Hello everyone, it is sunday and am so excited to be part of something as big as the Independence Day Poetry Contest Ochestrated by Our Prodigious Poet @Prechi Still in the month of independence Below

There was a baby So I heard Whose birth brought jubilations Of triumph and victory The family had long waited Something indeed to celebrate It was a long moment of celebration Entertainers took their turns

Still in the spirit of Nigeria's Independence My entry: Chant See a Niger born out of Area Once upon a year christened by Shaw Flora Protectorates shake hands in joyful hysteria, to the birth of a country,

1st of October A remarkable day for us all in Nigeria It marks the day of our freedom The day our struggle was confirmed Our hustle regarded legit Our voices heard Our endless fights coming through We

SOURCE We joyfully mourned of our woes To merciless saviours who brought As we kissed their large toes the change we sought The change we bought Which brought A change to chicken change And stipends to

As Nigeria celebrates her Independence, it's needful to repost this piece. A PIECE FROM MY HEART Where shall we hide When sorrow surrounds us in bitterness? Who will be by our side To comfort us after

This contest is geared towards creating awareness to all Nigerians home and abroad and to the steemit community of steemians in acknowledging that Nigeria as a nation, birthed today fifty seven years ago

This is the official post for the poetry contest! This contest is aimed at creating awareness and disturbing the steemit community with the fact that Nigerians have contributed alot to the steemit community