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NIGERIAN MUSIC XVI: SIJI
Siji is a Nigerian musician now based in the U.S. Like every good Nigerian child, he completed a Masters degree in Engineering Product Design and then, began making and releasing his music.Here is his song, "Yearning For Home". As one who t...
CHINESE WORKERS IN NIGERIAN MINES
Nigeria's mining industry is a sector on the verge of a boom. The current administration has been propositioned by various countries and mining companies seeking to take advantage of the nation's ample natural resources such as gold, precious and sem...
THE DANGER OF A SINGLE STORY BY CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE
Chimamanda Adichie's talk at TED.addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='solomonsydelle';...
NIGER DELTA AMNESTY: DIVIDENDS?
In an effort to bring peace to the Niger Delta, Nigeria's federal government created an amnesty program. The program required militants to surrender their weapons and in return, they would receive a presidential pardon, education, training and access...
FAWEHINMI'S DEATH REVEALS FAULTLINES IN NIGERIA
OBASANJO: MORE HARM THAN GOOD?
HILLARY CLINTON & NIGERIA
THEFT MARS SALARIES IN BENUE STATE?
HAS NIGERIA'S 'PROBLEM(S)' BEEN MISDIAGNOSED?
NIGERIA'S OIL REVENUE CUT IN HALF
THE MISSION TO LIGHT UP NIGERIA
MEND ATTACK IN LAGOS
THE GLARING OMISSION
Barack Obama was well received in his first visit as president of the United States to sub-Saharan Africa. In less than 24 hours, he met with Ghanaian dignitaries and traveled to a Cape Coast Castle, the location from which thousands or maybe million...
OBAMA'S SPEECH IN GHANA (FULL VIDEO & TEXT)
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OBAMA'S THOUGHTS ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
Part 1:Part 2:addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='solomonsydelle';Thanks to Dr. U. ...
NIGERIA'S PDP ACCUSES OBAMA?
The Nigerian president's political party, the People's Democractic Party (PDP), has publicly accused the Obama administration of seeking to destabilize Yar'Adua's rule. According to the PDP, the US Embassy plans to meet with pro-democracy groups and ...
WATCH "DOLLARS & DANGER" RIGHT HERE...
For those who were unable to catch the showing of "Dollars and Danger: Africa, the Final Investment Frontier" on CNBC, please feel free to watch the entire program, with limited advertising below. Also, check out my reviews of the program and ensuin...
MUSIC XIII: ASA'S "THE PLACE TO BE"
A reader came to my other blog, 'It Was So Much Easier When I Only Had One...' and commented that Asa had a new song on the airwaves. As Asa is one of Nigeria's most respected contemporary artists, I had to go find the track."The Place To Be" is such...
A NIGERIAN REVIEWS CNBC'S "DOLLARS AND DANGER" PT 2
As discussed in Part 1, Erin Burnett's program "Dollars and Danger: Africa, the Final Investment Frontier"managed to present a balanced portrayal of the business challenges and opportunities in Nigeria and indeed the entire continent. While my last ...
A NIGERIAN REVIEWS CNBC'S "DOLLARS AND DANGER"
When I first learned that CNBC's Erin Burnett visited Nigeria and would present a documentary on the country, I got worried. Far too often, Nigerians are simplified to fit certain basic stereotypes - corrupt, dirty, poor, corrupt, and the list of neg...
MICROSOFT, NIGERIA AND CYBER CRIME
Whenever there is a discussion of cyber crimes, the word "Nigeria" will soon be raised. This is the unfortunate reality for the country which has a reputation as the home of many online scammers and other criminals. Yet, Nigeria has been in partnersh...
CHAOS, THE STATUS QUO AND A NATION'S FUTURE
The 2nd Anniversary of the Nigerian Proclamation was on Friday May 29th. That day was also a holiday in Nigeria set aside to celebrate the transition to democracy and on that day in 2007, current President Yar'Adua was inaugurated. In 2007, bloggers ...
REBRANDING NIGERIA: WITH BRITAIN'S HELP?
Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili, met with Bob Dewar, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria on Monday, May 18th, 2009. During this meeting, in Abuja, Nigeria, Dewar stated his country's support of the re-branding project and Akunyili respond...
ARRESTS MADE IN HALLIBURTON SCANDAL
In April this year, a committee was created to investigate the Halliburton scandal and the $180 million spent by the company in bribes to gain lucrative contracts in Nigeria. The Committee had 6 weeks to determine the Nigerians involved in the crime ...
NIGERIAN COAL POWER TO BE REALITY?
Since coming to power, Nigerian President Yar'Adua has consistently committed his administration to solving the epileptic state of the nation's power supply. Yar'Adua named 2011 as the year when Nigerians will have reliable power supply. Over the las...
EKITI: 'NIGERIAN DEMOCRACY' 101
Domestic and international observers declared Nigeria's 2007 Presidential elections "flawed" and the results of many local and state elections have been overturned by the Courts. Unfortunately, Nigerians are increasingly accepting the notion that ele...
THE FEMALE BODY & POLITICAL PROTEST
African women have traditionally used their bodies as a form of protest for generations. Many have used the threat or actual act of nakedness/undress as a form of effective political protest for centuries. In Nigeria for instance, most believe that t...
NIGERIAN MUSIC XIII: H-MAN'S 'UWADIWE'
Given that Nigeria's music industry requires artists to make party music in order to make money, I am always pleasantly surprised to discover musicians who use their craft to make statements about the state of Nigeria. Like Timaya's 'Dem Mama' and So...
SOMALIAN PIRATES, NIGERIAN HOSTAGES & AFRICAN SILENCE
Everyone is talking about Somali pirates and piracy in African waters in general. Considering the recent hostage situation involving an American ship captain and many other similar incidents, it is easy to understand why Somali piracy has become a hu...
YAR'ADUA'S HANDPICKED SUCCESSOR?
Politically inclined Nigerians realize that the second anniversary of Yar'Adua's inauguration is in a few weeks. They also realize that Presidential elections are on the horizon and many wonder whether Yar'Adua will seek re-election. However, it seem...
