Cross-posted here. Maybe by now, some of you have figured out beyond my penchant Nollywood, the mindless sputterings (made-up word, I think) of old Igbo men – such as this one and oh man, this one – I also have some interest in chronic disease management outside of the West (it’s a budding interest, but an interest, no less). Even [...]

First things first, I am exceedingly thankful that no harm came to the passengers of the Northwest Airlines Detroit bound flight that was the target of Friday’s foiled terror attack. However, I am sure the events of December 25th, has put a damper on just about everyone’s Christmas holiday – especially at a time when there has been a renewed [...]

Late last month, National Youth Service corper, Grace Ushang was brutally raped and murdered while on her tour of duty in Maiduguri.  Apparently, she was metted out this sentence for wearing  trousers.  Yes, the same khaki trousers that have been part and parcel of the NYSC uniform since God-knows-when. For the past few weeks, several have drawn links between the [...]

NigeriansTalk recently received rave reviews from True Love West Africa (TLWA).  The “verdict” regarding NigeriansTalk.org is that we can be likened to a “blogger’s paradise”  – a website which serves as an up-to-date resource for Nigerian bloggers everywhere. The article, written by a recent NT.org contributor, Isabella Akinseye, can be found in the latest edition of the magazine.  Dare I [...]

The NigeriansTalk.org Weekly Linked List #1 The following are some interesting stories we have found this week from the Nigerian blogosphere.  We plan on featuring such links every Thursday. Chxta gives a blow-by-blow rundown of Anambra gubernatorial politics from 1999 onwards. BellaNaija reveals exclusive photos from Nollywood heavyweight-turned-evangelist Liz Benson’s wedding At the Bombastic Element blog, news is in that [...]

Nneoma, of Pyoo Wata, reviews the reactions of Nigerian bloggers to the recent sci-fi fim, District 9, and also cautions against the use of the rebranding mantra for the purposes of censorship. Ever since the Dora Akunyili was charged with the task of cleaning up the national image, the nation, including its bloggers, has been even more keenly aware of [...]

Nneoma introduces the #lightupnigeria movement and offers some suggestions for moving forward. turenchi: Is Yaradua on Twitter? Will he see #lightupnigeria if it trends? Admittedly, I am usually the last person to latch onto a trend – peep-toe shoes, oversize handbags reminiscent of those used to carry baby paraphernalia, mobile microblogging, the dance craze that was Yahoozee and the like. [...]

Apparently tough times are ahead, according to imnakoya’s March 6th post on the waning of the excess crude fund account. In light of a possibly tenous financial future, solomonsydelle, remains concerned about rumors to replace current Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Charles Soludo, with Yar’adua’s flagrantly unqualified son-in-law, Isa Yuguda. Tough times call for extraordinary people. Over the past week, [...]