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May 25th, 2006

Musings from Nigerian Blogs

A summary of Nigerian blogs discussing issues and topics ranging from corruption to wanted pregnancy and adoption services. 1 comment · read »

May 11th, 2006

This Week's Synopsis of West African Weblogs

Imnakoya · 04:09 · Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria Political Impasse in Nigeria-- Yebo Gogo Fontaine at Yebo Gogo, continues the discussion on the political impasse in Nigeria as a result of an attempt to extend the tenure of the current president, Mr. Obasanjo, whose tenure expires in 2007. “Rumors have been swirling the past few weeks that Nigerian MPs ... 1 comment · read »

April 27th, 2006

Some Excerpts from West African Blogs

Imnakoya · 00:21 · Sub-Saharan Africa

Gambia Dictatorial rule of Yahya Jammeh of Gambia--Home of the Mandinmories"Gambians are bleeding from excessive taxation. They are bleeding from the debt burden that is incurred in their name and siphoned off to overseas banks in some of the greatest corruption debacles that has occurred since independence...There's the literal blood, ... 1 comment · read »

April 12th, 2006

Musings from some West African Blogs

Imnakoya · 11:06 · Sub-Saharan Africa

Chippla’s Weblog muses about nepotism in a prose titled: The Minister’s Son. The setting of his narrative is Nigeria. Here is an extract: “I asked why the Internet connection at the office wasn't working. They said the contract had been given eight months ago. I asked to whom the contract ... 2 comments · read »

March 30th, 2006

Power - from youth to the sun - in Nigerian blogs this week

Imnakoya · 08:49 · Sub-Saharan Africa

Musings from Nigerian Bloggers this Week 1 comment · read »

March 15th, 2006

Excerpts from Some Nigerian Weblogs this Week

Imnakoya · 04:00 · Sub-Saharan Africa

“Adherence is everything” in HIV treatment, according to Kid’s Doc in Jos, a blog authored by an expat pediatrician, Dr Mike Blyth. He states: “The key to a long-term suppression of the virus is to keep it from multiplying, because multiplying means mutating, and mutating means developing resistance to the ... 0 comments · read »