to drop the tariffs it charges on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations. Nigeria is one of the countries

    BREAKING NEWS: China has said it is ready to drop the tariffs it charges on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations. Nigeria 🇳🇬 is one of the countries
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  • *SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 13/06/2025*

    One survives, 241 die in Air India crash: Tinubu condoles with Modi, victims

    Knocks, kudos as Tinubu honours June 12 heroes

    Governors: Nigeria has made measurable progress

    BOI to unveil impact fund, youth bank

    Petrol imports drop by N2tn as domestic production improves

    Producers export N12.96tn crude as local refiners starve

    Tanker explosion: Stranded motorists lament 24-hour gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

    Nigeria opens camp ahead of African Fencing Championships

    Netanyahu survives opposition attempt to dissolve Israeli parliament

    Trump vows to bring together India, Pakistan to ‘solve anything’

    US senator forcibly removed from Trump official’s press conference

    China offers Nigeria, others duty-free market access

    19-yr-old Nigerian innovator, Ifeoluwa Afolayan wins London college award

    Nigerian arrested for trafficking 15 students in Australia


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    *DID YOU KNOW?*

    * At 1708 metres wide, Victoria Falls in Zambia is the largest curtain of falling water in the world. Its local name is “Mosi-oa-tunya” means “the smoke that thunders”.

    * Hydrogen makes up about 75% of matter in the universe. It’s the fundamental building block from which stars and galaxies are formed.
    ----------------------------

    I don’t view one-party state as good for Nigeria —Tinubu

    ‘Call me names, I’ll still defend your right,’ Tinubu tells Nigerians

    Tinubu celebrates journalism icon, Sam Amuka at 90, confers national honours on him

    June 12: Tinubu carries Abiola’s democratic torch – Shettima

    NASS to Tinubu: Make State of Nation Address to Nigerians from parliament yearly

    Reps considered 2,263 bills in 2 years – Speaker

    10 suspected herders remanded over Benue killings

    Ekiti court orders suspended deity priest to vacate official residence

    Troops kill wanted terrorist leader Auta, 14 others in Zamfara

    FG to revoke dormant oil licences with new policy

    Nigeria produces 97% of OPEC quota – NUPRC

    NNPCL begins monthly report, recorded N748bn profit in April

    NNPCL remits N4.2tn to govt, continues refinery upgrade

    NESREA shuts 25 facilities in four states

    NCDC reports 142 deaths, 747 confirmed cases of Lassa fever in 18 states

    Nigerians urged to gear up for 6G revolution

    11 inmates undergo hernia surgeries at Kuje prison

    Over 3,300 house owners, embassies to lose properties in FCT

    FCTA shuts Apo-Wasa road for project inauguration

    AKTH treats, discharges 15 maggot therapy patients

    UNN best graduate wins £33,000 Commonwealth scholarship

    2026 target for CBT-based WAEC, NECO unrealistic — NAPTAN

    Obasanjo, Osinbajo for Taiwo Odukoya Memorial Lecture

    Ohanaeze lauds Tinubu for honouring Nwosu, wants INEC HQ named after him

    MOSOP hails Tinubu’s pardon of Ogoni nine, seeks exoneration

    Protesters, APC supporters hold parallel rallies in Lagos, Abuja

    Full state pardon for Saro-Wiwa, eight others sparks jubilation in Niger Delta

    Wrongs done to our parents now corrected, says MKO’s son Jamiu

    Alpha-Beta Consulting denounces online medium report as malicious

    Sterling Bank launches N2b private varsity scholarship

    Manufacturers blame high interest rates as exports crash by N746bn

    Two banks have met N500bn recapitalisation target – Report

    Oil production shrinks again, threatens 2mbpd target

    70% of Nigerian households lack water loans – LAPO

    Kano fintech initiative targets 5,000 women, youths

    Commissioning: Apo mechanic traders close shops Friday to honour Tinubu

    Nigeria no longer true democracy, say Atiku, Obi

    Nigeria yet to fulfil democratic promise – Utomi

    One-party state: We’re not obligated to solve your self-inflicted crisis, APC tells opposition

    Gombe gov receives Emir, lists agro-livestock among priority projects

    Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun: Don’t let the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature die

