Tag: Nigeria@61

Independence Day speech: “Nigeria decomposing from within”, Bishop Kukah attacks Buhari again

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Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has drawn attention once again to the perilous state of Nigeria, declaring that the nation is decomposing from within. Bishop Kukah, who spoke in a sermon on September 23, at the ‘Priestly Ordination of Five Deacons’, which was held at the Holy Family Cathedral, said, Nigeria is a broken country. It is decomposing from within. Our heart is broken and lives are hemorrhaging by the day. The church made available the text of the sermon to coincide with Nigerias 61st anniversary as…

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State of the Nation@61: ‘Only equity, justice can silence secessionist agitators’ – AbdulSalami

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Former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar, (rtd), has said that the only sure way to solve the problem of agitations for succession in the country is for the government to ensure equity, fairness and justice in appointments and distribution of the commonwealth. The former Head of State stated this while speaking to newsmen in Minna, to mark the 61st Independence Day Anniversary of the nation. According to him, The nation has come a long way together as an indivisible united entity, it cannot break up despite agitations for succession…

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Independence Day: Obasanjo absent as Buhari, Jonathan, AbdulSalami attend event in Abuja

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was conspicuously absent yesterday during the 61st Independence Anniversary ceremony at the Eagle Square, in Abuja. The ceremony, which was presided by President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, was also attended by former Head of State, Gen. AbdulSalami Abubakar (rtd); former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience as well as former Vice-President, Namadi Sambo. Others in attendance include Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko; cabinet ministers and other personalities. Also at the…

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Nigeria@61: ‘Your speech mocked Nigerians’, CSO slams Buhari

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…Accuses FG, military over alleged failure to secure Nigerians As Nigerians reflect on Nigerias 61st independence anniversary, yesterday, a civil society organisation, Concerned Nigerians, (CN), asserted and alleged that President Muhammadu Buharis Independence Day speech mocked Nigerians based on issues affecting the lives of citizens. This was contained in a statement signed by the CN convener, Comrade Deji Adeyanju, while reacting to the broadcast made by President Buhari to the nation on attaining 61 years of independence from colonial rule. Recall that the Presidents Independence Day broadcast mentioned that, In…

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Independence Day speech: “You were a child when we negotiated Nigeria’s Independence”, Adebanjo to Buhari

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Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), for saying that Nigerias unity is not negotiable. Adebanjo said that Buhari, who is 78-years-old, ought to have known that Nigerias Independence and terms of unity were negotiated in the 1950s, but the President was a small boy at the time, hence his ignorance. The 93-year-old Afenifere leader said this during a live chat with newsmen yesterday while responding to the Presidents Independence Day speech. Recall that President Buhari had said that the unity of Nigeria remains non-negotiable. However,…

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61 Years of Independence, 22 Years of return to Civil Rule in Nigeria: Another era of Despair and Turbulence?

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By Abubakar Ahmed Colonial Britain was forced to grant political independence to Nigeria on the 1st of October, 1960, just as it did to most of her colonies across the globe, either a bit earlier than Nigeria, or a bit later. This was actually triggered by India since 1948 and Pakistan, which was created out of vengeance by the subdued British to spite and put India on a permanent political misery which served as an eye-opener to other colonial hubs elsewhere.  Nigeria welcomed the new development as a foundation stone…

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Nigeria at 61: Equity, justice, antidote to secession agitations ? Gen Abdulsalami

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Former Military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, (rtd), has said that equity and justice will end the on-going agitation for secession from various sections of the country. Abubakar gave his advice while addressing newsmen ahead of Nigerias 61st Independence Anniversary, in Minna, the Niger State capital, yesterday. He urged Nigerians to be patriotic and disciplined in confronting the current challenges facing the country, adding that for the country to attain greatness, all citizens must work together and contribute their own quota in ensuring good democratic governance. He said that…

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‘Nigerias 61 years of Independence provides strong source of unity, strength’MaiMala Buni

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The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee and Yobe State governor,MaiMala Buni, has said Nigerias 61 years of Independence, provides a strong source of unity and strength. The Governor said, in an issued statement, signed by his Director-General, Press Affairs and Media,Mamman Mohammed,the long history of integration among the various ethnic, and socio-cultural groups should be a source of unity in diversity for the country at 61 years, Nigerians should concentrate on issues that unite the country rather than divisive tendencies. Buni said although Nigeria…

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