By Chief Segun Odegbami It is early morning of Friday, October 1, 2021. It is the 61st anniversary of Nigeria’s Independence. It is a public holiday when all Nigerians are expected to celebrate their ‘liberation’ from the shackles of colonial rule, the start of self-governance and the establishment of a country designed in their ownContinue reading “Nigeria at 61: Sports on a cliff – to plunge to death, or to learn to fly!”
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Nigeria At 61: Why Buhari Is Right To Say That No Govt. Has Done What His Govt. Has Done
Our great country has once again crossed into a new year. Nigeria at 61 years is a good thing, and as such, every October 1st is a public holiday to give honor to the new age. The Buhari-led administration has been governing the country for the past six years and, truly, Nigerians have seen tremendousContinue reading “Nigeria At 61: Why Buhari Is Right To Say That No Govt. Has Done What His Govt. Has Done”
Yoruba Nation Leader, Akintoye, Blasts Buhari Over Independence Speech
The Ilana Omo Oodua has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to leave Sunday Igboho alone and name those financing terror in the country. The leader of the IOO, who is a renowned historian, Prof. Banji Akintoye, said in a statement on Friday that the speech delivered by Buhari to mark Nigeria’s 61st Independence anniversary had emboldenedContinue reading “Yoruba Nation Leader, Akintoye, Blasts Buhari Over Independence Speech”
Nigeria @61: Anti-Buhari protest, IPOB sit-at-home, killings taint Independence Day
As the nation marked its 61st independence anniversary on Friday, some protesters, with placards bearing ‘Buhari Must Go’, trooped to the streets of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, to show their grievances over the state of the nation. Also, in some parts of the South-East, the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of BiafraContinue reading “Nigeria @61: Anti-Buhari protest, IPOB sit-at-home, killings taint Independence Day”
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