    Mutfwang inaugurates 15 buses to boost transport sector

    Benue gov blames clerics for worsening insecurity

    Yobe gov appoints UK lecturer as Special Adviser

    Zulum commutes death sentences, pardons 66

    Gombe police clamp down on motorcycle use, weapon display

    Ekiti aids 30 storm-hit businesses with recovery funds

    CREDICORP begins Kano campaign

    Taraba sets LG elections for Nov 15

    Kano targets 3.9 million children for polio vaccination in June

    3 Inspectors Detained Over Extortion In Anambra

    June 12: Thugs attack, disrupt democracy protest in Ondo

    Igbokuta community to Sanwo-Olu: stop planned installation of monarch

    Panic as fuel-laden tanker somersaults in Oyo

    Niger man dies in dispute over girlfriend

    Tension in Onitsha as ‘Udo Ga-Achi’ operatives allegedly kill 12-yr-old boy

    Osun Amotekun operative slumps, dies while preparing for work

    Cult killings: Police arrest 46 suspected cultists in Ondo

    Naked man found hanging from tree in Ogun

    Teenage daughter fakes own kidnapping

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    *TODAY IN HISTORY*

    * On this day in 1950, South Africa implemented the Group Areas Act. The law assigned geographically separate residential and business areas for different racial groups, forcing non-whites from the most developed areas.

    ----------------------------

    Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience. – Dorothy Parker

    Good morning


    *Compiled by Hon. Osuji George [email protected], +234-8122200446*
    *SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 13/06/2025* One survives, 241 die in Air India crash: Tinubu condoles with Modi, victims Knocks, kudos as Tinubu honours June 12 heroes Governors: Nigeria has made measurable progress BOI to unveil impact fund, youth bank Petrol imports drop by N2tn as domestic production improves Producers export N12.96tn crude as local refiners starve Tanker explosion: Stranded motorists lament 24-hour gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Nigeria opens camp ahead of African Fencing Championships Netanyahu survives opposition attempt to dissolve Israeli parliament Trump vows to bring together India, Pakistan to ‘solve anything’ US senator forcibly removed from Trump official’s press conference China offers Nigeria, others duty-free market access 19-yr-old Nigerian innovator, Ifeoluwa Afolayan wins London college award Nigerian arrested for trafficking 15 students in Australia ---------------------------- *DID YOU KNOW?* * At 1708 metres wide, Victoria Falls in Zambia is the largest curtain of falling water in the world. Its local name is “Mosi-oa-tunya” means “the smoke that thunders”. * Hydrogen makes up about 75% of matter in the universe. It’s the fundamental building block from which stars and galaxies are formed. ---------------------------- I don’t view one-party state as good for Nigeria —Tinubu ‘Call me names, I’ll still defend your right,’ Tinubu tells Nigerians Tinubu celebrates journalism icon, Sam Amuka at 90, confers national honours on him June 12: Tinubu carries Abiola’s democratic torch – Shettima NASS to Tinubu: Make State of Nation Address to Nigerians from parliament yearly Reps considered 2,263 bills in 2 years – Speaker 10 suspected herders remanded over Benue killings Ekiti court orders suspended deity priest to vacate official residence Troops kill wanted terrorist leader Auta, 14 others in Zamfara FG to revoke dormant oil licences with new policy Nigeria produces 97% of OPEC quota – NUPRC NNPCL begins monthly report, recorded N748bn profit in April NNPCL remits N4.2tn to govt, continues refinery upgrade NESREA shuts 25 facilities in four states NCDC reports 142 deaths, 747 confirmed cases of Lassa fever in 18 states Nigerians urged to gear up for 6G revolution 11 inmates undergo hernia surgeries at Kuje prison Over 3,300 house owners, embassies to lose properties in FCT FCTA shuts Apo-Wasa road for project inauguration AKTH treats, discharges 15 maggot therapy patients UNN best graduate wins £33,000 Commonwealth scholarship 2026 target for CBT-based WAEC, NECO unrealistic — NAPTAN Obasanjo, Osinbajo for Taiwo Odukoya Memorial Lecture Ohanaeze lauds Tinubu for honouring Nwosu, wants INEC HQ named after him MOSOP hails Tinubu’s pardon of Ogoni nine, seeks exoneration Protesters, APC supporters hold parallel rallies in Lagos, Abuja Full state pardon for Saro-Wiwa, eight others sparks jubilation in Niger Delta Wrongs done to our parents now corrected, says MKO’s son Jamiu Alpha-Beta Consulting denounces online medium report as malicious Sterling Bank launches N2b private varsity scholarship Manufacturers blame high interest rates as exports crash by N746bn Two banks have met N500bn recapitalisation target – Report Oil production shrinks again, threatens 2mbpd target 70% of Nigerian households lack water loans – LAPO Kano fintech initiative targets 5,000 women, youths Commissioning: Apo mechanic traders close shops Friday to honour Tinubu Nigeria no longer true democracy, say Atiku, Obi Nigeria yet to fulfil democratic promise – Utomi One-party state: We’re not obligated to solve your self-inflicted crisis, APC tells opposition Gombe gov receives Emir, lists agro-livestock among priority projects Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun: Don’t let the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature die Mutfwang inaugurates 15 buses to boost transport sector Benue gov blames clerics for worsening insecurity Yobe gov appoints UK lecturer as Special Adviser Zulum commutes death sentences, pardons 66 Gombe police clamp down on motorcycle use, weapon display Ekiti aids 30 storm-hit businesses with recovery funds CREDICORP begins Kano campaign Taraba sets LG elections for Nov 15 Kano targets 3.9 million children for polio vaccination in June 3 Inspectors Detained Over Extortion In Anambra June 12: Thugs attack, disrupt democracy protest in Ondo Igbokuta community to Sanwo-Olu: stop planned installation of monarch Panic as fuel-laden tanker somersaults in Oyo Niger man dies in dispute over girlfriend Tension in Onitsha as ‘Udo Ga-Achi’ operatives allegedly kill 12-yr-old boy Osun Amotekun operative slumps, dies while preparing for work Cult killings: Police arrest 46 suspected cultists in Ondo Naked man found hanging from tree in Ogun Teenage daughter fakes own kidnapping ---------------------------- *TODAY IN HISTORY* * On this day in 1950, South Africa implemented the Group Areas Act. The law assigned geographically separate residential and business areas for different racial groups, forcing non-whites from the most developed areas. ---------------------------- Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience. – Dorothy Parker Good morning *Compiled by Hon. Osuji George [email protected], +234-8122200446*
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  • Nigeria Stands As Democratic Example Despite West Africa Coups, Says Akume

