Historical Speeches

Category: Historical Speeches

Historical Speeches Oct 01, 1960

Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa's Address to the Nation on Independence Day

By Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, First Prime Minister of Nigeria

Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa's Address to the Nation on Independence DayOctober 1, 1960.TODAY is Independence Day. The First of October 1960 is a...

Historical Speeches Oct 26, 2023

It is time for us to build our great nation together

By President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

It is time for us to build our great nation togetherStatement by His Excellency,  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR on the Supreme Court decision...

Historical Speeches Nov 06, 2023

Peter Obi’s Response To Supreme Court Judgement

By Peter Gregory Obi, CON Presidential Candidate of Labour Party

Peter Obi’s Response To Supreme Court Judgementhttps://www.youtube.com/live/5oi25HVShss?si=l0KXbEHN1A8wZuON Remarks at a Press Conference by Mr...

Historical Speeches May 29, 2023

Inaugural Address by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu - The Nigerian Ideal.

By President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Inaugural Address

INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU 29 MAY 2023THE NIGERIAN IDEALtinubu3.png 146.31 KBMy Fellow Citizens,I stand before you honoured to a...

Historical Speeches Jan 07, 1976

Text of Ford Letter to Nigeria's Leader on U.S. Attitude on Angola

By Gerald R. Ford, President of the USA.

This letter was written by the US president, Geralf Ford to the General Murtala Muhammed, Nigeria President on January 7, 1976. It was published on Ja...

Historical Speeches Jan 11, 1976

Africa Has Come Of Age

By Murtala Muhammed, Nigerian Head of State

AFRICA HAS COME OF AGE(This speech was a response to a letter from President Gerald Ford opposing the Soviet backed M.P.L.A. which had assumed power i...

Historical Speeches May 16, 1970

The Financing of The Nigerian Civil War

By Chief Obafemi Awolowo

The Financing of The Nigerian Civil War - Its Implication For The Future Economy of The NationbyChief Obafemi Awolowo, Vice-chairman of the Federal Ex...

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General Jun 27, 2026

Wike Is Right on the Money: Nigerian Football, National Pride, and the Lost Discipline of Sports Development

By Philip Obazee

Wike Is Right on the Money: Nigerian Football, National Pride, and the Lost Discipline of Sports DevelopmentPreviously published on VANGUARD Newspaper...

General Jun 28, 2026

The Blessing Has Been Given; The Stewardship Remains - A Sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time -

By Philip O. Obazee

The Blessing Has Been Given; The Stewardship Remains- A Sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time -My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,I ag...

General Apr 28, 2026

AI Can Cross Disciplines. It Still Can’t Replace Expert Judgment

By Philip O. Obazee

AI Can Cross Disciplines. It Still Can’t Replace Expert Judgmentfirst published on Substack on April 28, 2026Large language models (LLMs) have becom...

Social & Political Issues Apr 03, 2026

Intimidating The Judiciary: Trump and A Global History of Executive Pressure on Supreme Courts

By Segun Toyin Dawodu

Intimidating The Judiciary: Trump and A Global History of Executive Pressure on Supreme Courts- From Washington to Berlin to Budapest, and the warning...

Social & Political Issues Feb 08, 2026

From the Powell Memo to Project 2025: How a 1971 Corporate Strategy Became a Global Template for Power

By Segun Toyin Dawodu

From the Powell Memo to Project 2025: How a 1971 Corporate Strategy Became a Global Template for PowerIn August 1971, a corporate lawyer named Lewis P...