Tag: Tafawa Balewa

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 ObiMake another Tafawa Balewa out of me - Atiku tells supporters in GombeSupreme Court orders retrial of Ogun PDP…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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

by Max Siollun Tafawa Balewa with JF Kennedy Despite political involvement, Balewa remained suspicious of Nigerian unification and feared that the Northern Region would be dominated by the better educated…

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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.…

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

by Oge Okonkwo On 18th January 2014, 100,000 young Nigerians from across the nation will declare their stand for the future of their nation at the main bowl of Tafawa…

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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.  …

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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…

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