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See The Real Result Of The June 12 1993 Presidential Election And Why It Was Annulled

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According To Oldnaija, Here we go behind the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election in Nigeria. This election is considered the freest and fairest election in the annals of Nigeria’s history. Then why was it annulled? Background On the 31st of December, 1983, the military aborted the second attempt of Alhaji Sheu Shagari to run a democratic government due to gross electoral misconducts that happened during the…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

Background

On the 31st of December, 1983, the military aborted the second attempt of Alhaji Sheu Shagari to run a democratic government due to gross electoral misconducts that happened during the election. The military seized power in a bloodless coup and installed Major-General Mohammadu Buhari as the Head of State and the Commander-In-Chief of the armed forces.

Realizing Buhari’s administration had no intention of returning power to the democratic government, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, the Chief of Army Staff to Maj.-Gen. Buhari seized the power in a bloodless coup on the 27th of August, 1985 and instantly began to plan the transition to a civil rule programme.

After several false declarations that the transition programme had commenced, President Babangida’s military administration found itself under much pressure within and outside the country to return power to the democratic government. Unable to bear the pressure, President Babangida’s administration set up an electoral commission (National Electoral Commission) under the chairmanship of Prof. Humphrey Nwosu to conduct an election that will usher in the much desired democratic government.

June 12 1993 Presidential Election
The National Electoral Commission (NEC) registered two political parties for the election. The two parties were: Social Democratic Party (SDP) with M.K.O. Abiola as the party’s flag bearer; and National Republican Convention (NRC) which had a Kano businessman, Bashiru Tofa, as its flag bearer. The political parties, both SDP and NRC, lavished a huge sum of money on their political campaigns. In fact, the campaigns were considered the “most robust” political campaigns in Nigeria.

However, the chairman of NEC, Prof. Humphrey Nwosu and other officials of the electoral commission set June 12, 1993 as the date for the presidential election which was to bring an end to the military regime of President Babangida

For the first time in the history of Nigeria, almost all eligible Nigerians trooped out to cast their votes. More than half of the votes went to M.K.O. Abiola which thus gave him a clean victory over his opponent, Bashiru Tofa. In fact, Bashiru Tofa lost in his ward which showed how acceptable M.K.O. Abiola was throughout the Country.

Result of the June 12, 1993 presidential election:.

Social Democratic Party (SDP) – 8,341,309 = 58.36%

National Republican Convention (NRC) – 5,952,087 = 41.64%
TOTAL- 14,293,396- 100%

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No sooner had NEC began to announce the result of the election than President Ibrahim Babangida declared it annulled. In the annulment speech delivered by Babangida, he said

The whole world was stunned and enraged, particularly Nigerians. This was followed by riots, street protests and planned civil disobedience. The country was thrown into sudden chaos. Consequently, President Babangida stepped aside on the 26th of August 1993 and set up the Chief Earnest Shonekan led Interim National Government which Gen. Sanni Abacha later sacked on November 17, 1993, and took over the government. This again caused fresh riots and protests in the country which left many people locked behind bars and some, dead.

Abiola Versus Abacha

For some reasons, M.K.O. Abiola believed that Gen. Sanni Abacha, the new Head of State, will hand over power back to him and therefore persuaded many of his followers to support his administration. But the reverse was the case! Abacha didn’t do what M.K.O. Abiola had expected him to do.

This enraged Abiola and forced him to declare a Government of National Unity at Epetedo in Lagos, on the 11th of June, 1994. In a speech titled ‘Enough is Enough’, Abiola said,

Abiola’s action led to his arrest and imprisonment. Two years later, while struggling to restore her husband’s mandate, Abiola’s wife, Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, was assassinated on the 4th of June, 1996. Abacha’s government was accused of the assassination.

Gen. Sani Abacha’s iron-handed regime came to an end on the 8th of June, 1998 due to his sudden death which cause, till today, remains controversial.

