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31 August 2011

Nigeria: The Brain Behind the Nigerian Blog Awards

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike · Technology, Media & Journalism

Behold the face behind the masquerade. Good Nigerian Girl is the brain powering the Nigeria Blogs Awards since 2010. The Nigerian Blog Awards is an annual event that rewards creative Nigerian bloggers.

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13 August 2011

Nigeria: Adrift, Awaiting the Arrival of a Woman?

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike · Development, Governance

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is Nigeria’s new Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister for the Economy. Until recently, she was the Managing Director of the World Bank. As soon as her appointment was announced, netizens have not stopped talking about the most powerful woman in President Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet.

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29 July 2011

Global Voices Bloggers to Mentor Youth Activists from 10 Countries

Written by Solana Larsen · Announcements

Today we announce the names of 10 Global Voices bloggers and 11 activists who will be working together virtually over the next months as part of a new mentoring initiative developed by Global Voices and Activista, the youth network of international development organization, ActionAid.

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14 July 2011

Africa: Of Misunderstandings, the Best Laid Plans and Language Challenge

Written by Paula Odhiambo · Religion, Youth

Find out about what's on the minds of a variety of African bloggers with Global Voices author Paula Odhiambo.

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19 June 2011

Nigeria: On an Explosive Projectile?

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike · Disaster, Religion

It was like a Nollywood premier, but this time there were neither props nor digital effects. Nigeria has joined nations under terrorist threats following the bomb explosion that pierced the Nigerian Police HQ in Abuja on June 16.

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16 June 2011

Africa: Bloggers Remember the International Day of the African Child

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Arts & Culture, Development

June 16 marks the International Day of the African Child. The day was initiated by the Organisation of African Unity on June 16, 1991. The day honors those who participated in the Soweto Uprising in 1976 on that day and raises awareness of the continuing need for improvement of quality of life for African children. Bloggers remember...

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Updates about Nigeria

12 December 2011

English

Crazy Nigerian interviews Santa Claus: “Me: There’s so much I’ve been dying to ask you…like why don’t you ever come to Nigeria? Santa: Oh, all the houses there don’t have any chimneys. Me: But you can’t expect chimneys in a country that’s hot virtually all year round! Santa: Sorry my boy, I can’t change a century-old tradition.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

6 December 2011

English

Vanessa shares James Petrozzello‘s portraits paying tribute to Fela Kuti's queens: “The first time I saw his ‘queens’ I was struck by their radical style. I wanted to make these photos to pay homage to their beauty and to bring attention to the women who contributed so much to Fela’s life.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

English

Sokari reacts to the passing of the Nigerian “Same Sex Marriage Bill 2011: “The rationale behind the Same Sex Marriage Bill and its proposed counterpart in Uganda, is a huge deceit being spread by secular and religious leaders that decriminalising LGBTI persons would be an imposition from western imperialists and moral decadents.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

24 November 2011

English

Sokari blogs about the Nigerian artist Toyin Odutola: “The Nigerian-born, American-raised artist employs a painstakingly thorough creative process that uses rudimentary tools – ballpoint pens, ink and paper – to investigate perceptions of ‘blackness’, gender and place.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

22 November 2011

English

Damilare Aiki shares photos from Mode Demarrage fashion show in Abuja, Nigeria: “The show truly lived up to its meaning ‘Fashion’s Start’ as it marks the beginning of a new age of fashion in Abuja.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

21 November 2011

French

In the village of Yelwa — North of Nigeria — a new style of construction intrigued the curiosity of the locals. Noorinfo publishes photos of rounded huts [fr] built with plastic bottles. These new constructions look like a potential alternative to the old-fashioned bricks.

• Boukary Konaté

30 October 2011

English

Bella Naija's photo story titled “BN Photo Stories: Waste, Wealth and the Burden of a City”: “With an estimated population of 15 million, and growing at an annual rate of 6%, Lagos, Nigeria, is set to topple Cairo soon as Africa’s largest city…With increased, largely unchecked, informal economic activities, emerge gigantic challenges associated with waste management and environmental pollution control.”

• Ndesanjo Macha