News Round Up – Week Ending March 19, 2010
A quick summary of the major news items of the week. Have a great weekend everyone. Acting President Goodluck Jonathan Makes His Mark http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8575221.stm Jonathan...
View ArticleNigeria’s Economy: A Winning Lottery Ticket?
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE64P1HZ20100526?rpc=60 A good article from Reuters with optimistic analysis of Nigeria’s economy: “Investing in Nigeria today is like buying a lottery ticket with a...
View ArticleFist Fight in Nigerian National Assembly – “Dimeji Bankole-Gate”
Disgraceful scenes from the National Assembly in Abuja. A fight broke out in Nigerian parliament after 11 legislators were suspended for accusing the House of Representatives Speaker (Dimeji Bankole)...
View ArticleBabangida’s Interview with CNN
Babangida wants to be President again….and he is defending his record. He says that Abacha actually saved Nigeria by holding the country together. Although he admits the annulment of the June 12, 1993...
View ArticleBritish and Italian Hostages Killed in Nigeria
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/9131831/British-hostage-killed-in-Nigeria-live.html A British and Italian hostage have been killed after a botched rescue...
View ArticleFormer Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Has Died
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has died. Sharon had been in a coma for the past 8 years. Nicknamed the “bulldozer”, Sharon was regarded as the “father” of the Israeli settler movement in...
View ArticleMaking Sense of President Jonathan’s New Military Appointments
POST PREVIOUS HOLDER NEWLY APPOINTED Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim Air Marshal Alex Badeh Chief of Army Staff Lt-General Azubike Ihejirika Major-General Kenneth Tobiah Jacob Minimah...
View ArticleInside “Boko Haram Territory”
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27389082?ocid=socialflow_twitter
View ArticleNigerian Government Ready to Negotiate with Boko Haram
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27398640
View ArticleWhy Nigeria Has Not Defeated Boko Haram
Article on the BBC about how the state of emergency in Nigeria has led to a TRIPLING of civilian deaths by Boko Haram attacks rather than reducing those attacks. It seems the state of emergency has...
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