Tag: INDEPENDENCE DAY
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Independence Day 2022: Buhari’s Full Speech
INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S 62ND INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ON 1ST OCTOBER, 2022 Fellow Nigerians, 1. I address you today, with a deep sense of gratitude to God and a high level of appreciation to all…
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Ukrainians Mark 31st Independence Day amid Fears of New Attacks
Ukrainians revelled in a surreal display of burnt-out Russian tanks and armour laid out this week as war trophies in central Kyiv to mark the 31st anniversary of independence, but fears of fresh Russian attacks lurked behind their show of defiance. An air raid siren perforated an eerie calm in Kyiv on the morning…
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I wonder why Buhari thanked Britain for Nigeria’s unification –Falana
The Nigerian human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said he was amazed that the President, Muhammadu Buhari, could thank Britain for uniting Nigeria in his Independence Day speech. In his Independence Day speech, the President had said, “For 1st of October 1960 to happen, all hands were on deck. East,…