Tag: Independence Day
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Google celebrates Nigeria’s 61st Independence with a doodle
Google celebrates Nigeria’s 61st Independence with a doodle
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Nigeria @61: President Buhari’s Independence Day message to Nigerians [FULL TEXT]
President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his commitment to ensure that the country remains united despite agitations for secession in some parts of the country.
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Police beef up security ahead of Independence Day anniversary
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has assured the nation of ‘maximum security’ as the country marks its 61st independence anniversary on Friday. He stated that the Force has instituted adequate security measures to protect the citizens, ensure the success of all the activities lined up for the anniversary celebration and prevent any ugly situation…
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HORROR! Five suspects rape 11-year-old to death on Independence Day
An 11-year-girl was on Thursday, October 1 (Nigeria’s independence Day) raped to death in Lagos. Five suspects have been arrested by police in connection with the incident. It was gathered that the victim, Favour Okechukwu, was gang-raped until she died in a shack in the Power Line area of Ejigbo community. Sources said the assault…
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UPDATE: Buhari backtracks on open air Independence Day address
President Muhammadu Buhari will no longer address Nigerians from the Eagle Square on Independence Day, Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity has said. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Adesina as saying the update supersedes his earlier statement indicating an open-air live Presidential Address on October 1. “As part of activities commemorating the…
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Independence Day: FG declares Oct 1 public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, as a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Nigerians on the celebration of the country’s Diamond Jubilee and assured them of government’s commitment to the socio-economic transformation…
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161 Nigerians arrive from Libya on Independence Day
As the nation celebrates her 59th independence anniversary, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) received another batch of 161 stranded Nigerian returnees from Libya. Alhaji Idris Muhammed, the Coordinator, NEMA Lagos Territorial Office, confirmed the development to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. Muhammed said the Nigerians arrived at the Cargo Wing…
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Zimbabwe celebrates first independence day without Mugabe
Zimbabwe marks its first independence day without Robert Mugabe in power on Wednesday, with new leader Emmerson Mnangagwa vowing to hold “credible” elections and turn around the southern African country’s moribund economy. Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe from independence in 1980 until last November when he was forced to resign under pressure from his party, the military…
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2019: I’ll formally declare my presidential ambition on Independence Day – Fayose
Governor Ayodele Fayose Ekiti State has said he will officially declare his intention to run for the 2019 presidential election on Nigeria’s Independence Day, October 1. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Governor Fayose had for a while now revealed that he is determined to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari come 2019. Fielding questions from journalists at…
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We’ll mark Biafra Independence Day May 22 – MASSOB
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has declared May 22 as Biafra Independence Day across the country, urging all Igbos worldwide to join in the celebration. They noted that unlike in the past, this year’s celebration would be held for seven days, assuring that the exercise throughout the period…