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Dream of freedom turns to prostitution nightmare PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 05 November 2005

 Rose thought she was coming to Europe to study and earn some money with a part-time job. What the Nigerian girl didn't realise was that books would be a distant dream and the work she would be doing was prostitution.


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"I take a lot of pride in being Nigerian" - Brendon Ayanbadejo of Chicago Bears PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 27 October 2005
 I take a lot of pride in being Nigerian.

It's kind of funny. There are four West Africans on this team, and of the four, three of us are from Nigeria.

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News Update: First lady's body back in Nigeria; Burial on Friday PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 25 October 2005

Pall bearers carry the coffin of Nigerian first lady Stella Obasanjo in the capital of Abuja October 24, 2004. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde


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Britain and Nigeria's half-hearted war on corruption PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 18 October 2005

Nigeria is this week due to enter final talks to win $18bn (£10bn) of debt relief in the biggest ever write-off by the Paris Club of western creditors. The deal, which could help the country save $1bn or more each year in loan repayments, has been widely presented as evidence of improvement in both governance in Africa and in the west's attitude to the continent.


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How Failures of Transparency and Accountability are Destroying the Niger Delta PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 18 October 2005

This paper is an attempt to use my own series of visits to the Delta and related research to give an overview of what people think has gone wrong and what they suggest could be done to improve the situation.


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Pastor Ashimolowo to repay GBP200,000 PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 07 October 2005
Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo........ after buying Florida timeshare on church Visa card

Charity watchdog criticises church for lack of control over millions of pounds

THE pastor of an Afro-Caribbean church will have to repay £200,000 after an investigation by the Charity Commission found “serious misconduct and mismanagement” within his church.


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Nigerian police clash with troops PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 05 October 2005

Three Nigerians have died in clashes in Lagos as soldiers fought running battles with police.


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In Nigeria, oil's bounty is a daunting curse PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 04 October 2005

Oil spills in the delta region of Nigeria have devastated the ecosystem, killing marine life. One spill in 2003 polluted about 615 acres. (Paul Taggart/ World Picture News for the Boston Globe)
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TRANSCRIPT from Aburi Meeting, January 5-7, 1967 PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 18 July 2005

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Brigadier Banjo's Broadcast to Mid-West PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 16 June 2005

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