· October, 2010

Stories about Nigeria from October, 2010

Nigeria: Remembering Fela

Remembering Fela is an interview with the author and close friend of Fela’s, Dr Carlos Moore. Born in Cuba in 1942, Dr Moore is an ethnologist and political scientist.

21 October 2010

Africa: Ancient African Writing Systems

Did Africans use any writing systems before foreigners came to the continent?: “The truth of the matter is that ancient Africans were writing and there are several African writing systems...

20 October 2010

Nigeria: Success story of polio vaccination

Nigeria Health Watch discusses the success story of polio vaccination in Nigeria: “Firstly, there was an increased involvement of traditional, religious and political leaders in promoting vaccinations and encouraging acceptance...

19 October 2010

Africa: African Elections to Watch

African elections to watch: “Nigeria – It will be all systems go as “the moderate corrupt” Goodluck tries to win against the Youth Ribandu (Former Anti Corruption head) who is...

15 October 2010

Nigeria: NigeriaDecides Tech Meetup

Young Nigerians would be meeting physically and virtually this Saturday 16th October 2010 to discuss how best technology can be applied to election monitoring by average Nigerians.

13 October 2010

Nigeria: Internet entrepreneurs meetup

Nigerian Internet entrepreneurs will meet this weekend in Lagos: “This is the first meet-up of Nigerian Internet Entrepreneurs. It is an avenue for Nigerians that are creating startups to come...

7 October 2010

Nigeria: President Accused of Naïveté

The Nigerian President should keep his counsel: “I find myself writing today not to praise President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan but to contemn certain of his views because at this point...

4 October 2010

Nigeria: Licking the Nigeria's Wounds

Nana discusses the history of bad western media coverage of Nigeria: “The whole continent of Africa has complained bitterly of bad media coverage by Western media. In the past, stories...

4 October 2010

Nigeria: Reflections on 50 Years of Independence

The Golden Jubilee for Africa's most populous country is being celebrated throughout the nation and the global diaspora with speeches, concerts, parties and all manner of other events. But some say: is there even anything to celebrate? For many, the last fifty years seem an accelerated decent into chaos. Still, for most Nigerians, October 1st is a time for festivities.

2 October 2010

Nigeria: Happy Independence Day

Nigeria@50: “Happy Independence Day from the BellaNaija Team to YOU! We pray that today is a turning point for Nigeria. If we had one wish, it would be good governance…rather...

1 October 2010

Nigeria: Queer Till I Quench

Queer till I quench: “Hopefully, people’s attitudes towards LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning) individuals, especially in the Naija community, will become more accepting and less negative. As it...

1 October 2010