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Obasanjo seeks partnership of Africa, industrial nations Daily Champion 7.11.05 President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday in Bonn, Germany called for the establishment of a real partnership between African and the industrialised nations for "common security and shared prosperity". |
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Obasanjo in Malta, harps on corruption Champion. 26.11.05 PRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, again, called for a unified fight against the menace of corruption among countries of the world. |
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Nigerian artists lament UNESCO absence in culture sector By Chuka Nnabuife Guardian 1.11.05 A verdict of lacklustre performance in sponsorship of arts projects was passed last week as Nigerian artists assessed the activities of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in the country. |
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Nigeria's rich culture may be immersed in school curriculum By Rotimi Lawrence Oyekanmi Guardian, 3.11.05 AN indication that the various aspects of Nigeria's rich culture may be broken down into programmes and planted in both the primary and secondary curricula has been given by the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Amb. Frank Ogbuewu. At a meeting with Nigerian journalists at the just concluded 33rd session of the UNESCO General Conference held in Paris, France, Ogbuewu stated that he was holding talks with the Ministry of Education on how to bring cultural programmes into the school curriculum. |
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Mwalimu, Africa's Most Charismatic and Influential Leader By Amani Millanga 17.10.05 A true master is the one who serves himself Mwalimu, grey haired, in spectacles and Kahunda Suit, appears to me as an old wise man and a philosopher. His eyes through spectacles, his posture (looking aside), his mouth and the way his hand and fingers appear tell me that Mwalimu was a critical analyst on Man and Development, African Unity, Peace, Good Governance, Democracy and Globalization. It seems to me Mwalimu was firmly commenting on a crucial point on sustainable development in Africa. Why Not! |
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W/Bank: Foreign Firms Aid Corruption Says 2006 ‘ll mark watershed for Nigerian anti-graft war From Kunle Aderinokun in Abuja 14.10.2005 ThisDay The World Bank yesterday said multinational companies from the European and latin American countries were still giving bribes to officials in Nigeria and several other African countries where they operate. |
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Yoruba art Vanguard, 20.10.05 Last week Kunle Adeyemi, one of Nigeria's finest artists and exponents of diverse artistic styles opened an exhibition of paintings, prints, mixed media and drawing titled,“Signs, motifs, symbols and forms: A glimpse at Nigeria’s Democratic stability” at Quintessence, Ikoyi, Lagos, as a follow up to his previous show held last year. |
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Moroccan king seeks global solution on illegal immigration Guardian. 9.11.05 KING Mohammed VI of Morocco has canvassed global solution to the problem of illegal immigration that would involve sub-Saharan African government. |
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Isoun Scores Traditional Medicine High From Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja, ThisDay. 2.12.05 Minister of Science and Technology, Professor Turner Isoun yesterday drew attention to the enormous economic and health value inherent in traditional medicine as a tool for ensuring improved health care and economic well-being of the people. |
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Ginseng 'helps to ward off colds' BBC. 25.10.05 Taking the herbal remedy ginseng reduces the risk of developing a cold, a Canadian study says. The University of Alberta team found just one in 10 people taking daily ginseng capsules had two colds or more, compared to a quarter of others. |
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Yoruba art Vanguard, 20.10.05 Last week Kunle Adeyemi, one of Nigeria's finest artists and exponents of diverse artistic styles opened an exhibition of paintings, prints, mixed media and drawing titled,“Signs, motifs, symbols and forms: A glimpse at Nigeria’s Democratic stability” at Quintessence, Ikoyi, Lagos, as a follow up to his previous show held last year. |
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N/Delta: Extra judicial killings persist Amnesty International ACHILLEUS UCHEGBU (Deputy News Editor) Champion 4.11.05 Ten years after the hanging of Ogoni- born environmentalist and writer, Ken Saro-Wiwa by the regime of late Gen. Sani Abacha, issues for which he was executed including oil spillage, gas flaring, degraded environment still remain lot of people of the Niger Delta, indicating high level neglect and injustice by the Nigerian government, says Amnesty International (AI) in its latest report on the country. |
