Muhammadu Buhari wins Nigeria may have held its first true, fair election 55 years after Great Britain granted the Federation of Nigeria full independence as a constitutional democracy including three the country’s three quite distinct regions. What a great event! As one of my friends 50[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Nigeria’
March 28th, 2015 - 9:20 am § in Uncategorized
Nigeria Goes to Poles
Nigeria Votes In Election Amid Boko Haram Violence [...]
March 20th, 2015 - 1:28 pm § in Misc.
Nigeria Makes Progress Vs Islamic Extremists
Boko Haram ‘defeated in a month’ Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan tells the BBC that he hopes all territory seized by Islamist militants Boko Haram will be recaptured within a month.[...]
January 13th, 2015 - 11:38 am § in Hypocrisy
Nigeria’s Racism
As Boko Haram Kills 2,000 in Nigeria Attack, African Religious Leader Asks Why There’s No Response Akin to Paris Mourning[...]
Islamic Terror in Nigeria
Twin bombings kill dozens in Nigeria while Boko Haram seizes another town Despite claims that they have since retaken a number of towns seized by the militants, soldiers have largely been unable to halt Boko Haram attacks. BY Agence France-Presse[...]
June 25th, 2014 - 10:06 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: ISLAMIC TERROR IN NIGERIA
Nigeria extremists abduct 91 people Victims said to include 60 girls and women and 31 boys. Local official confirms abductions, but security forces deny them. Maybe it is time for Brandeis to apologize? Boko Haram ‘abducts many women’ Nigerian bomb blast kills at least eight[...]
May 26th, 2014 - 10:14 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Girls Found in Nigeria But May Be Too Difficult to Free
Nigerian defense chief says abducted girls located[...]
May 4th, 2014 - 10:07 am § in Misc.
Nigeria and CNN
THE WORTHLESSNESS OF CNN Last night my wife Barbara wanted to watch Obama’s comedy routine at the White House Correspondents Dinner. The schedule said the president was to speak about 9 PM. So we tuned in around 8:30. Of course all of this was Pacific Coast time, so somewhere in the m[...]
October 10th, 2011 - 4:35 am § in Misc.
Nigeria: An ugly story.
Apparently spurred by the revelation coming from a Lagos State High Court, through Major Hamza al-Mustapha, over circumstances surrounding the death of their brother, two siblings of the late Chief M. K. O. Abiola have gone public. Thee men are half-brothers of the winner of the June 12, 1993 Nige[...]
New President brings Hope to Nigeria
Will Nigeria’s new president, Muhammadu Buhari, be able to bring stability to a country crippled by terrorism and a corrupt government? Muhammadu Buhari, a former general, who came to power in Nigeria in 1983 via a military coup and was ousted by another military coup two years later in 19[...]