Tag Archives: History of Nigeria

Nigeria: Injustice ! How Babangida, Abacha, Obasanjo, Shared Nigeria’s Oil Blocks

March 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The process of sharing Nigeria’s oil block national cake is as fraudulent now as when Ibrahim Babangida started the process of discretionary allocation of oil blocks to indigenous firms. Discretionary allocation of oil blocks entails that a president can reward … read more »

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Nigeria’s GSM networks: Legalised robbery – 1

January 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

“It [is] beautiful and simple as all truly great swindles are”. O. Henry, 1862-1910; slightly modified. (VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS p 239). Nigerian GSM network owners are swindling Nigerians and smiling all the way to the banks – whose ATM … read more »

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AU: Nigeria’s Presdent Jonathan Presses African Nations for More Troops in Mali

January 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, arrive Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, for the 20th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of States and Governments of the African Union (AU) where he is expected to press further to secure the … read more »

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How To Attain Peace And Security in Nigeria (1)

January 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Uzoma Ahamefule What is peace? The Macmillan English Dictionary states that peace means “a situation in which there is no war between countries or groups: A situation in which you are not annoyed by noise or other people: A … read more »

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Nigeria: President Goodluck Jonathan’s Grammatical Boo-Boos

January 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. For those who don’t know, “boo-boo” is an informal American English term for “an embarrassing mistake.” Every Nigerian knows that good grammar isn’t President Goodluck Jonathan’s strong suit. I was probably the first to publicly … read more »

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