Nigeria’s 64th independence
5 Oct
To commemorate Nigeria’s 64th Independence anniversary, digital music, podcast, and video service provider cum platform, Spotify, introduced a special campaign dubbed ‘Sounds of Nigeria’ to celebrate the country’s rich musical heritage
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Today’s celebration of Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary is necessarily an occasion to acknowledge the fact that successive governments in the past years have derailed in terms of fulfilling the yearnings and aspirations of those who fought for the independence of the country.
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The Federal Government has announced that the 64th independence anniversary celebrations will be on a low key to reflect the mood of the nation. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, announced this during a world press conference. He highlighted the activities lined up for the Independence Day celebration, in Abuja on…
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