Nigeria, June 12 -- President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on Dapo Olorunyomi, the publisher of PREMIUM TIMES. The president also conferred national honours on other Nigerians who fought for the country's democracy, including those who have died.

Mr Tinubu announced these on Thursday while addressing the National Assembly at the House of Representatives chambers in Abuja.

Mr Olorunyomi, a veteran journalist, was one of those who used journalistic tools to demand Nigeria's return to democracy during the Sani Abacha dictatorship. He was attacked by security agencies and arrested alongside his wife, Ladi. He and the family had to seek exile abroad. His colleague, Kunle Ajibade, wa...