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 [...]

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?

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 [...]

Polio, the dreaded paralyzing disease stamped out in the industrialized world, is spreading in Nigeria. And health officials say in some cases, it’s caused by the vaccine used to fight it.
In July, the World Health Organization issued a warning that this vaccine-spread virus might extend beyond Africa. So far, 124 Nigerian children have been paralyzed [...]

Yesterday’s decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria to sack the managing directors/chief executives as well as the executive directors of five banks was aimed at saving the banks from collapse, because their balance sheets had shrunken, their shareholders’ funds impaired and they had liquidity problems.
The CBN governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi who disclosed this in [...]

Hon Patrick Obahiagbon on State of the Nigerian Roads… Where he gets his words from, I do not, know, nor do I care to find out… But it is obvious he never took public speaking 101 or learn about K.I.S.S (Keeping it Short and Simple)

But some of the words used include:
Sardonic, Lugubrious and State of [...]