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Endowment For The Arts? Guardian, 21.10.05 Try Private Sector Please, Says Okonjo-Iweala This may well be the beginning of greater things to come. Because throughout the 1980s and 90s, Nigerian fiction virtually went underground. Very few works from new Nigerian authors were published internationally. That time, very few new writers such as Okey Ndibe (Arrows of Rain) and Ike Oguine (A Squatter's Tale), benefited from the African Writers Series of Heinemann International Publishers, London. |
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Eating to beat tuberculosis Guardian. 3.11.05 Studies suggest that establishing good nutrition may restore damaged immune function, and dietary supplements may prevent tuberculosis infection. However, researchers have shown the potentials of vitamins and herbs to combat tuberculosis. CHUKWUMA MUANYA and ISRAEL ADEBIYI report. |
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Do ancestors hold us back? BBC. 20.10.05 Should we continue to worship the memory of our forefathers or is it an expensive waste of time? |
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Did animals have quake warning ? By Sue Nelson BBC 1.1.05 Wildlife officials in Sri Lanka have reported that, despite the loss of human life in the Asian disaster, there have been no recorded animal deaths. |
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Demas Nwoko At 70, Strikes A New Rhythm BY UDUMA KALU Guardian. 5.11.05 THE meeting was rather informal. There were young men and women sitting around the long table in the hotel waiting for him. And when he appeared, everybody knew it was Demas Nwoko, the famous architectural designer. He is rather slim, fragile looking, tall and full of smile. His hair and beard were all white, and he wore a white shirt and trousers. He walked with a little limp and so had a walking stick. |
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Chickweed gains patronage for herbal weight loss, detox preparations Guardian. 17.2.05 Local studies of Chickweed indicate it clears congestion, controls obesity, reduces inflammation, reduces water retention, soothes skin irritations, acts as tonic for the liver, and reduces the negative effects of alcohol abuse, reports CHUKWUMA MUANYA. |
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Bruised but intact, the UN is 60 By Paul Reynolds BBC 24.10.05 The United Nations has reached the age of 60 with its first blush of youth and idealism long gone, but hoping that experience and a mid-life rethink will give it new purpose. |
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Bitter leaf extract may prevent, delay breast cancer, diabetes. Guardian Newspapers 21.10.05 Recent studies indicate that extract of bitter leaf exerts antibiotic action against drug resistant micro-organisms and can prevent or delay the onset of breast cancer and diabetes. CHUKWUMA MUANYA reports. |
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Arts, the dynamics of our culture Vanguard Newspapers Thursday, October 20, 2005 LET'S thank the Creator that Africa survived the onslaught of the scramble, the partitioning, the total colonisation and oppression by the British, German, French and Portuguese. Today, Africanism still stands high with strong cultural identity.Africa towers high above most nations in artistic ability, creativity, manpower and material. |
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African locust bean shows promise in diabetes management Guardian Newspapers 27.10.05 Despite the presence of known antidiabetic medicine in the pharmaceutical market, remedies from medicinal plants are beginning to open new frontiers in the treatment of diabetes. BEN UKWUOMA, reports on the antidiabetic property of Parkia Biglobosa (African locust bean) used in all parts of Nigeria and indeed the West Coast of African to season traditional diets. |
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Achebe, Phillips: Talking Africa and the Diaspora BY MOLARA WOOD Guardian 6.11.05 HUNDREDS were at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall (QEH) for the final event in the Africa 05 literature series, featuring Chinua Achebe. |
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Achebe: Oral tradition not needed BBC 1.11.05 World-famous Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe has said that Africans should not be overly concerned if the long-established tradition of oral storytelling dies out. |
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2bn Needed to Save Impoverished Population - UNFPA From Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja This Day 15.10.05 United Nations Fund for Population Affairs (UNFPA) yesterday said it would cost the world $2bn (about N268 billion) to tackle poverty, illiteracy and dwindling health conditions of people around the globe, particularly in third world countries. |
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Yoruba art Vanguard, 20.10.05 Last week Kunle Adeyemi, one of Nigeria's finest artists and exponents of diverse artistic styles opened an exhibition of paintings, prints, mixed media and drawing titled,“Signs, motifs, symbols and forms: A glimpse at Nigeria’s Democratic stability” at Quintessence, Ikoyi, Lagos, as a follow up to his previous show held last year. |
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UNESCO seeks Nigeria's tourism plan for Osun Grove From Kabir Alabi Garba, Paris, France Guardian. 18.10.05 NIGERIA has been asked by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to submit its tourism plan for the Osun-Osogbo Grove to enable the global community benefit from its rich cultural and spirited endowments. |
