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Breaking: Presidency Makes Fresh Announcement for Independence Day

by  Bada Yusuf
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The presidency has announced that President Bola Tinubu will be addressing Nigerians at 7 am on Wednesday, October 1. The development was in commemoration of the 65th Independence Day anniversary of the country.

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Bayo Onanuga, the president's special adviser on information and strategy, announced the development in a statement on Tuesday night, September 30. He called on the Nigerian media to connect with "the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria for the broadcast."

President Bola Tinubu will be addressing Nigerians on a nationwide broadcast on Wednesday morning, October 1.
President Bola Tinubu to address Nigerians on October 1
Source: Twitter

This came the day after the president announced the cancellation of the popular Independence Day Anniversary parade would not take place. The event was earlier scheduled as part of the 65th celebration on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

This change to the programme was announced by Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, September 29.

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with over 5 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023) by Legit.ng. Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng

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