M.K.O Abiola’s Controversial Death
Thirty days later, 7th of July, 1998, Abiola died in the presidential clinic after a meeting with some American delegates at the Akinola Aguda House in the presidential villa. The American delegates were Thomas Pickering, US under-secretary for political affairs, Susan Rice, assistant secretary of state for Africa and William Twaddell who was the US ambassador to Nigeria.

Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar had taken over the government on the 9th of June, 1998, immediately after Abacha’s death. He eventually handed power over to the democratic government of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on the 29th of May, 1999. Now Discover More History News And Others

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Guy Fawkes’ punishment was one of the most severe in English history – here’s what happens when a body is hung, drawn and quartered

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Fawkes and his co-conspirators were sentenced to hanging, drawing and quartering. Crispijn van de Passe the Elder/ Wikimedia Commons

After their infamous plot to destroy parliament was foiled, Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators received one of the most severe judicial sentences in English history: hanging, drawing and quartering. According to the Treason Act 1351 , this punishment involved…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

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That you be drawn on a hurdle to the place of execution, where you shall be hanged by the neck and being alive cut down, your privy members shall be cut off and your bowels taken out and burned before you, your head severed from your body and your body divided into four quarters to be disposed of at the King’s pleasure.

This process aimed not only to inflict excruciating pain on the condemned, but to serve as a deterrent – demonstrating the fate of those who betrayed the Crown. While Fawkes reportedly jumped from the gallows – which meant he avoided the full extent of his punishment – his co-conspirators apparently weren’t so lucky.

By dissecting each stage of this medieval punishment from an anatomical perspective, we can understand the profound agony each of them endured.

Torture for confession

Before his public execution on January 31 1606, Fawkes was tortured to force a confession about his involvement in the “gunpowder plot”.

The Tower of London records confirm that King James I personally authorised “the gentler tortures first”. Accounts reveal that Fawkes was stretched on the rack – a device designed to slowly pull the limbs in opposite directions. This stretching inflicted severe trauma on the shoulders, elbows and hips, as well as the spine.

The forces exerted by the rack probably exceeded those required for joint or hip dislocation under normal conditions.

Substantive differences between Fawkes’ signatures on confessions between November 8 and shortly before his execution may indicate the amount of nerve and soft tissue damage sustained. It also illustrates how remarkable his final leap from the gallows was.

An engraving depicting a person being tortured on the rack.
The rack slowly pulled a prisoner’s limbs in opposite directions. Wellcome Collection/ Wikimedia Commons , CC BY-SA

Stage 1: hanging (partial strangulation)

After surviving the torture of the rack, Fawkes and his gang faced the next stage of their punishment: hanging. But this form of hanging only partially strangled the condemned – preserving their consciousness and prolonging their suffering.

Partial strangulation exerts extreme pressure on several critical neck structures. The hyoid bone , a small u-shaped structure above the larynx, is prone to bruising or fracture under compression .

Simultaneously, pressure on the carotid arteries restricts blood flow to the brain, while compression of the jugular veins causes pooling of blood in the head – probably resulting in visible haemorrhages in the eyes and face.

Because the larynx and trachea (both essential for airflow) are partially obstructed, this makes breathing laboured. Strain on the cervical spine and surrounding muscles in the neck can lead to tearing, muscle spasms or dislocation of the vertebra – causing severe pain. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

Fawkes brought his agony to a premature end by leaping from the gallows. Accounts from the time tell us:

His body being weak with the torture and sickness, he was scarce able to go up the ladder – yet with much ado, by the help of the hangman, went high enough to break his neck by the fall.

This probably caused him to suffer a bilateral fracture of his second cervical vertebra, assisted by his own bodyweight – an injury known as the “hangman’s fracture” .

Stage 2: Drawing (disembowelment)

After enduring partial hanging, the victim would then be “drawn” – a process which involved disembowelling them while still alive. This act mainly targeted the organs of the abdominal cavity – including the intestines, liver and kidney, as well as major blood vessels such as the abdominal aorta.

