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· October, 2006

Stories about Nigeria from October, 2006

Nigeria: restoring Nigerian image

Grandiose Parlor on Nigeria's problems, “Now, some might ask, with such huge revenue from oil and gas why does the country not receive a proportionate and favorable coverage. Why are...

Written by Ndesanjo Macha
24 October 2006

Nigeria: bloodshed in Niger Delta

Black Looks has an article about bloodshed and the politics of Niger Delta, Nigeria, “Barely six weeks after President Obasanjo ordered his military commanders in the Niger Delta to return...

Written by Ndesanjo Macha
17 October 2006

Nigeria: Tribute Fela Kuti

Felabration, similar to Felaversation, is a series of posts about Nigeria's Afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti: Felabration, Fela's pictures that speak thousands words, Afrobeat Academy, Spirits of Fire Dance, Gen X...

Written by Ndesanjo Macha
16 October 2006

Nigeria: the culture of corruption

Grandiose Parlor thinks Naija Blog simplified and over-dramatized the corruption phenomenon in Nigeria: For example, the blog states “If you go into public office and don’t come out rich, you...

Written by Ndesanjo Macha
9 October 2006

Nigeria: culture of corruption

Naija Blog writes about the culture of corruption in Nigeria: “There was an interesting passage by one of the better This Day journalists, Simon Kolawole, in This Day yesterday (on...

Written by Ndesanjo Macha
9 October 2006

Africa: rice and neo-colonialism

What has rice got to do with neo-colonialism in Africa? Mining Exploration has the answer: “Africa is home to 8% of the world’s oil reserves, which has prompted Beijing to...

Written by Ndesanjo Macha
8 October 2006

Nigeria: Jay Z in Nigeria

Is Jay Z ripping off Nigerians? My Random Thoughts Daily writes, “Even when he played Wembley a couple of weeks ago the maximum ticket price was about £60. Why are...

Written by Ndesanjo Macha
8 October 2006

Africa: renaming of an airport

Chippla discusses the politics of naming public facilities: I have never been a fan of the naming of places or public facilities after individuals. In Nigeria, this appears to be...

Written by Ndesanjo Macha
7 October 2006

Nigeria: anti-corruption internet database

Africa Unchained writes about the Anti-Corruption Internet Database in Nigeria, “This website is part of a multi-media outreach campaign which aims to educate Nigerians on the systems and processes that...

Written by Ndesanjo Macha
2 October 2006

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