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Nwachukwu Egbunike

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A Nigerian writer: passionate about Africa and fervently global. I'm a publisher and blog at FEATHERS PROJECT

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14 May 2012

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Nigeria: BattaBox Bakes Stories Through Online Videos

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BattaBox is everything Nigerian - music, film, street-life, news, comedy, cooking and much, much more...Nwachukwu Egbunike talks to Christian Purefoy about the evolving online video show.

29 April 2012

Nigeria

Enough is Enough(EIE) together with other partners wish to expound on the rising profile of new media and governance in Nigeria in a conference slated for 14-15 May, 2012 in Abuja, Nigeria. “New Media and Governance: Tools and Trends”.  The aim of this intellectual gathering of “government policy makers, civil society, academic institutions, private sector and youth”  is to analyse “the use of new media for improved governance, accountability and civic engagement.”

18 April 2012

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Nigeria: Nigerian Bloggers and Tweeps #SavedOke

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Nigerian bloggers fought for the legs and life of diabetic youth #Oke and won the battle to keep him alive through social media advocacy. The successful #SaveOke campaign was ignited by some Nigerian bloggers and tweeps – spearheaded by Linda Ikeji to save Oke’s life.

2 April 2012

Nigeria: Online Furore Over #DominionAir

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Why would the advent of another brand name into the Nigerian aviation space generate so much public discourse? It happens that this is no usual airline: it is alleged to be owned by a Nigerian Evangelical “prosperity” minister, Bishop David Oyedepo.

Nigeria

Nigeria's arts community recently lost a  theater artist and poet: Ify Agwu Omalicha. She died in an auto crash on her way to Abuja. Ayodele Olofintuade laments that Ify death is a consequence of years of neglect and corruption that leaders of Nigeria “have perpetuated over and again”. As such denying Ify's son the joy of a mother's love. In this post, NigeriansTalk collates some tributes from Ify's colleagues.

26 March 2012

Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala’s Bid for World Bank’s Top Job Creates Ripples

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from Nigeria is the only woman on the race for the World Bank presidency. Need anyone be surprised that her ambition is raising ripples online? Ever since NOI made her intentions public, social media sites have known no peace with opinions and comments from African netizens.

13 January 2012

Occupy Nigeria: From Cyberspace to Face-to-Face

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Occupy Nigeria is a national protest in Nigeria which started as a response to the fuel subsidy removal by the federal governmnet. The protest has been fueled by the democratization of information as personified by young Nigerians through their use of social media.

2 October 2011

Nigeria: Celebrating 419 Reasons to Like Nigeria

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The 419Positive Project invites Nigerians and friends of Nigeria to "Say Something Positive" in an ambitious search for four hundred and nineteen positive attributes of Nigerians and Nigeria. Nwachukwu Egbunike reports.

31 August 2011

Nigeria: The Brain Behind the Nigerian Blog Awards

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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.

13 August 2011

Nigeria: Adrift, Awaiting the Arrival of a Woman?

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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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