Grandiose Parlor

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On Thursday May 24, Reuters will be holding another of their Newsmaker events, this time on the subject of Darfur.
The event takes place in New York, staring 930am EST, and the event page is here -

http://www.reuters.com/news/globalcoverage/newsmakerDarfur. I’ve also pasted the basic information below. If any of […]

This is the gutted remnants of the Nigerian Vice President-elect Jonathan Goodluck’s house in his home town.
The property was touched by some people believed to be members of the militias operating in the [tag]Niger-Delta[/tag]. This is the second instance Goodluck’s property will be vandalized. It is also on record the man had to be evacuated […]

This is a call to all Nigerian bloggers worldwide to become a part of An anthology of the greatest works of Nigerian Bloggers- A book called Naija bloggers Vol 1.
Nigerian Bloggers around the globe are requested to send in their stories or recommend great posts for the publication of a physical anthology, the first of […]

One of my favorite musicians is dead.
Stephen Osita Osadebe died in the United States aged 71.
[tag]Osita Osadebe[/tag] was one of the pioneers of [tag]highlife music[/tag] in Nigeria. Although he sang primarily in Ibo - his rhythmic narratives and songs, and clever use of guitars and horns have always held me spellbound, and will continue […]