Filmmaker and content creator Funke Akindele, aka Jennifer, is celebrating Nigerian Independence Day today, 1st of October 2024.
Taken to her social media page, she celebrates Nigeria’s 64 years of getting her independence; she wishes Nigeria a happy birthday, praying for Nigeria to be great and better.
She further stated that Nigeria is where she earned all her living and got all her big girls from. She also said Nigeria is where she got all the money she’s using to buy all the luxury bags and designer clothes and empower lots of people.
She said that she just finished scrolling for her upcoming movie Everybody Loves Jennifer and said she has 175 crew members here in Nigeria and Ghana, but the majority are from her country, Nigeria. She also said she makes all the money from Nigeria.
Omo Akindele said she will forever remain in Nigeria and that she won’t leave her country no matter what, saying that Nigeria will be better. And she asked all Nigerians if they were ready to sing for Nigeria with her.
She urged netizens to say a prayer for Nigeria today because this is the only country we have, stating that all Nigerians should gather and join hands together and let’s unite so that Nigeria will be great.
She wrote: Happy Independence Day to my beloved Nigeria! We’ve weathered storms, but our spirit remains unbroken. I celebrate our resilience, creativity & hope. Envisioning a Nigeria where dreams flourish, talents thrive & opportunities abound. Let’s believe in a brighter tomorrow #NigeriaAt62 #IndependenceDay #Resilience #Hope #brightfuture
Nigeria was granted independence on October 1, 1960. A new constitution established a federal system with an elected prime minister and a ceremonial head of state. The NCNC, now headed by Azikiwe (who had taken control after Macaulay’s death in 1946), formed a coalition with Balewa’s NPC after neither party won a majority in the 1959 elections. Balewa continued to serve as the prime minister, a position he had held since 1957, while Azikiwe took the largely ceremonial position of president of the Senate.
The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator. The former name for Nigeria was the Royal Niger Company Territories. The origin of the name Niger, which originally applied only to the middle reaches of the Niger River, is uncertain. The word is likely an alteration of the Tuareg name egerew n-igerewen used by inhabitants along the middle reaches of the river around Timbuktu prior to 19th-century European colonialism.