    Nigeria Stands As Democratic Example Despite West Africa Coups, Says Akume
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  • 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: AFCON 2025 GROUPS

    GROUP A

    Morocco
    Mali
    Zambia
    Comoros

    GROUP B

    Egypt
    South Africa
    Angola
    Zimbabwe

    GROUP C

    Nigeria
    Tunisia
    Uganda
    Tanzania

    GROUP D

    Senegal
    DR Congo
    Benin
    Botswana

    GROUP E

    Algeria
    Burkina Faso
    Equatorial Guinea
    Sudan

    GROUP F

    🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
    Cameroun
    Gabon
    Mozambique

    AFCON is scheduled to commence on December 21, 2025, in Morocco.

    Opening match: Morocco Vs Comoros

    The tournament final match will take place on January 18, 2026.

    #AFCON
    𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: AFCON 2025 GROUPS ✅ GROUP A 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇲🇱 Mali 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇰🇲 Comoros ✅ GROUP B 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇦🇴 Angola 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe ✅ GROUP C 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇹🇿 Tanzania ✅ GROUP D 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇨🇩 DR Congo 🇧🇯 Benin 🇧🇼 Botswana ✅ GROUP E 🇩🇿 Algeria 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 🇸🇩 Sudan ✅ GROUP F 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire 🇨🇲 Cameroun 🇬🇦 Gabon 🇲🇿 Mozambique AFCON is scheduled to commence on December 21, 2025, in Morocco. Opening match: Morocco Vs Comoros The tournament final match will take place on January 18, 2026. #AFCON
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  • Breaking News

    Davido becomes the first African artiste to buy the 2 door 2026 Mercedes Maybach SL680 worth 1.2 billion Naira .

    The car is not yet available in the market . You can only preorder it and you must show prove that you are capable of maintaining it and buying an extra 2 .

    The level of money Nigerian artistes have now is crazy . Just this year Davido has bought more than 6 luxury cars with none costing less than a billion .

