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Lagos state legislators are Obama-psychotic

March 20th, 2008  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Blogosphere, Environment, Health, Sierra Leone

AfricanLoft has a featured article on the Obama Nigeria Initiative being spearheaded by the legislator. Hon. Onibiyo Adelabu, the President Obama Nigeria Initiatives, is shown answering reporters’ questions at the press conference in Lagos.
If the Lagos State Legislators have assembled to pool and use their resources to advance a common social cause in their state, […]

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What Lagos and Kano Can Learn from Calabar

November 30th, 2007  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Environment, Governance, Health, Nigeria

A section of the TINAPA complex

It’s interesting how some states have suddenly discovered the need to create “mega’ or “economic” cities all of a sudden.
Check one: Lagos. Where the governor has been all over pitch-selling his idea for a “Lagos Mega City” - a project expected to gulp several billion dollars and […]

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10 Years After a Botched Experiment, Pfizer is Getting Sued by Nigeria

May 31st, 2007  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Governance, Health, Human Rights, Nigeria

I did muse last year over the Pfizer 1996 clinical trials in Kano. What bothered me most at that time wasn’t how Pfizer went about the experiment, but the fact that the government of Kano state and the feds knew about the ethical lapses in the Pfizer job via a commission’s report. This was sometime […]

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On Childhood Maltreatment and Domestic Violence

May 7th, 2007  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Advocacy, Education, Health, Human Rights

Just read Sokari’s post on Black Looks - “Violence against women: Do something!” The post, especially this excerpt below reminds me of A.C.E:
“I spoke of my own personal experience of domestic violence. But the violence didn’t start there. I have had a life time of it from my child hood, of sexual harassment - touching, […]

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Ene Needs Your Help!

April 3rd, 2007  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Advocacy, Health, Links, Nigeria

“The first thing that captivates you about Ene is her shy infectious smile that instantly coaxes one from you in return. A stellar student at the Amadu Bello University in Zaria [Nigeria]”, her website states. “Ene gained entry by passing her Exams with distinction from her bed in the Hospital…”
Ene is ill, she has […]

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