Stories about Nigeria from June, 2006
Nigeria: Arts review
Nigerian blogger Molara Wood posts a series of reviews on theatre and literature in Nigeria and the Diaspora
Nigeria: White privilege
Ijebuman's diary posts on White Privilege referring “As a white person you will never ever understand what it feels like to be one of us, so please until you can walk in my skin you don't know shit…“
Africa: World cup – 1 point for Ghana & Africa
Soul on Ice is writing daily reports of an African perspective on the World Cup – Germany v Poland its David Odonkor who comes out tops!
Nigeria: Identity politics
Monef in the city writes about identity in the age of “globalisation” – a Nigerian born in Britain, living in the US and working at the British Embassy – so the question is “who is she”?
Nigeria: Republic of Monarchs
Chipplas Weblog goes in search of “true republics” and finds that in Nigeria for example, a republic that is full of monarchs that in his opinion have no place in modern Nigeria
Nigeria: Adire Textiles
Timbuktu Chronicles posts on Adire African Textiles, a business that produces local traditional Adire fabrics
Nigeria: Bakassi Peninsula
Shhh comments on the The Bakassi peninsula which lies between Nigeria and Cameroon – is rich in oil and subject of continued disputes and violence between the two countries.
Nigeria: Leadership essay competition
Naijablog writes about a Nigerian Leadership inititiative worth 250k to be won for writing an essay on Nigerian leadership.
Nigeria: Peoples Deceiving Party
Just Thots of a Naijaman has a rant against President Obasanjo's party, the PDP which he describes as “People Deceiving Party”…….”The president and VP are abusing each other, Sen Ahmadu Ali is abusing the senators, honorables and representatives are abusing each other, the South-south leaders are abusing Gov. Kure, Gov...
Nigeria: Supporting female entrepeneurs
Grandiose Parlor reports on a project to support Nigerian women entrepeneurs – the Access Bank of Nigeria together with the World Bank – International Finance Corporation (IFC)- will start extending lines of credit to this group of women.
Nigeria: Unemployment scam
Nigerian blog, Exodus comments on an employment/unemployment scam “about a man ripping off people under the guise of helping them secure employment with the Immigration Service. “
Nigeria: ND kidnappings
Unilag faces reports on the kidnapping of Korean oil workers by Niger Delta militants...
Africa: Solar fridge
Timbuktu Chronicles highlights the imporantce of alternative technologies in Africa in this case a fridge that runs on solar energy.
Nigeria: Woman for President?
Nigerian blog Cyblug asks if it is possible for Nigeria to have a female president referring to Nigeria's finance minister Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Nigeria: Youth & the Digital Revolution
Ore of Ore's Notes blogs about the Nigerian “Youth Empowerment Forum for Digital Revolution” which took place two weeks ago in Lagos.
Nigeria: Gaddafy on Taylor
Nigerian blogger Chippla comments on Gaddafy who has “berated the Nigerian government for handing over Charles Taylor to the Sierra Leone war crimes tribunal”. Chippla wonders whether Gaddafy is concerned about possible revelations by Taylor which could implicate him?
HIV – Death by Diplomacy
Leading African HIV activists and other campaigners from around the world are anxious that previous gains made at the international level five years ago. Olivia Phiri, Zambian blogger at Real Life of a Journalist reports on appeals made to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Activists are concerned that the outcome...
African Vibrations
The football fever is on with the World Cup finals round the corner. As is the tradition different countries have come up with their football anthems to cheer on their national teams. To quote Bob Marley “Football Is Music”. A claim playup.org have taken seriously by releasing An Alternative World...
A Monopoly-like Game to Carve out Africa
Mocking Africa, a French Monopoly-like game, Kangni Alem repeats the game's description [“Your goal is to explore, to conquer and to develop [the] new colonies. You will be able to betray alliances to exploit the lands of your adversaries, the goal being to own the most land at the end...
Latest in the Francophone African Blogosphere
PAN-AFRICAN For the United States of Africa Le Pangolin is fervently advocating for the dissolution of the current borders that separate African countries and that, he believes, weaken each individual African country: Je suis pour des Etats-Unis d’Afrique par zone géographique ou linguistique, car cela va permettre d’impliquer l’ensemble des...
Nigeria: Talking about AIDS
Exodus, a new blog from Nigeria, comments that the rate of HIV in Nigeria is higher than perceived. She concludes “The most important thing to know is that we have a problem on our hand. Let’s get over the blues and DO something.”
