The late philanthropist, businessman and politician, MKO Abiola, is by all standards an unforgettable person and personality in the post-independence modern history of Africa. In his native Nigeria, he ultimately became unforgettable as a billionaire that won what is regarded as the fairest and freest election of a complex and chaotic State struggling and, perhaps […]
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The Director-General, DG, of the Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Organisation, Hafsat Abiola, has said she is leading the campaign efforts of Governor Yahaya Bello because she has studied the aspirant and has seen in him the qualities needed to take Nigeria to its right destination. Hafsat Abiola, daughter of the winner of the 1993 presidential […]
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How he was assassinated by the military Former Heads of state connectionsBy Our Correspondents Twenty-two years after, the circumstances and actual cause of the death of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, arguably the most celebrated African billionaire businessman remain shrouded in secrecy. One account has it that he was poisoned with a cup of tea, […]
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By Anthony Kila The late MKO Abiola is by all standards an unforgettable person and personality. In his Nigeria, he ultimately became unforgettable as a billionaire that won what is regarded as the fairest and freest election of a complex and chaotic State struggling and perhaps ultimately incapable of becoming a nation. Abiola is now […]
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Before his assassination, Abiola had high hopes for freedom and power, having been assured that he would be released. According to top military officers who are now retired, the assurances of his freedom came from those that plotted the death of Abacha. Theories, theories and more theories without any reliable proof. So far, it has […]
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On the day that Abiola was to be released from prison, he met with a U.S. delegation in Nigeria which included Assistant Secretary Susan Rice and Under Secretary for Political Affairs, and Special Envoy to Nigeria, Thomas Pickering, to discuss the country’s planned transition to democratic rule. During the meeting, Abiola suddenly became ill, collapsed […]
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My dear Gani,Praise be to God for your life and the courage, fortitude and determination with which He endowed you. May we live long to be of service to each other in the contribution we make to the development, peace and justice/fairplay in Nigeria and beyond. The “Express” story is a hoax. True, both Anan […]
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To most Northern politicians, accounts of Maj. Al-Mustapha on the circumstances surrounding the death of the business mogul and politician, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola was more than enough to desire as most of them were contented referring to it. For instance, the Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa state, Mohammed […]
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Chief Kenny Martins, 64, is a successful business man and twin brother to the late wife of former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo A Lagos indigene, he attended Premier Day School, Yaba, Lagos, United Primary School, Aiyetoro, Egbado, Comprehensive High School, Aiyetoro, Egbado, both in Ogun State, and Orange Coast College, Orange County, California, USA, where […]
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