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The Long Vigil for Debt Relief By Eziuche Ubani ThisDay, 22.10.2005 I did not realize the power of the Paris club until I arrived the headquarters of the French Ministry of Finance and Industry. Located near the Seine River, the building announces its majesty and power by a somewhat strange statement. There is an eerie silence that hangs around it. |
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Suggestion to Wipe-out Black Race in US Condemned By Olawale Olaleye, 10.15.2005 ThisDay, 15.10.2005 A United States-based governorship candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP) in the 2003 general elections, Ogbeni Lanre Banjo has protested suggestion by former Secretary of Education in the US under the late President Ronald Reagan, William J. Bennette to abort every black baby if the American government desires to reduce crime rate in the country. |
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Science should research witchcraft Prof. Sophie Oluwole By Bisi Olaleye The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria. Tuesday, November 22, 2005 Prof. Sophie Bosede Oluwole, an African philosopher with the University of Lagos recently celebrated her 70th birthday amid pomp and ceremony. And she used the opportunity to tell a gathering of fellow egg-heads, family, relations, admirers, a sizeable group of successful ex-students, that whoever calls her names because of her academic research into the concept of witchcraft or Ifa in African society, needs a reassessment of his or her intellectual capacity. |
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Chancellor hails EU aid agreement BBC. 24.5.05 Chancellor Gordon Brown says "huge progress" has been made after the European Union agreed to double its development aid to poorer nations. In five years time, the EU's aid to poor countries will be worth an extra £14 billon annually. |
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Researchers explore herbal remedies for breast cancer By Bisi Olaleye Guardian Newspapers 15.10.05 The habitual consumption of carrot, tomatoe, garlic, mistletoe, onion, cabbage and Echinacea has been shown to exert preventive action against cancer. CHUKWUMA MUANYA reports. |
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Thousands Across Ohio River Valley Volunteer for Teflon Screening Reporting by Roddy Scheer THIS WEEK 22.11.2005 As part of the settlement of a class-action lawsuit, chemical maker DuPont is paying for a medical survey checking the health of as many as 60,000 residents of the Ohio River Valley near its Washington, West Virginia Teflon plant. Environmentalists are worried that workers and others nearby may have been exposed to unhealthy amounts of the chemical ammonium perfluorooctanoate, also known as C8, which the company uses in the production of its non-stick Teflon coating. |
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Pollution 'cuts boy baby numbers' BBC. 20.10.05 High levels of air pollution are reducing the number of boys born and could be linked to increased rates of miscarriage, research suggests. A team from Sao Paulo University in Brazil found fewer boys were born in the most polluted areas. |
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Objects of Art ... as Wotaside Studios winds up By Chuka Nnabuife 8.11.05. Guardian JUST when it appears that every art exhibition favours finishing instead of showcasing the raw aesthetic elements of materials, sculptor Olu Amoda steps in with an instructive intervention. |
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US, Others Stalemate ADB Presidency From Josephine Lohor, Cletus Akwaya and Kunle Aderinokun in Abuja This Day 19.5.05 Africa backs Nigeria, but Ogunjobi is 8% short; vote resumes today Nigeria took the lead yesterday in the race for the Presidency of African Development Bank (ADB) with its candidate, Mr. Olabisi Ogunjobi, scoring 59.4 per cent of the regional (African) votes, but lost the votes of non-regionals (Western nations and donor agencies). Despite Ogunjobi’s strong African backing, he received 41.74 percent of total votes. 8.3 percent short of outright victory. The stalemated election process will resume this morning at the NICON Hilton Hotel venue of the on-going 41st Annual General Meeting (AGM). |
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Wolfowitz calls for subsidy cuts BBC. 16.6.05 Wealthy nations must reduce their agricultural subsidies to help African producers enter new markets, World Bank chief Paul Wolfowitz has argued. |
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Why US is after Charles Taylor Aide From Amby Uneze in Calabar, 03.06.2005 THISDAY Fresh indications have emerged as to why the United States of America wants exiled former Liberian President, Mr. Charles Ghankay Taylor to face trial of war crimes in a UN special court in Sierra Leone. |
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Why Nigeria Deserves UN Permanent Seat, By Obasanjo 16.04.05 President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday said given Nigeria's population which represents 20 percent of the African population, it should be given a permanent seat in the United Nations, UN. |
