The Mamas and Associated PressThe first ever Mamas - MTV Africa Music Awards, a mega boost for African musicians - has come and gone. However, the report of the Abuja event by Associated Press (AP) leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.
What’s my beef with AP?
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Two Nigerian singers won top awards Saturday as read more.. Nuhu Ribadu: Is Nigeria becoming a Gestapo State under Yar’Adua?I think there is every reason to be more concerned about Nigeria’s human rights stance. Under the new dispensation, Bloggers are been detained, a TV station shut, and newspaper editors harassed and offices sealed. The latest harassment happened over the weekend at Kuru during Nuhu Ribadu’s graduation from the National Institute for Policy and read more.. Fighting Electoral Fraud in Nigeria: “the time calls for fire and brimstone!” – Wole SoyinkaIt is a bliss to read the Nigerian Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, ponder over electoral fraud in Nigeria, asking , “what can we do to end this shaming cycle of electoral fraud?” This is a question that I have asked and discussed on this blog as well.
Professor Soyinka proffers some answers to the topic using read more.. Nigeria power problem gone extraterrestrial! NigComSat-1 satellite loses power.I thought Nigeria’s power problems are terrestrial in nature, it appears the problem has taken an extra-terrestrial dimension as well. On Tuesday, controllers shut down the Chinese-built $340m NigComSat-1 satellite because it was having problems with its power supply. The BBC has the story.
Oshiomole vs. Osunbor: Annulment isn’t Enough Deterrent for Electoral FraudWhen Adams Oshiomole (Action Congress candidate) decided to run for office as the Governor of Edo State, he didn’t know that it would take him 19 months to actualize his mandate. During those long and troubling months, the state and the people of Edo sat helplessly under the reign of Oserheimen Osunbor of the ruling read more..
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