Google Celebrates Nigeria’s 55 years of Independence

Especially the ones that celebrate an
event such as a country’s
independence day, are always
anticipated and revered. Since 2010,
Google has been creating illustrative
artwork that feature the colours,
cultures, flags or fabrics of Nigeria.
Last year, to mark the Nigeria’s 54th
Independence Anniversary Day
celebration, Google had a .GIF doodle
that features the three most popular
means of transport for daily
commuters in Lagos, the country’s
commercial capital — the motorcycle,
popularly referred to as okada, the
mini-bus, popularly known as danfo,
and the tricycle, widely known as
keke marwa.

The passengers in these vehicles also
appear to represent the three major
tribes — Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba —
respectively, dressed in their native
attires and carrying the Nigerian
flag, grining and waving as they ride
on.

Nigeria gained independence on the
1st of October, 1960. This is the third
doodle for Nigeria’s Independence
Anniversary to be created by Google
since October 2010. in 2013, Google
featured the colours of the Nigerian
flag, green and white, with a touch
of different shades of green and grey
patterned like a Nigerian (native)
fabric popularly sewn and worn by
the Hausas.
in 2015, below is the picture of what
Google used to celebrate Nigeria’s 55
years of Independence