2023 Elections: I’d rather die than fail my supporters – Peter Obi; Make another Tafawa Balewa out of me – Atiku tells supporters in Gombe | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

2023 Elections: I’d rather die than fail my supporters – Peter Obi Make another Tafawa Balewa out of me – Atiku tells supporters in Gombe Supreme Court orders retrial of Ogun PDP governorship legal battle Joint security operatives rescue 76 travellers in Kaduna Ex-Akeredolu’s aide abducted, kidnappers demand N100m Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the... Read More

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December 7, 2014

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0ver 600,000 people attend ‘The Experience’ in Lagos (PHOTOS)

by Jewel Stephen On Friday the 5th of December 2014 would not be forgotten in a hurry as the 9th edition of The Experience Lagos took place at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS). The event witnessed over 600,000 men, women and children who came en masse for what has come to be regarded the largest... Read More

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October 10, 2014

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Nigeria International Wine & Spirit Fair 2014 opens in October [DETAILS]

by Jewel Stephen Spronks Creations Limited; the organiser of the yearly Nigeria International Wine & Spirit Fair (NIWSF), the foremost business event that brings wine and spirit producers, traders and consumers together, today unveiled plans for this year’s fair which will hold at the External Ballroom and Extension, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on... Read More

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August 2, 2014

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Max Siollun: How Tafawa Balewa really died -PART 2 (Y! History)

by Max Siloun On January 15, 1966 he was kidnapped from his official residence by armed soldiers who were executing Nigeria’s first military coup. He was missing for several days and a search for him was ordered by the new military regime headed by Major-General Aguiyi-Ironsi. READ PART 1: [HERE] Even though Balewa was only... Read More

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July 26, 2014

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Max Siollun: #Nigeria’sForgottenHeroes; Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Y! History)

by Max Siollun Despite political involvement, Balewa remained suspicious of Nigerian unification and feared that the Northern Region would be dominated by the better educated and dynamic south Nigeria’s 100th anniversary has come and gone. What do we remember of its October 1st 1960 Independence Day? Do we remember the man who received the instruments... Read More

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March 7, 2014

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Akin Osuntokun: What has Buhari done to mediate in the Boko Haram conflict?

by Akin Osuntokun If any was needed, the proof positive of Obasanjo’s hegemony was the unfettered discretionary powers he had and exercised to determine who would succeed him as president. In the attribution of presidential hegemony, Obasanjo set the precedent for his successors to follow. In the light of the centenary celebrations it occurred to... Read More

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October 1, 2013

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For the Records: Full text of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa’s 1st Independence Day speech (PHOTOS)

On Saturday, October 1, 1960, Nigeria became an independent nation. What follows is Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa’s speech delivered at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos at the Independence Ceremony. This is an occasion when our hearts are filled with conflicting emotions: we are, indeed, proud to have achieved our independence, and proud that our... Read More

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October 1, 2013

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Opinion: To our nation’s youth at Independence

by Adeshola Komolafe Whichever way we want to look at our history, the role of youth in Nigeria’s historical blocks offer great insight and challenge that can provide a ready and important point of reflection for us as young people. What a time to be young in the history of our land! Today, as the clock... Read More

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2023 Elections: I’d rather die than fail my supporters – Peter Obi; Make another Tafawa Balewa out of me – Atiku tells supporters in Gombe | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

0ver 600,000 people attend ‘The Experience’ in Lagos (PHOTOS)

Nigeria International Wine & Spirit Fair 2014 opens in October [DETAILS]

Max Siollun: How Tafawa Balewa really died -PART 2 (Y! History)

Max Siollun: #Nigeria’sForgottenHeroes; Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Y! History)

Akin Osuntokun: What has Buhari done to mediate in the Boko Haram conflict?

100,000 young Nigerians stand together! The largest generational gathering in Nigeria’s history set for the TBS

For the Records: Full text of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa’s 1st Independence Day speech (PHOTOS)

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