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Nigeria: Cross River marks Independence Day with low-key celebration

Nigeria: Cross River marks Independence Day with low-key celebration

Africa Links 24 with Joseph Abasi-Abasi
Published on 2025-10-01 13:55:52

Cross River, on Wednesday, joined millions of Nigerians to commemorate the nation’s 65th Independence Anniversary with a modest event held at the U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar.

Governor Bassey Edet Otu, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Linus Obogo, described the day as “sacred, a hallowed chapter in Nigeria’s national journey that calls her citizens not only to remembrance but also to renewal.”

He explained that the…

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