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The humour and politics of being Adichie
Labels make Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie rather uncomfortable, but they also bring out her marvellous sense of humour. "I didn't know I had angst that needed catharsis, but yes of course, as you say, that could be why I write about Nigeria,"..
Ex anti-corruption Czar is Nigeria's main opposition presidential pick
Nigeria's former anti-corruption Czar Nuhu Ribadu has emerged as the flag-bearer of the country's main opposition party Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in April's presidential election. Ribadu emerged by acclamation after two other aspirants, former..
GTA to go on charm offensive in Nigeria
The Gambia Tourism Authority has resolved to go on a charm offensive in Nigeria as it looks to build on its expansionist agenda for tourism in West Africa.
JESUS HOLINESS
Passing through Warri (including Effurun), you are immediately assaulted by two things: Large billboards of Governor Uduaghan informing you that you are in paradise and should therefore vote for him again, and signboards of churches. I am sure that all the..
11 dead in new violence in central Nigerian city
Christian youths attacked a car full of Muslims returning from a wedding in central Nigeria, killing seven people inside the vehicle and sparking retaliatory violence that left one other person dead, an official said Saturday.
Ghanaian, Peter Bossman become Slovenia’s first black mayor
A Ghana-born doctor has been elected the first black mayor in Slovenia – and probably the first in old Yugoslavia. Peter Bossman, a candidate of the centre-left Social Democrats (SD), narrowly won a municipal election in the Slovenian coastal town of Piran.
Nigerian independence day car bombs kill 10
Twin car bombings claimed by Nigeria's most prominent militant group MEND killed at least 10 people Friday near ceremonies for 50 years of independence in the first such attack in the capital.
Nigerian culture thrives 50 yrs after independence
Femi Kuti takes the stage and launches into his politically tinged music the same way his famous father used to, carrying on a tradition some say represents the best of Nigeria 50 years after independence.