    Moral lesson : God abeg , bless my followers too . Them suppose enjoy .
    Breaking News 🚨🚨🚨 Davido becomes the first African artiste to buy the 2 door 2026 Mercedes Maybach SL680 worth 1.2 billion Naira . The car is not yet available in the market . You can only preorder it and you must show prove that you are capable of maintaining it and buying an extra 2 . The level of money Nigerian artistes have now is crazy . Just this year Davido has bought more than 6 luxury cars with none costing less than a billion . Moral lesson : God abeg , bless my followers too . Them suppose enjoy .
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  • Believe anything you see about the United States at your risk of mental. No one lies more than the news outlets and US politicians. 🤦🏼‍♂️I grew up believing Africa government where the most corrupt - then I became an adult in United States and realised African politicians are still in kindergarten compared to the level of corruption here in the US"  - Singer Dencia.
    Believe anything you see about the United States at your risk of mental. No one lies more than the news outlets and US politicians. 🤦🏼‍♂️I grew up believing Africa government where the most corrupt - then I became an adult in United States and realised African politicians are still in kindergarten compared to the level of corruption here in the US"  - Singer Dencia.
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  • Believe anything you see about the United States at your risk of mental. No one lies more than the news outlets and US politicians. 🤦🏼‍♂️I grew up believing Africa government where the most corrupt - then I became an adult in United States and realised African politicians are still in kindergarten compared to the level of corruption here in the US"  - Singer Dencia.
    Believe anything you see about the United States at your risk of mental. No one lies more than the news outlets and US politicians. 🤦🏼‍♂️I grew up believing Africa government where the most corrupt - then I became an adult in United States and realised African politicians are still in kindergarten compared to the level of corruption here in the US"  - Singer Dencia.
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  • Powerful African
    Powerful African
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  • Genetic studies have revealed that every person alive today can trace their mitochondrial DNA back to one woman, often referred to as "Mitochondrial Eve." She lived in Africa approximately 150,000 to 200,000 years ago. While she wasn’t the only woman of her time, her maternal lineage is the only one that has been passed down continuously through generations.
    Genetic studies have revealed that every person alive today can trace their mitochondrial DNA back to one woman, often referred to as "Mitochondrial Eve." She lived in Africa approximately 150,000 to 200,000 years ago. While she wasn’t the only woman of her time, her maternal lineage is the only one that has been passed down continuously through generations.
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  • Dear All,
    Please pass or share this information to Church members, group chats, NYSC members, children, family and friends who are seriously job hunting.

    WARNING:
    if anybody invites you for a job interview to any of the following addresses below: DO NOT GO PLS

    1. Plot 5, Voda Paint Plc,University Press House, Fumec Bus Stop Off Adeniyi Jones Ogba Lagos.

    2. 3rd floor, 8 Thomas Salako Street, Ogba Bus-Stop, Ikeja Lagos.

    3. Global Project, No: 92 Awolowo way, ikeja. Opposite Man house building, Lagos.

    4. 65c Opebi road, opposite glass house by Salvation b/stop, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos.

    5. HYINSCO Office. No. 4, 2nd floor, upward Sanitas outlet, Alara street, Off commercial avenue, Onike, Sabo Yaba, Lagos.

    6. Plot 5, university press building, along industrial road, Ogba, Lagos.

    7. 4B, Ogungbeye street Oppt African shine by cadbury bus stop, Agidingbi ikeja Lagos

    8. Plot 14, Block A, Voda Paint, Surulere House, Off Fumec bus-stop, Surulere industrial road, Ogba, Lagos.

    9. No 4, Ahl Ogungbeye Street off Amaraolu road, opposite Mega chicken bus stop by first gate, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos.

    10) 32, Olufemi Road, off Ogunlana drive, Surulere Lagos, YDNJI.

    11) 13, Ajumobi street, off Acme Road, Mega chicken bus stop, Ikeja, Lagos.

    12) 6, Deji oyenuga Street, opposite Kehinde odusote Estate, Anthony Village.

    13) No. 1 SHONOLA street OGBA

    (14) No: 2 Sunday street, off Ikorodu Palmgrove, Lagos.

    Others are at Egbeda, IKEJA behind Jabita hotel by Balogun bustop, ALAUSA, so many in Ibadan, Osun state. They are everywhere. now.