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Traditional foods hold sway for painful sickle cell symptoms Guardian. 27.4.05 Sickle-cell anaemia is a genetic disorder, but recent studies have found that eating traditional foods rich in thiocynate such as African yams, lima beans, steamed carrots, cabbage and other such whole non-chemically processed food can reduce its painful symptoms. CHKWUMA MUANYA reports. |
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Blix: U.S. Not Committed to Nuke 'Bargain' Yahoo News Washington isn't taking "the common bargain" of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty as seriously as it once did, and that's dimming global support for the U.S. campaign to shut down the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, the former chief U.N. weapons inspector said. |
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University for South Africa's poor By Sean Coughlan BBC. 15.6.05 Taddy Blecher must be the first person to have founded a university from a fax machine. Five years ago, from his office in Johannesburg in South Africa, without any university buildings, courses or staff, he began faxing out a letter of invitation to 350 schools. |
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Afikuyomi Canvasses Debt Cancellation By Anulika Nwezi, 24.04.2005 ThisDay. Lagos Senate Deputy Minority Whip, Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, has urged the British Parliament and the legislatures of all creditor nations to grant Nigerian government’s plea for debt cancellation, while insisting on commitment to good governance as well as free democratic transition come 2007. |
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Africa rejects action on Zimbabwe BBC 23.6.05. The African Union has rejected calls from the UK and the US to put pressure on Zimbabwe to stop its demolition of illegal houses and market stalls. An AU spokesman told the BBC that it had many more serious problems to consider than Zimbabwe. |
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African Leaders Seek Debt Cancellation ThisDay, 21.06.2005. Six African leaders in Abuja, have called for rich countries to cancel all of Africa's debts at the G8 summit. The G8 group of leading industrial nations will focus on development in Africa when it meets on July 6-8. |
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Briton arrested for illegal bunkering Champion 27.4.05 IN its renewed effort to curtail the menace of crude oil theft, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) yesterday paraded a Briton, Mr. Neveille Shaun Dring, before newsmen for alleged illegal bunkering. |
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Geldof in attack on world leaders Sir Bob Geldof has hit out at world leaders for failing to tackle poverty in Africa. BBC. 17.5.05 The musician and anti-poverty campaigner made the comment during his speech at the Scottish Parliament's Conference on Africa event. |
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Govt lists steps to salvage Nigerian languages By Uduma Kalu and Anson Ekechi Chukwu . Guardian. 12.5.05 EDUCATION Minister Liyel Imoke and famous writer in Yoruba language, Prof. Akinwunmi Isola have warned that most Nigerian languages are under the threat of extinction. |
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Groups Demand 100% Debt Cancellation As G-7 Creditors Meet By Nkechi Nwosu Guardian. 16.4.05 CIVIL SOCIETY groups have urged the Group of Seven (G-7) wealthy countries' governments and the international financial institutions to insist on 100per cent multilateral debt cancellation for all impoverished countries with no harmful conditions attached. |
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For Nigerian artistes, it's time for globalisation Guardian. 22.6.05 The Director of French Cultural Centre, Ikoyi, Joel Bertrand, has been head of the culture mission for the past three years. In this interview with Bunmi Wuraola, he reveals how the centre has promoted arts and culture sector in Nigeria. And what the culture mission is doing to help Nigerian artistes. |
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G8 reaches deal for world's poor BBC. 11.6.05 The season for playing the 'mouth organ' is here again! Recent reports indicate that a meal of maize or rather corn could among other things, be the best way of preventing colon cancer and improving fertility among men and women. CHUKWUMA MUANYA reports. |
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For artists, upgrading standards is new direction By Chuka Nnabuife Guardian. 21.4.05 THERE is a thirst for new direction in the visual arts scene. Following a calm in the political brickbats within the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA) some authorities in the field say it is now time to re-energise the sector and put it back on the track as am professional body. The current campaign is for professionalism in the field as well an expansion of SNA's reach with all generations of artists and other professional bodies. |
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Friends 'help people live longer' BBC. 16.6.05 Good friends promise to be there for you, and their presence can actually help you live longer, researchers say. Australian scientists said having friends around in old age can do more for life expectancy than having family members around. |
