EDITORIAL: Sixty-Six Years of Flag Independence
Last Thursday’s Independence Day celebration was, for many Nigerians, something of an anti-climax. There was little of the excitement, patriotic fervour or emotional connection that once characterised October 1. For a large section of the population, the 66th anniversary of the lowering of the Union Jack and the raising of Nigeria’s green-white-green flag passed […] The post EDITORIAL: Sixty-Six Years of Flag Independence appeared first on Naijaonpoint.com.ng .
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Last Thursday’s Independence Day celebration was, for many Nigerians, something of an anti-climax. There was little of the excitement, patriotic fervour or emotional connection that once characterised October 1. For a large section of the population, the 66th anniversary of the lowering of the Union Jack and the raising of Nigeria’s green-white-green flag passed […]
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- October 5, 2026
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- Mark Dennis
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- Naijaonpoint.com.ng