Nigerian Group Contest the 1914 Amalgamation
Movement for New Nigeria has stated its intention to challenge the legality of the 1914 Amalgamation ordinance which gave birth to the Nigerian state.
Movement for New Nigeria
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Nigeria:
Man Who Witnessed Amalgamation Dies At 120
Leadership, 11 November 2013
A centenarian, the only living man who witnessed the amalgamation of the Northern and the Southern protectorates in 1914, Mallam Goman Salihu, died yesterday. He died at the ripe… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Advocates of Sovereign Conference Are Critics of 1914 Amalgamation - Yahaya Mahmood
Daily Trust, 18 October 2013
Senior Advocate of Nigeria in Kaduna State, Yahaya Mahmood, has said that those calling for a sovereign national conference are critics of the 1914 amalgamation. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Centenary Celebrations - Kogi, Niger Feud Over Amalgamation House
Leadership, 26 October 2013
In the build-up to the January 1, 2014, take-off of the centenary celebrations by the federal government, the Kogi and Niger State governments are contesting the seat of power of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Do Nigerians Need to Celebrate the 1914 Amalgamation?
Daily Trust, 8 February 2013
In about a year from now the territory known today as the Federal Republic of Nigeria would have been 100 years together as an entity. Its boundaries were drawn as a result of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Amalgamation of 1914 - Was It a Mistake?
Vanguard, 18 May 2012
Often, in a moment of despair, I would like to forget some salient factors in the history of Nigeria. Many times, the situation of the 'Nigeria Question' would be so overwhelming… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan - Nigeria's Amalgamation Was an Act of God
This Day, 5 February 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan and five former Presidents and Heads of State last night in Abuja flagged off the nation's centenary anniversary celebration scheduled to climax on… Read more »