Tag: Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
How Azikwe helped steered Nigeria away from disintegration at independence – Mu’azu
Mu'azu noted that the late Nnamdi Azikwe was in the forefront of the independence of Nigeria and as a realist…
Like the Queen, like Zik of Africa
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu, poet, journalist and public affairs analyst, compares the burial of Queen Elizabeth II and Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe,…
FG urged to declare Nov. 16 holiday to honour Azikiwe
Azikiwe, popularly called Zik-of-Africa was a leading Nigerian nationalist and first president. He died in 1996 at the age of…
Comparing Buhari to Awolowo, Azikiwe mischievous: Afenifere blasts Adesina
The Pan-Yoruba Socio-cultural group, Afenifere has blasted the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina for…
Angry youths burn Azikiwe’s statue in Anambra
Angry youths have burnt the statue of a pioneer President of Nigeria the late Nnamdi Azikiwe in Onitsha, Anambra State.
Enugu State upgrades Zik’s Nsukka lodge for tourism
The Enugu State Government has commenced repairs of the Old Premier’s Lodge, Nsukka, once occupied by Nigeria’s First President, the…
Nigeria’s State Of Education Worrisome —Yusuf
The representative of Alimosho Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Prince Bisi Yusuf, has called on well-meaning…
Understanding Igbo-Yoruba Unhealthy Rivalry (2)
By Abdul-Rahoof A. Bello The Nigerian contemporary politics started with nationalists struggle against colonialism but in the early 1920s, nationalist…
Awo The Best President Nigeria Never Had– Ojukwu
“In political terms, he would be considered an adversary of the Igbo given the intense rivalry between him and Dr.…
‘Enahoro Was A Legend Like Awolowo, Zik’
By Paul Sanusi The Adekunle Ajasin Foundation has described the late nationalist and elder statesman, Chief Anthony Enahoro, as an…