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Archive for September, 2010

US congratulates Nigeria on its 50 years of independence

Sep. 30 | On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to congratulate the people of Nigeria on 50 years of independence. On this occasion, we honor Nigeria’s history, its many accomplishments, its leadership not only in...

Now Out! Nigerians Abroad magazine independence issue

Sep. 30 | Is the global economic recession truly over? This is a question that many of us still try very hard to answer and give a positive spin to. For the optimist the answer is not that difficult. It depends on the way you see the water glass - half full...

Lonzo Nzekwe’s Anchor Baby Bags Two Awards In New York City

Sep. 30 | Omoni Oboli Best Actress, ‘Anchor baby’ Best Film, Harlem International Film Festival in New York City. Shot in Brampton and Hamilton, Ontario Canada, ‘Anchor Baby’ the film that had its producer Lonzo Nzekwe chosen by the Reel World...

Nigeria at 50: Nigerian Youth Top 10 Priorities

Sep. 29 | By  Ayeni Adekunle Young Nigerians are bold, bright and beautiful, restless and result driven, increasingly aware that this is the time to determine how they want their tomorrow to be. Positive about themselves and passionate about their country,...

Nigeria at 50: FG to honour Fifty eminent Nigerians

Sep. 29 | Fifty eminent personalities from within and outside Nigeria will be honoured by President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja as part of events lined up to mark the country’s 50th independence anniversary. A statement yesterday by Secretary to the Government...

In Abia kidnappers abduct school children from bus

Sep. 28 | Gunmen kidnapped 15 school children on their way to class at a private school near Nigeria’s oil-rich and restive southern delta, a police spokesman said Tuesday. Abia state police spokesman Geoffrey Ogbonna said the gunmen stopped the school...

The kasahorow Fellowship Bursary

Sep. 28 | 27 September 2010 Press Release: The kasahorow Fellowship Fellowship Description The kasahorow Fellowship, now open for the first time to students across Africa, provides a US$500 award for the study, promotion and development of indigenous African...

Crawling In Ecstacy @ 50

Sep. 28 | BY: AUGUSTINE .E. AKHILOMEN Arise o compatriot! Rather than rise from their slumber, they craw lackadaisically at the state of their grey hair where miles have left them behind to dine and wine from the bitter-sweet pill of life. The realization...

NIGERIA at 50

Sep. 28 | BY Adebiyi Oluwasina Peter At the golden jubilee; Life should have passed the age of juvenile delinquencies, Wisdom is expected to have been acquired from experience, And hard work should have definitely been rewarded with wealth. In fact at 50, not...

Wole Soyinka’s Speech at the DFPF Party Convention

Sep. 27 | Chairman’s Speech at the DFPF Party Convention Comrades-in-arms in the embattled field of the Nigerian nation space, welcome. You will immediately observe that I do not refer to the space whose passports a number of you carry by the brief name by which...