The celebrations will start with a planned courtesy visit to the Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke, on the issue of implementation of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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The Nigerian Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, the President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mallam Graba, the Ambassador of the United States of America to Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr Terence P.

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Achebe told the BBC's Network Africa programme that he hoped that rejecting the Commander of the Federal Republic - Nigeria's second highest honour - would serve as a "wake-up call".

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