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Early humans 'followed coast' BBC. 14.5.05 The first humans who left Africa to populate the world headed south along the coast of the Indian Ocean, Science magazine reports. |
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For Nigerian artistes, it's time for globalisation Guardian. 22.6.05 The Director of French Cultural Centre, Ikoyi, Joel Bertrand, has been head of the culture mission for the past three years. In this interview with Bunmi Wuraola, he reveals how the centre has promoted arts and culture sector in Nigeria. And what the culture mission is doing to help Nigerian artistes. |
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Debt Cancellation for 18 Countries Not Enough Occean From Juliana Taiwo in Geneva, This Day, 15.06.2005 The South African Minister of Labour, Membathisi MDLa-Dlana yesterday told journalists at the 93rd Conference of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) that the debt forgiveness of just 18 countries out of the 53 countries in the continent was a drop in the occean and is nothing for Africans to celebrate. |
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Researchers unfold anti-infertility, cancer activities of cornmeal Guardian Newspapers 5.5.05 The season for playing the 'mouth organ' is here again! Recent reports indicate that a meal of maize or rather corn could among other things, be the best way of preventing colon cancer and improving fertility among men and women. CHUKWUMA MUANYA reports. |
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Dark flesh oily fish hold cataracts, others at bay, say experts Guardian. 19.5.05 CHUKWUMA MUANYA reports that people who consume dark-flesh fish, such as cod, salmon or tuna, at least once a week have a 15 per cent lower risk of cataracts than did those eating fish less frequently. |
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Coughs and colds BBC. 19.5.05. Take leaves from a guava tree and rub them by hand to bring out the juices. Put in boiling water and add lemon peel for flavour. |
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How oily fish, soy bean ease breast cancer, menopause pains Guardian.9.6.05 Fresh studies have shown that eating diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids such as oily fish, and soy bean can reduce the ability of breast cancer cells to develop to malignant tumours, and improve menopausal symptoms and related quality of life. CHUKWUMA MUANYA reports. |
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At 30, Ife Art School craves new life By Chuka Nnabuife Guardian. 7.6.05 TUCKED in a corner of a building with colourful murals and array of larger than life-size sculptures, the Fine Arts Department of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), seemed, at first glance, in a befitting setting. |
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Ex-colonial officer faults amalgamation of Nigeria By Idowu Ajanaku Guardian. 27.4.05 FROM one of Britain's key players in the designing of the entity called Nigeria has come a damning verdict: It was a mistake on the part of the colonial power to have forced the different ethnic groups into a single political entity. |
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Kagame decries western media negative report on Africa Guardian. 24.5.05 RWANDAN President, Paul Kagame, has accused western media of portraying Africa as a continent beset with bad governance, civil wars, poverty, famine and disease. He decried western media's alleged deliberate attempt to ignore positive development happening on the continent. |
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Lion case highlights farm tensions BBC. 28.4.05 Minister of Culture and Tourism, Ambassador Franklin Nchita Ogbuewu, yesterday described museums as not just important means of cultural exchange, sustenance of culture, development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among people but reflection of cultural understanding that would improve peaceful co-existence good governance and improvement of socio-economic conditions. |
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Mast Erection: GSM Operators, ISPs Support NCAA 06.06.2005 ThisDay. Minister of Culture and Tourism, Ambassador Franklin Nchita Ogbuewu, yesterday described museums as not just important means of cultural exchange, sustenance of culture, development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among people but reflection of cultural understanding that would improve peaceful co-existence good governance and improvement of socio-economic conditions. |
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Museums Must Reflect Cultural Understanding’ From Juliana Taiwo in Abuja , 05.19.2005 Minister of Culture and Tourism, Ambassador Franklin Nchita Ogbuewu, yesterday described museums as not just important means of cultural exchange, sustenance of culture, development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among people but reflection of cultural understanding that would improve peaceful co-existence good governance and improvement of socio-economic conditions. |