The physiological response to disembowelment would have been immediate and severe. The abdominal cavity possesses a high concentration of pain receptors – particularly around the membranous lining of the abdomen . When punctured, these pain receptors would have sent intense pain signals to the brain, overwhelming the body’s capacity for pain management . Shock would soon follow due to the rapid drop in blood pressure caused by massive amounts of blood loss.

Stage 3: quartering (dismemberment)

Quartering was also supposed to be performed while the victim was still alive. Though no accounts exist detailing at what phase victims typically lost consciousness during execution, it’s highly unlikely many survived the shock of being drawn.

So, at this stage, publicity superseded punishment given the victim’s likely earlier demise. Limbs that were removed from criminals were preserved by boiling them with spices. These were then toured around the country to act as a deterrent for others.

Though accounts suggest Fawkes’s body parts were sent to “the four corners of the United Kingdom”, there is no specific record of what was sent where. However, his head was displayed in London .

Traitor’s punishment

The punishment of hanging, drawing and quartering was designed to be as anatomically devastating as it was psychologically terrifying. Each stage of the process exploited the vulnerabilities of the human body to create maximum pain and suffering, while also serving as a grim reminder of the consequences of treason.

This punishment also gives us an insight into how medieval justice systems used the body as a canvas for social and political messaging. Fawkes’s fate, though unimaginable today, exemplifies the extremes to which the state could, and would, go to maintain control, power and authority over its subjects.

The sentence of hanging, drawing and quartering was officially removed from English law as part of the Forfeiture Act of 1870 .

 

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OPINION: 4 Children Who Were Sentenced to life imprisonment At A Young Age And what They Did

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There are many unusual things happening across the world. Children are charming and lovely, yet others are really dangerous and have been involved in a variety of illegal activities in society.

In this post, we’ll look at four children who were condemned to life in jail Please keep in mind that some of these children are now adults…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

1. Joshua Phillips:

Joshua Phillips stabbed his neighbor’s eight-year-old daughter and put the girl’s body under his bed at home. After eight days, his mother discovered the body.

Joshua Phillips was fourteen years old when he committed this act, according to reports, and he was sentenced to life in jail.

Take a look at how Joshua Phillips is now.

2. Eric Smith:

Eric Smith, according to sources, was condemned to life in jail many years ago. Eric Smith was just 13 years old when he hit a 4-year-old boy with a rock and killed him.

Following multiple conversations with Eric, he stated that he was bullied by several senior kids at his school and that he killed the youngster because he was irritated and upset. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

3. Lionel Tate:

Lionel Tate was one of the youngest people to get a life sentence.

According to sources, when he was 13 years old, Lionel Tate killed his neighbor’s six-year-old daughter.

Lionel Tate claimed he was boxing with the young girl.

4. Brian Lee Draper:

Brian Lee Draper was sentenced to life in prison in 2006 for murdering a classmate, according to reports.

The murder was committed by Brian Lee Draper and his friend Torey Adamcik, who was sixteen years old at the time.

Parents should always endeavor to teach their children how to be good children, as well as pray for them.

 

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Lady Caught Feeding Neighbor’s Baby With Faeces & Urine Speaks From Prison, Gives This Ugly Reason

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A woman named Stella Namwanje was arrested in Uganda for allegedly committing an atrocious act against her neighbor’s baby. Reports indicate that she was caught on video defecating and urinating on the infant before feeding him the waste. This shocking behavior has drawn widespread condemnation and raised serious concerns about the child’s welfare…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

The incident took place in the Binyonyi A area of the Nyendo-Mukungwe division. Local authorities acted swiftly after the disturbing footage circulated on social media, prompting community outrage. The police have since taken Namwanje into custody to investigate the circumstances surrounding her actions and ensure the safety of the child.

The case has sparked discussions about the need for stronger measures to protect vulnerable individuals, especially children, from abuse. It highlights the alarming reality of child torture and the psychological issues that may drive such behavior. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

As the investigation unfolds, the community is rallying to support the affected family and prevent similar incidents in the future. The legal proceedings against Namwanje will likely focus on the extent of her actions and the necessary repercussions for such a heinous crime.

 

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