My Nigeria…

An Arlington couple has been indicted by a federal grand jury on accusations that they enticed a Nigerian woman to come to the United States and then forced her to serve them for little or no pay for nine years.
Emmanuel Nnaji, 50, and his wife, Ngozi, 45, have been charged with conspiracy, forced labor, document [...]

An oppressive mid-day sun bakes the pot-holed sand pitch where one of this massive city’s many informal soccer clubs is training.
On the sidelines, Tony Chibuzor leads his squad in a fervent prayer. His club, called the Zion Football Academy, is playing next.
“Oh, Lord, you are the God who remembered John Obi Mikel, Cristiano Ronaldo, and [...]

Duly accredited journalists attached to the Ekiti Government House were assaulted in order to intimidate them to keep silent about witnessing pre-election ballot stuffing taking place at the Government house on the eve of the April 24th, re-run election. Video Below:

The journalists shown in the video are:
Itobo Ofem – Verite Newspapers (based in Rivers State)
Gospel [...]

In Nigeria it seems change is the only thing that is constant. How difficult could it be to allow the free market to take over FULLY, provided it abides by the laws of the land and pays taxes?

WSJ
-The Nigerian affiliate of Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. said it would drop the U.K. company’s brand and seek [...]

Ganiyu Oyesola Fawehinmi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former presidential aspirant, who will be remembered by many for his vehement opposition to Nigeria’s oppressive military regimes, is dead. He died at 71. The human rights activist and lawyer passed away in the early hours of September 5, 2009 after a two-year battle with lung [...]

It seems Sony has decided that the best way to advertise the Playstation 3 (PS3) is by making a joke at the expense of Nigeria and Nigerians.

My question is whether the Nigerian foreign ministry is going to step up and protest this behavior on Sony’s part, or are we merely going to let it slide?

The Nigerian government has denied allegations it is buying guns and ammunition to prove its amnesty program in the Niger Delta is on course.
Policemen displayed weapons Saturday collected from Niger delta militants as part of the government amnesty program in Yenagoa, Nigeria.

“Militants are responding to the amnesty program,” Timiebi Koripamo-Agary from the state-run Amnesty Committee [...]

Two former bank executives sacked by Nigeria’s central bank earlier this month are wanted for fraud, insider trading and money laundering, police said on Sunday.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said Cecilia Ibru, former chief executive officer of Oceanic Bank, and ex-head of Intercontinental Bank Erastus Akingbola failed to show up for questioning last [...]

Nigeria’s rich and powerful, long accustomed to a lifestyle of yachts, fancy cars, and businesses fueled by unchecked credit lines, have been put on notice.

Nigeria’s central bank on Wednesday made the unprecedented move of publishing a list of what it says are the major debtors to five banks rescued in a $2.6 billion bailout, among [...]

Following the recent regulatory action of the Central Bank
of Nigeria on the five (5) banks, it has become necessary
to use this medium to request the following defaulting
customers of the affected banks to pay without further
delay their indebtedness, failing which the banks will take
all appropriate legal actions to ensure repayment.
These are the largest debtors and the [...]