Nigeria at 60
OPINION: NIGERIA AT 60: Buhari fires on all cylinders
By FEMI ADESINA President Muhammadu Buhari came sparkling as Nigeria marked her Diamond Jubilee on Thursday, October 1. In the National Broadcast to commemorate the day, the President fired on all cylinders. He was forthright, matter-of-fact, not pulling punches. It was moment of truth, hour of reckoning, and he just said it as it […]
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Nigeria @60: What to Celebrate
By Adamu Sodangi Aliyu Nigeria is 60 years old today as an independent sovereign nation. Rejoice and celebrate with Nigeria and Nigerians this independence anniversary; as a free, independent, sovereign nation and as free, independent citizens of a free nation. If you’re a Nigerian anywhere in the world it is your day, celebrate the anniversary […]
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AM I 60 TODAY?
By Rilwan Muhammad The realisation that I’d be 60 today didn’t even jolt me until I saw my children (Nigerians) in green and white T-shirts, some of them with ‘customised’ facemasks loosely placed about their face, ready to celebrate me at 60. Now that this corona virus has overstayed its welcome in my land, […]
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NIGERIA @60: Future of Nigeria depends on quality of our youth – Bauchi Speaker
The Chairman, Conference of Speakers of Northeast and Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Y Suleiman says the future of Nigeria largely depends on the quality of its youth, hence the need to give them the required mentorship to ensure the greater Nigeria in the future. In his congratulatory message to commemorate […]
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Nigeria @ 60, Gombe @ 24: Double Cheers in Gombe State
By Ismaila Uba Misilli The mood nationwide is genial as Nigerians celebrate 60 years of nationhood. To analysts and commentators alike, the situation is not different except the expected divergence of opinion on our level of success, depending on perceptions and may be convictions. While some would claim there is not much to celebrate, others […]
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Nigeria@60: Let’s celebrate unity first
By Usman Abdullahi Koli Nigeria became a British protectorate in the year 1901. The country was liberated from the sheckles of colonialism in 1960 when a strong movement of patriotic Nigerians succeeded in gaining her independence. Nigeria first became a republic in 1963, but succumbed to military rule three years after a bloody coup […]
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