Maiduguri: In the Heartland of Boko Haram
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00r49ff Good report by the BBC Hausa service’s Jimeh Saleh who is from Maiduguri, the birthplace of Boko Haram. In this interview he discusses the changes in his hometown that arose as a result of Boko Haram.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Nnamdi Azikiwe Becomes Nigeria’s First President
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPgbteWcBCY
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )America Welcomes Prime Minister Abubakar Balewa of Nigeria, July 1961: 25-28
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/USG-1H.aspx Motion picture covering the official state visit of Prime Minister Abubakar Balewa of Nigeria to the United States, including welcoming remarks by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and the Prime Minister’s response, events with President John F. Kennedy, an address by the Prime Minister at the Capitol, stops at other sites in Washington, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Queen Elizabeth’s First Visit to Nigeria
Queen Elizabeth II’s first visit to Nigeria in 1956. She is welcomed at the airport by federal dignitaries including the Minister for Labour and Welfare Festus Okotie-Eboh and Governor-General Sir James Robertson.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Nigerian Company Launches “Inye” Tablet. Africa’s iPad
A Nigerian company has launched a tablet device called “Inye”, which is retailing at half the price of Apple’s iPad. Some good technology news to end the week. Have a great weekend everyone.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Footage of the Nigerian Civil War
Excellent video clips of the Nigerian civil war featuring archive footage such as: *An interview with Belgian mercenary Marc Goosens. *An interview with Ojukwu. *Discussion of the weapons disparity between federal troops and Biafran troops. *An interview with a South African mercenary called Major Williams. *The end of the war – Ojukwu’s departure, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )British and Italian Hostages Killed in Nigeria
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/9131831/British-hostage-killed-in-Nigeria-live.html A British and Italian hostage have been killed after a botched rescue attempt to free the pair from kidnappers linked to Al Qaeda today. A British citizen (Chris McManus, aged 28) and Italian citizen (Franco Lamolinara, aged48) have been killed in Sokoto, Sokoto State in northern Nigeria after an attempt by British and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Fuel Subsidy Protests Continue in Nigeria – Protesters Shot Dead
Nigeria’s finance minister Ngozo Okonjo-Iweala interviewed regarding the fuel subsidy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16467452 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/01/20121817204748391.html Fuel Subsidy Protests in Pictures: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16469029 Protesters shot dead: http://af.reuters.com/article/nigeriaNews/idAFL6E8C907E20120109 Fuel Strike Protests Brings Nigeria “to a halt” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16464922 Protesters Threaten to make Nigeria “ungovernable” http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/africa#playepisode1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16441017
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Inside Story on Boko Haram
A series of articles, videos and programmes on Boko Haram outlining the group’s aims and origins. Boko Haram was founded in 2002 by Mohammed Yusuf (who was captured and killed by Nigerian security forces). Yet the group continues to attack, bomb and kill targets including churches, Nigerian police officers and soldiers, and other targets. What [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )US Army to Train Nigerian Army
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/08/nigerian-taliban-us-boko-haram?newsfeed=true http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/11/u-s-troops-nigeria/ The U.S. army is to provide counter-insurgency training to the Nigerian army. This is probably linked to the increasingly deadly attacks by Boko Haram.
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