    Tell your family and friends the full address, date and time for the interview

    PLEASE NOTE:
    No 3,10 & 14 are ritualists. Pls try to inform whoever you know to be careful and always inform someone else when going for any interview giving full address of Interview location and name.

    Never ever go for Interviews at a place you never applied for a job. Even the ones you genuinely applied should be cross checked before the interview date.

    Any interview invite that is less than 24hrs before the date should be investigated and treated with caution

    These days messages are sent to our phones inviting people for a job you didn't apply for. They are killers!

    BE WARNED DON'T BE A VICTIM
    PLEASE SHARE This important information to job seekers, Friends, loved ones, family members and friends, relatives....
    Dear All, Please pass or share this information to Church members, group chats, NYSC members, children, family and friends who are seriously job hunting. WARNING: if anybody invites you for a job interview to any of the following addresses below: DO NOT GO PLS 1. Plot 5, Voda Paint Plc,University Press House, Fumec Bus Stop Off Adeniyi Jones Ogba Lagos. 2. 3rd floor, 8 Thomas Salako Street, Ogba Bus-Stop, Ikeja Lagos. 3. Global Project, No: 92 Awolowo way, ikeja. Opposite Man house building, Lagos. 4. 65c Opebi road, opposite glass house by Salvation b/stop, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos. 5. HYINSCO Office. No. 4, 2nd floor, upward Sanitas outlet, Alara street, Off commercial avenue, Onike, Sabo Yaba, Lagos. 6. Plot 5, university press building, along industrial road, Ogba, Lagos. 7. 4B, Ogungbeye street Oppt African shine by cadbury bus stop, Agidingbi ikeja Lagos 8. Plot 14, Block A, Voda Paint, Surulere House, Off Fumec bus-stop, Surulere industrial road, Ogba, Lagos. 9. No 4, Ahl Ogungbeye Street off Amaraolu road, opposite Mega chicken bus stop by first gate, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos. 10) 32, Olufemi Road, off Ogunlana drive, Surulere Lagos, YDNJI. 11) 13, Ajumobi street, off Acme Road, Mega chicken bus stop, Ikeja, Lagos. 12) 6, Deji oyenuga Street, opposite Kehinde odusote Estate, Anthony Village. 13) No. 1 SHONOLA street OGBA (14) No: 2 Sunday street, off Ikorodu Palmgrove, Lagos. Others are at Egbeda, IKEJA behind Jabita hotel by Balogun bustop, ALAUSA, so many in Ibadan, Osun state. They are everywhere. now. Tell your family and friends the full address, date and time for the interview PLEASE NOTE: No 3,10 & 14 are ritualists. Pls try to inform whoever you know to be careful and always inform someone else when going for any interview giving full address of Interview location and name. Never ever go for Interviews at a place you never applied for a job. Even the ones you genuinely applied should be cross checked before the interview date. Any interview invite that is less than 24hrs before the date should be investigated and treated with caution These days messages are sent to our phones inviting people for a job you didn't apply for. They are killers! BE WARNED DON'T BE A VICTIM PLEASE SHARE This important information to job seekers, Friends, loved ones, family members and friends, relatives....
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  • Thirty-two years ago, Nigeria stood on the cusp of greatness. The winds of democratic change were sweeping through Africa, and all eyes turned to our nation with hope, hope that Nigeria would rise as a beacon of liberty, justice, and self-determination. I was privileged to be an active participant in that defining chapter, which culminated in a historic election that captured the imagination of the world and reshaped our political destiny.

    It was a moment of great promise and great sacrifice.

    The political class made painful compromises, but it was the Nigerian people who bore the heaviest burden. They yearned for a new democratic order, and many paid dearly for it. I, too, made my fair share of sacrifices, most notably setting aside my own presidential ambition in deference to the late Chief MKO Abiola, a gesture made in faith and fidelity to a higher national cause.

    But others gave far more. The late Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, Tafida Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, Alfred Rewane; these brave souls gave their lives in pursuit of a freer Nigeria. Their memories are etched into our national conscience and must never be forgotten.

    The gains of June 12 were hard-won. But sadly, the democratic promise that blossomed in 1999 is being steadily dismantled before our very eyes.

