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No elaborate Independence celebration till 2014 – Jonathan say
Nigerians would continue to witness low key independence anniversary till 2014 when there would be an extravagant carnival, President Goodluck Jonathan has said.
The President made the disclosure at a press conference in Urugwiro Village, Rwandan...
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Our conditions for peace, by Boko Haram
ABUJA— Members of the Jaamatus Ahlus Sunnah Lid Daawatis Wal Jihad, a.k.a. Boko Haram yesterday celebrated the inability of the Federal Government to celebrate the nation’s 51st independence anniversary at the Eagle Square owing to threats...
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Independence Day Tragedy: Man sets pregnant wife, 2 sons ablaze in Enugu
While Nigerians were celebrating the 51st independence anniversary yesterday, a man was busy attacking his family, Alexander Ndubuisi Egeonu set ablaze members of his family made up of his pregnant wife and two sons aged between two and three...
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Bomb threat: Police intensifies patrol in FCT
ABUJA — FOLLOWING the threat by the Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) to disrupt today’s celebration of Nigeria’s 51st Independence anniversary, Police Authorities have intensified aerial and ground patrols in the Federal...
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An overview of Nigerian sports at 51st Independence
“Happy 51st Independence to our great nation: Nigeria”
Some years before independence, only few Nigerians had taken the international sports field by storm. The likes of Emmanuel lfejuna who won a gold medal in high jump during the...
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Nigeria at 51: The future is bright, Jonathan says
Happy 51st Independence Day Celebration, Nigeria. -NigeriaTrends.com
AS the twin evils of bad governance and corruption continue to bedevil Nigeria’s underdevelopment, President Goodluck Jonathan, on the country’s 51st Independence Anniversary,...
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Niger-Delta oil militants threaten independence day attacks
Militants from oil producing Niger Delta on Wednesday threatened to bomb areas in the capital Abuja, scene of last year’s Independence Day bombings which killed 12 people.
MEND
Abuja’s Eagle Square which MEND threatened to target usually...
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Nigeria at 51: Clergy decries rising poverty
ASABA - A Catholic Priest in Delta, Rev Fr Buchi Aninye, has decried the rising level of poverty in the country, saying that the prevailing situation was worrisome, 51 years after the nations’ independence.
Aninye, who officiated at an...
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Boko Haram to mark nation’s independence with bombings
ABUJA— Security agencies have revealed fresh plans by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram to attack selected high profile targets in the federal capital ahead of this weekend’s independence anniversary.
The SSS claimed that the attacks are coming...
