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Tanzania Unrest Prompts Cancellation Of Independence Day Celebration

Tanzania Unrest Prompts Cancellation Of Independence Day Celebration

November 25, 2025 1:32 pm

Tanzania has called off its independence day celebrations scheduled for 9 December, redirecting the funds toward repairing infrastructure damaged in last month’s post-election unrest, Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba announced on Monday.

The decision comes as opposition groups had urged citizens to use the holiday as a moment of national protest, accusing security forces of killing hundreds of people following the disputed October vote. The government has not released an official death toll and has appointed a commission of inquiry to examine the violence.

Nchemba said the money originally allocated for the annual commemoration would instead support rebuilding efforts in areas …

Nigeria At 62 Buhari Marks Last Independence Day As President

Nigeria At 62: Buhari Marks Last Independence Day As President

October 1, 2022 6:13 am

In his last Independence Day speech, President Muhammadu Buhari gave himself a pass mark in his seven years in office so far.

This is just as the president pointed out that he is pained by the 7 months old strike by the Academic Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU).

In his Independence Day broadcast this morning to mark Nigeria’s 62nd Independence, President Buhari listed the successes recorded by his administration in tackling insecurity and economy.

Buhari also thanked Nigerians who believed in him, propelled and stood by him in his quest to bequeath a country where all citizens have equal opportunities …

The lies in Buhari’s Independence Day speech

The Many Lies In Buhari’s Independence Day Speech

October 1, 2020 2:49 pm

One detraction to the national rapport is the hackneyed lies. Lies told and retold many times as truth. Lies told deliberately to tinge a past of acrimony in brushstrokes of harmony. Nigeria never had a glorious past and the ‘’founding fathers’’ never envisioned a congenial future for the country. There has never been such a thing as ‘’Nigerian unity’’; it only exists in the tomes of make-believe. We would rather parrot this fiction than work at achieving a national accord. The first step to unity should be discarding the lies and embracing the truth about our past while seeking collective …

Baltimore Protesters Topple Christopher Columbus' Statue

Baltimore Protesters Topple Christopher Columbus’ Statue

July 5, 2020 2:34 pm

While much of the country celebrated Independence Day Saturday, protesters in Baltimore toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the Inner Harbor, CNN affiliate WBAL reported.

Louis Krauss, who shared video of the toppling, said there were at least 300 people gathered at the scene.

“After it toppled over the statue broke into several pieces, which were then dragged across the plaza and dumped into the Inner Harbor,” Krauss told CNN.

The statue has stood by Little Italy for more than 30 years and is the latest to come down in recent weeks amid protests. Both crowds …

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