Congratulations, Nigeria and Nigerians!
Wish you a happy and blessed Golden Jubilee Independence today.
May the Lord's Grace, Mercy, Faithfulness and Unconditional Loving Kindness
continue to be upon you for countless celebrations to come as a sovereign and
peaceful
nation.
Cheers and remain blessed!
Richard Yarl & Family
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'ATTITUDE is EVERYTHING'
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Sent: Fri, October 1, 2010 1:41:08 PM
Subject: Nigeria marks 50 years of freedom
BBC: 1 October 2010 Last updated at 07:27 ET
Nigeria marks 50 years of freedom
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11450734
The celebrations began overnight with a ceremony and fireworks in the capital,
Abuja
Nigeria's president has led Africa's most populous country in celebrations to
mark 50 years since independence from the UK.
"Our troubles and our failures are well catalogued," Goodluck Jonathan said
about the shortcomings of the last half century.
During the ceremony, two blasts were heard in Abuja after a threat by oil
militants. Police are investigating.
A BBC reporter at the celebrations says they have not been affected.
The BBC's Chris Ewokor says no explosions were heard at Eagle Square, where the
parade is under way.
According to the AP news agency, two car bombs exploded in front of the federal
high court in the capital, leaving three people injured.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend), a militant group in
the oil-rich south, issued a threat on Friday morning saying it intended to bomb
the event.
In the message, the group which is demanding a fairer distribution of the
country's oil revenues, said that there was "nothing worth celebrating after 50
years of failure".
If Mend are responsible for the blasts, it would be the first time that the
group has targeted the capital.
An amnesty for oil militants came into effect in the Delta last year, reducing
the amount of kidnappings and unrest that has destabilised the region in recent
years.
Nigeria is a major oil producer yet most of its 150 million people live in
poverty.
'Discomforting'
Correspondents say more than 200 different ethnic groups co-exist in an uneasy
coalition and the scars of numerous coups and a civil war are still visible.
"For a country that was intent on development on a similar if not better level
with many countries at independence, it is discomforting that we are lagging
behind, as economic indices among nations now show," Mr Jonathan said in his
nationwide address.
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