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good website, but what is up with nigerian women and putting that oyinbo hair on thier head. Its too much

atiku got the house in 1988 for $175k. still a lot of money. Its now worth over $2mill

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2005/aug/27/travels-27-08-2005-001.htm

South Africa doesn’t smile at strangers
By Ijeoma Ogwuegbu [ijtruthhurts@yahoo.com]
Saturday, August 27, 2005
•Journalists from other African countries
Photos: Sun News

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Travels Index

It was 5 am and the temperature outside was about 5C. For a Nigerian more used to a warmer 30-32C, this freezing cold was near impossible to endure. But I was even colder inside the car that had picked us up from the airport than I thought it was possible to be. The reason? The words of our driver and impromptu guide, Charles:

“In South Africa,” he said, “be careful not to make a call on your cell-phone, especially if it’s a very good one, even if the window is wound up. If you stop at a traffic light, someone might smash the window and take it from you.”
I had just arrived in Johannesburg for a week-long stay for The Face of Africa finals and had planned to have as much fun as I could cram into that period. Now I was having second thoughts as two fellow journalists, Nonye, Emmanuel and I, were regaled with what I could only call Tales from the Twilight Zone.

i think its a very healthy obessesion. Bill Gates wouldnt be where he was if his father was a degreed person, i.e. a lawyer. Besides Bill Gates them are the exception, not the rule. his business is built on the knowledge of others that went to uni

I hope this is pure speculation

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4393697.stm


Obasanjo clears way for Babangida
By Sola Odunfa
BBC Focus On Africa magazine

General Babangida
General Babangida helped secure Obasanjo's win in 1999
Since General Olusegun Obasanjo won Nigeria's presidential election in 1999, there has been speculation in political and media circles that a pact existed with his most important supporter, former ruler General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.

The speculation is that in exchange for the support that he received from Babangida, the president would anoint him as his successor when he steps down at the end of his second term in 2007.

Obasanjo denied the existence of such a pact when he told journalists last year: "I don't know who will succeed me."

But any doubts about Obasanjo's commitment to Babangida have been removed by the perceived ruthlessness with which he has been cutting down his deputy, Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.

I dont understand why the state and local governments don't make more of thier own universities. We can't have only the feds and private peopl doing it. The more universities the more competition and the better quality. Nigeria needs about 1000 universities more

why the focus on 419? I mean these guys are not gettin away with that much money, and when they do its because of the greed of the reciever of the email. i'd be more concerned if nigerians were hacking and stealing patented technology instead of this "low-hitech" game

i dont think anyoen feels it should not be yoruba. someone was just pointing out that hausa has more reach. either way its good

Hot-angell, before you say anything is impossible, look at what others are doing. China and India have the issue and are making it work. Switzerland, one of the post peaceful countries in the worl, has about 3 official langaues and 8 or so other languages.

Personally I see no problems with it. I think if we were to have different ethnicities governing in different states, it would be a sign of growth in our country. Thats one thing that was good about the military regime.

Unless we start viewing all of us as Nigerians, we'll continue to have the problems we have.

Outside of an indentity issue (which I think is paramount) promoting out languages makes it easier for those that dont speak english or dont speak it well to be part of the world. If our nation invested in translating key documents into our languages, you'd find some an in the village capable of understanding what is happening in china or Romania, because the information would be written in his language.

The powerful countries in the world have all done that. South africa has , i believe, 9 official languages, and china supports all 55 languages in its country. They even pay to have newspapers translated into those langauges. India does the same thing and even awards yearly prizes to writers in local indian languages. Needless to say these countries have a deep indentity, making them more patriotic and which makes information easil accessible to the masses, even the old and poor.

even though i dont speak yoruba, this is nice to see

Would anyone here vote for a Ibo man for governor of a traditionally Yoruba state, or Yoruba man for Rivers or Akwa Ibom state governor?

Why do you guys think [ethnicity] matters so much in a democratic government in Nigeria?

bjdon, dont give up on nigeria. every politician takes care of his people, but there are good ones that also take care of the citizens. im living in the US now where the [prez only cares about his people. im sure nigeria will get one that helps the entire nation. Duke is that man

so what is the argument for the fuel hike? i've heard the arguments against

invest in more landlines. a lot of businessed require landlines

im not sure what that site does exactly

chxta it is a nice idea to want to develop distros in Nigerian languages, but save Yoruba and to a little extent Igbo, how many Nigerians can actually read in their native tongues? That idea is at best utopian

One of the reasons more nigerian don't read thier langauges well is unavialbility of material. the more its around you, the more you'll read it. as long as you are literate in latin alphabeths and speak your language, you'll be able to read it as it comes along. we should strive to be bi-literate

Im sure its easy to get us on that list. no one is paying attention to it though

no. i wasnt expecting you to help or do anything. It was just for your info.

ok

any langauge you are fluent in. You just sign up and start translating. But they have to first include your language.

these are the lnaguages available

http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en

i didnt even see igbo on the list of langaues they had. hausa, wolof, swahili were there. they are open to translating every langauge out there. they just need volunteers

i wrote to the google people to see if they can add ibibio. If you want a certain langauge there, you should perhaps write to them as well.

The chinese langaues are quite different from each other, but they have a standad chinese that we know of (mandarin and cantonese). The chinese are a bunch of different ethnic groups as well that were unified a while ago

why not all of them. The chinese have made sure all 55 of thier ethnic langaues survive next to thier mani chinese language. same with india

IAH, you're right. pidgin is very sweet, reading and speaking. I dont know why anyone would think our langauges dont mix with technology. Now we need google in ibibio

China's army isnt just numbers. Numbers are the extra. China is soon to match and surpass the US in numbers of submarines. That will give its airforce serious muscles and open it opn to better nuclear deployment

Before we knock the Governors down, let us look at their performances as rated by their people. According to ThisDay Newspaper published May 28, 2005, Nigerians rated two Governors performances were Poor, one below average, 12 performed on the Average level, 12 were Above Average, eight were Above Average Plus, and only one was rated Good.

Donald Duke, Cross River, the only Governor rated Good is taking tourism to new heights with his Tinapa Project. The Tinapa Project seeks to put the state on the continent's chart on tourism. The state is one that has come to be reckoned with not for any other accomplishment but in its focus in developing its agricultural and tourism potentials, with the cultivation of Pine apples, and the environmental cleanliness of the state capital with the "Clean and Green" policy are plus to Duke's administration.

Eight Governors were rated Above Average Plus:

http://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/ajayi/082405.html

This is the UN human Rights in Pidgin English.
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You can get the rest on this link http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/lang/pcm.htm

hunter is that US dollars?

I agree. But because of infighting most people wont agree. i love the langauge, but it will feed the stuatus quo where the hausas believe they were born to rule

US cant take on both those nations. it cant even take on china alone, or russia alone