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“Even after sixty years independent Nigeria is still a mirage”: Bishop Reflects

Sep 30, 2020

On the eve of the celebration of 60 years since Nigeria gained its independence from the British, a Catholic Bishop has given a negative assessment of progress in the West African country, describing it as “a mirage,” grappling with “multiplicity of problems.”

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