Stories about Nigeria from November, 2007
Nigeria: Nollywood actress Bisi Ibidapo-Obe
Nollywood photo blog has a post about the Nigerian actress Bisi Ibidapo-Obe:’ Bisi Ibidapo-Obe could easily pass for one of the most beautiful girls in the movie industry. However, when...
Russia: Siemens Bribery Scandal
Robert Amsterdam writes about “only 2 million euros” in bribes paid by Siemens to 38 Russian officials.
Nigeria: Helon Habila Tour
Naija Blog on Helon Habila tour in Nigeria: “Helon Habila in conversation with Toni Kan – NuMetro Media Store, Lagos, yesterday evening. Thanks to the 80 or so who turned...
Big Brother Africa II: Did Immorality Triumph?
Tanzania's Richard Bezuidenhout was recently declared the winner of $100 000 prize for the second edition of Big Brother Africa. Richard, the 24 year-old film student, survived five nominations, fell in love with a fellow housemate from Angola, Tatiana, and was involved in an alleged sexual assault in the house. Richard was newly married when he entered the house. Bloggers have been writing extensively about the outcome of the show.
Nigeria: The rise and fall of Festac Town
Adeola writes about the rise and fall of Festac town in Nigeria: “This year 2007 marks the 30th Anniversary of Festac Town as a residential area. Festac is still one...
Nigeria: Nigerian football back in the days
Ababoy remembers Nigerian football in the 1980s: “1980 kicked off a glorious period in Nigerian football. Nigeria had just narrowly failed to qualify for the 1978 World Cup, losing 0-1...
Nigeria: This is Nollywood
This is Nollywood is a film about the Nigerian film industry: “Despite all odds, Nigerian directors produce between 500 and 1,000 movies a year.”
Nigeria: ATMs for Visa cards
David Ajao finds ATMs for visa cards in Nigeria: “I was plesantly surprised last night to discover that ATMs that support Visa cards are now available in Nigeria.”
Africa: A Western journalist experiencing Africa
Arjen Westra writes about his experiences in Togo and Nigeria: “My first visit to Nigeria years ago, I did not get the AK47 roadblocks every 200 meters that people prepared...
Nigeria: MIT OpenCourseware to benefit Nigerian University
AfricanLoft publishes an article about a Nigerian University using MIT Open Courseware: “The Osun State University, Osogbo [Nigeria], has launched a virtual library and OpenCourseware that will enable its students...
Nigeria: Lagos Comics & Cartoons Festival
Naijablog writes about the Lagos Comics & Cartoons Festival 2007.
Nigeria: Deadly Fuel Tanker Accident Raises Questions
Grandiose Parlor on a fuel tanker accident in Lagos: “How long will people keep getting their lives snuffed out and suffer the most agonizing deaths because our national infrastructural system...
Nigerian physics student's homemade heliocopter
Afrigadget has photographs of a homemade helicopter built by a 24 year-old Nigerian physics major from scrap metal, old car parts and the wreckage of a Boeing 747 airplane.