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Archive for January, 2008

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African Cup of Nations, 2008 - Nigeria vs. Ghana: “Ghana Go Hear Wien”

January 31st, 2008  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Blogosphere, Media, Nigeria

Ghana: African Cup of Nations, 2008 video
“Ghana go hear wien”

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Nigeria: $10 Billion Spent on Power Generation between 1999-2007

January 28th, 2008  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Governance, Nigeria

“The $10 billion invested in the (power) sector between 2000 and 2007 has not translated into power generation, transmission and distribution—President Yar’Adua, January 14, 2008 during meeting with Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, World Bank vice- president (African Region).” - Dele Sobowale, Vanguard.
I chuckled when I read this article. The reason is simple, In 2006, this […]

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Iyabo Obasanjo’s Child Kidnapping Charge - as Revealed by Sahara Reporters.

January 25th, 2008  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Blogosphere, Nigeria

I’m sure some of bloggers colleagues don’t see anything good about Sahara Reporters, the online news portal created by Sowore. While they are entitled to their opinions, I, on my part, give the news site an excellent mark for their focus and ability to break news.
This Sahara Reporters’ headline: “Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello Wanted in the […]

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Nigeria: Starting a Revolution Without a Bang

January 24th, 2008  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Blogosphere, Corruption, Democracy, Governance, Nigeria

The Nigerian Curiosity blog authored by Solomonsydelle is one blog packed full of fresh writings. One of the recent posting calls for a Nigerian revolution - one devoid of violence but which all Nigerians can be part of.
This is exactly what Nigeria needs and has been talked about a lot, but one thing is […]

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A National Assembly of Fraudsters and Crooks!

January 24th, 2008  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Africa, Corruption, Data, Democracy, Media, Nigeria

The Nigerian Vanguard newspaper reports that the National Assembly is full fraudsters. This was revealed in a statement credited one Nuhu Aliyu, a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, and a serving Senator. Excerpts:
SENATOR Nuhu Aliyu [check his profile online ; http://www.nassnig.org/senate/Personal%20data/Aliyu/Home.htm], a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, stunned his colleagues yesterday when he […]

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