    Today, Nigeria teeters on the edge of a dangerous precipice—a creeping one-party dictatorship is replacing the democratic order we bled for. Those who laid down their lives did not do so for Nigerians to groan under the yoke of authoritarianism and economic suffocation.

    The ruling party and its federal government now govern with the unmistakable intent to dominate, subdue, and silence. Their tactics are not subtle. Opposition voices are being systematically erased. Contracts for multi-billion-naira infrastructure are funnelled to cronies and family associates of the president. National institutions, once symbols of unity, are being brazenly renamed in honour of a sitting president, as though the country were a private estate.

    What we are witnessing is not governance, it is conquest.

    This government represents the lowest ebb in our democratic journey. Institutions have been weaponized. Policies are crafted not to empower the people but to entrench fear, obedience, and control. The common Nigerian has been abandoned at the altar of elite comfort. And make no mistake: this is the antithesis of everything June 12 stands for.

    We are again at a historic threshold. Nigeria must choose: the path of democratic renewal or the dark alley of despotism.

    The ongoing effort to build a broad, united opposition front is not about power for power’s sake. It is a moral imperative. It is about defending the legacy of June 12. It is about ensuring that no one, no matter how powerful is allowed to privatize the state and reduce the people to pawns in their political chess game.

    It is about reclaiming Nigeria for Nigerians and safeguarding the future of generations unborn.

    This is not just a political contest; it is a moral crusade. A struggle to liberate our economy, our democracy, and our dignity from the grip of authoritarian forces. And like every righteous struggle, it demands courage, clarity, and collective resolve.

    As long as oppression thrives, June 12 lives on, not just as memory, but as movement. The time to rise is now. -AA

    Thirty-two years ago, Nigeria stood on the cusp of greatness. The winds of democratic change were sweeping through Africa, and all eyes turned to our nation with hope, hope that Nigeria would rise as a beacon of liberty, justice, and self-determination. I was privileged to be an active participant in that defining chapter, which culminated in a historic election that captured the imagination of the world and reshaped our political destiny. It was a moment of great promise and great sacrifice. The political class made painful compromises, but it was the Nigerian people who bore the heaviest burden. They yearned for a new democratic order, and many paid dearly for it. I, too, made my fair share of sacrifices, most notably setting aside my own presidential ambition in deference to the late Chief MKO Abiola, a gesture made in faith and fidelity to a higher national cause. But others gave far more. The late Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, Tafida Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, Alfred Rewane; these brave souls gave their lives in pursuit of a freer Nigeria. Their memories are etched into our national conscience and must never be forgotten. The gains of June 12 were hard-won. But sadly, the democratic promise that blossomed in 1999 is being steadily dismantled before our very eyes. Today, Nigeria teeters on the edge of a dangerous precipice—a creeping one-party dictatorship is replacing the democratic order we bled for. Those who laid down their lives did not do so for Nigerians to groan under the yoke of authoritarianism and economic suffocation. The ruling party and its federal government now govern with the unmistakable intent to dominate, subdue, and silence. Their tactics are not subtle. Opposition voices are being systematically erased. Contracts for multi-billion-naira infrastructure are funnelled to cronies and family associates of the president. National institutions, once symbols of unity, are being brazenly renamed in honour of a sitting president, as though the country were a private estate. What we are witnessing is not governance, it is conquest. This government represents the lowest ebb in our democratic journey. Institutions have been weaponized. Policies are crafted not to empower the people but to entrench fear, obedience, and control. The common Nigerian has been abandoned at the altar of elite comfort. And make no mistake: this is the antithesis of everything June 12 stands for. We are again at a historic threshold. Nigeria must choose: the path of democratic renewal or the dark alley of despotism. The ongoing effort to build a broad, united opposition front is not about power for power’s sake. It is a moral imperative. It is about defending the legacy of June 12. It is about ensuring that no one, no matter how powerful is allowed to privatize the state and reduce the people to pawns in their political chess game. It is about reclaiming Nigeria for Nigerians and safeguarding the future of generations unborn. This is not just a political contest; it is a moral crusade. A struggle to liberate our economy, our democracy, and our dignity from the grip of authoritarian forces. And like every righteous struggle, it demands courage, clarity, and collective resolve. As long as oppression thrives, June 12 lives on, not just as memory, but as movement. The time to rise is now. -AA
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