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· March, 2006

Stories about Nigeria from March, 2006

Positive Nigeria

From its warm and friendly citizens, soccer stars, its community spirit, movie industry and musical tradition, ijebuman’s diary celebrates all that is positive about Nigeria.

Written by Vandu
31 March 2006

Nigeria: Solar Eclipse

Ore’s Notes tells of a Nigerian lady’s excitement at seeing a partial solar eclipse in the city of Lagos.

Written by Vandu
30 March 2006

Charles Taylor: As the story unfolds

In August 2003, ex-Liberian leader, Charles Taylor, was flown from Monrovia to Abuja on board a Nigerian Boeing 727 presidential jet. Taylor had just been granted asylum in Nigeria as...

Written by Vandu
29 March 2006

Nigeria: Solar Eclipse

Chxta’s World and Janada’s Blog present some pictures of the solar eclipse witnessed today in parts of Nigeria.

Written by Vandu
29 March 2006

Nigeria: Starting from the top

Grandiose Parlor comments on “the anomalies of the Nigerian psyche: we all want to start from the top of the leader. Even when we can hardly crawl, we want to...

Written by Sokari Ekine
28 March 2006

Nigeria: Growth of Christianity

Ethnic Loft posts on the growth of Christianity in Africa…”Banners for revivals, sermons and blessings dot nearly every street in Lagos, a teeming flatland of tin-roof shanties and rain-streaked concrete...

Written by Sokari Ekine
28 March 2006

Liberia: Charles Taylor

Yebo Gogo reports that despite calls to arrest Charles Taylor and hand him over to the Liberian authorities, Nigeria is still procrastinating about the hand over.

Written by Sokari Ekine
27 March 2006

Jamaica: Commonwealth Games

Leon wonders why the 18th Commonwealth Games aren't getting more media attention. “Is it because the mighty U.S is not involved, since the Commonwealth games only include former territories of...

Written by Georgia Popplewell
23 March 2006

Nigeria: And it's Census Time Once Again

Nigeria is having another population census after 15 years since the last one was held. Unsurprisingly, the Nigerian blogosphere is buzzing with information and opnions about the national activity. Grandiose...

Written by Oluniyi D. Ajao
22 March 2006

Nigeria: Progressive?

Grandiose Parlor comments on the Nigerian census and wonders despite 4 censuses and the widespread violence reported around the census whether Nigeria has what it takes to exist as a...

Written by Sokari Ekine
22 March 2006

Nigeria: Vagina Monologues

Ore's Notes writes about her visit to see the Vagina Monlogues in Lagos last Thursday… Ore is not so sure about the call to reclaim words like “the C-Word” as...

Written by Sokari Ekine
22 March 2006

Nigeria: Census

Nigeria's is presently in the midst of carrying out a census. Oro reports that by the end we should know “exactly how many Nigerians live in Nigeria — 120 million?...

Written by Sokari Ekine
21 March 2006

Nigeria: Splashing out

Naijablog has a couple of nights out and about in Nigeria at an Owambe party .…”(‘come and show’) party. A big society woman was ‘washing’ her new upscale housing estate...

Written by Sokari Ekine
21 March 2006

Nigeria: Oduduwa – Yoruba

In Odu to da Iwa, Jangbalajugbu-Homeland Stories introduces readers to Oduduwa..”Oduduwa is regarded as the progrenitor of the Yoruba race. In one of the stories of creation, Oduduwa is said...

Written by Sokari Ekine
20 March 2006

Nigeria: Commonwealth Games

African Shirts posts on the progress of Nigeria's atheletes particiapating in the Commonwealth Games.…”I nominate Segun Moses Toriola for president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He's at the Commonwealth...

Written by Sokari Ekine
20 March 2006

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