Tinubu Honours June 12 Heroes, Renames Kaduna Petroleum Institute After Yar’Adua
Abuja, June 12, 2026 — President Bola Tinubu has announced the revitalisation and renaming of the Institute of Petroleum Studies in Kaduna in honour of the late Gen. Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, while also conferring national honours on dozens of pro-democracy activists and military officers who played significant roles in Nigeria’s June 12 democratic struggle. The […]
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