South Sudan Becomes Independent: A New Nation is Born
South Sudan has become the world’s newest country, with its capital at Juba and oil wealth. Let’s hope this is a new beginning and an end to conflict. UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon was among the dignitaries that travelled to Juba to herald the newly independent country of South Sudan.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Southern Sudan: Africa’s Next New Country?
Southern Sudan will have a referendum on independence in 2011. http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3690/A-New-York-divorce
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Nigeria: The Biggest and the Best? 50 Years of Independence
African Studies Centre, Coventry University, in association with Chatham House are hosting one of the most important academic conferences on Nigeria this year. Nigeria: the biggest and the best? 50 years of independence Wednesday 10 November 2010 St Mary’s Guild Hall, Coventry, 10am – 5.30pm Just 60 minutes from Euston to Coventry station. For Travel [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Nigeria’s 50th Independence Anniversary: Message from Hilary Clinton
Nice message from the US Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton to Nigerians:
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Nigeria’s 50th Independence Anniversary (October 1): Memories of a Colonial Officer
Memories from Nigeria’s early days. This time from a British colonial officer who formerly worked in Nigeria. Article below and an undio interview of his memories in Nigeria: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00txh0m http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11401304
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )Nigeria’s 50th Independence Anniversary: October 1, 2010
Great video above (called “Africa – States of Independence – Nigeria”) from Al-Jazeera about Nigeria at 50. Wonderful rudimentary run through of Nigeria since 1960. It also features great feature length interviews with people like Wole Soyinka and Ibrahim Babangida, and video footage of Nigeria’s past leaders like Ironsi, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 26 so far )Nigeria’s Forgotten Heroes: Nnamdi Azikiwe – “Father of the Nation” (Part 1)
As Nigeria’s foremost nationalist and first post independence Head of State, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was (and still should be) to Nigeria, what George Washington is to America, Nkrumah is to Ghana, Nasser is to Arabs, and Mandela is to South Africa. The fact that he is not so remembered is a sad testament to Nigeria’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Nigeria’s Forgotten Heroes: Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Nigeria’s 50th Independence anniversary is fast approaching. What do we remember of October 1st 1960? Do we remember the man who received the instruments of independence on behalf of Nigeria? Other countries keep libraries full of books and archives about their first leaders. All Americans know chapter and verse about George Washington. Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 41 so far )How the British “Rigged” Nigeria
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/document/document_20070730.shtml This is an extremely controversial topic. We often hear southern Nigerians complain of “northern domination” and that the British colonial authorities were biased in favour of the north. How true are these claims? In this controversial audio documentary the BBC investigates claims that the British colonial authorities deliberately rigged Nigeria’s independence elections to ensure [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Independence Day Speech of President Yar’Adua: October 1, 2008
Fellow Nigerians, As we mark forty eight years of nationhood today, I wish to thank God Almighty for the bountiful blessings he has continually bestowed on us as a people, in spite of the many challenges that we have had to face. My dear countrymen and women, today brings with it another opportunity for us [...]
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