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Nigeria demands more debt relief By Andrew Walker BBC economics correspondent BBC. 27.4.05 A delegation from the Nigerian parliament is in Washington seeking support for relief on the country's £30bn foreign debt, which is owed mostly to rich countries. Many African countries have had extensive debt relief over the last decade. |
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NANS Mobilises for Debt Cancellation From Juliana Taiwo in Abuja, 05.12.2005 ThisDay National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) yesterday vowed to march to all the foreign embassies in Nigeria that have refused to cancel Nigeria’s debt. |
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At 90, Adunni Olorisa steps out in celebration By Chuka Nnabuife Guardian. 28.6.05 THIS is not the month of August when flambouyant splashes of cultural activities, usually cloud the horizon of Osogbo in the celebration of the yearly Osun Osogbo festival. But the rustic capital city of Osun State is already colourful as preparations are in top gear to celebrate the mystery woman of Osun groves, Susanne Wenger, who clocks 90 on July 4. |
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Thinking Of Adunni At 90 BY JAHMAN ANIKULAPO Guardian. 11.6.05 Mystery woman of the Osun groves, Susanne Wenger, will on July 4 clock the ripe age of 90. There are plans by her friends, colleagues as well as those who, in the course of her over five decades presence here, drank from her creative fountain, to celebrate her life. As usual the Austrian, christened Adunni Olorisha, and who left her native land 35 years ago, does not want to be part of any ceremony. |
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Synergy, proper funding will lift arts, say practitioners By Gregory Austin Nwakunor and Bridget Chiedu Onochie Guardian. 15.6.05 FROM Lagos to Abuja, Kebbi to Enugu, Nigerian arts and culture sector appears to be going through a crisis of identity: The funds are not there, while the practitioners, though exploding with energy and creativity, are not producing works that will outlast the present moment. Most of the works are competing for kitschy low points. |
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Researchers establish how citrus fruits inhibit cancer, cholesterol Guardian Newspapers 14.4.05 Fresh studies have shown how natural substances in citrus fruits- orange, grapefruit and tangerine- help fight cancer, common cold, heart disease, obesity, iron deficiency, birth defects, and 'bad' cholesterol, reports CHUKWUMA MUANYA. |
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Reps may block debt servicing in 2006 budget BBC. 9.5.05 · Debt relief mission returns today with partial success From John-Abba Ogbodo (Ilorin) and Alifa Daniel (Abuja) AS the country's debt-relief delegation returns today with a promise of partial debt relief from Italy among other promises, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari, yesterday declared that no provision for debt servicing will be approved in the 2006 budget. |
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_________________________________________________ Black coalition demands $77 trillion reparation from Europe, U.S. By Ade Ogidan, Asst. Business Editor Guardian Newspapers, 25.1.05 SIX years after the death of business mogul and politician, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, the man who started it all, the issue of reparation resurfaced yesterday in Lagos. To a coalition of black organisations on the continent and in the Diaspora, the quantum of the damages must balance the depth of suffering inflicted on the African states.
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_________________________________________________ Preservation of Beautiful Complexion E-Magazine. 25.5.05 A sister from L.A. phoned. She asked, “How can I preserve my beautiful complexion”? "Living Tree Energy Soup", we told her. After 25 years in the food industry, we have come to the conclusion that there are no miracle foods!
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_________________________________________________ Poverty Eradication, Panacea to Corruption - Chissano From Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja, 14.06.2005 Immediate past president of Mozambique and United Nations Secretary General's Special Envoy to Africa, Mr. Joachim Chissano, yesterday in Abuja said eradication of poverty is the major panacea to preventing corrupt practices in Africa.
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_________________________________________________ Boys 'used for human sacrifice' BBC. 16.6.5 Children are being trafficked into the UK from Africa and used for human sacrifices, a confidential report for the Metropolitan Police suggests. Children are being beaten and even murdered after being labelled as witches by pastors, the report leaked to BBC Radio 4's Today programme said.
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_________________________________________________ Of Art and Hungry Africans Thursday, June 23, 2005 Vanguard. The study tour embarked upon by the Pan-African Circle of Artists, aptly called Overcoming Maps 3 took place in January, last year.
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_________________________________________________ Obasanjo says huge debt threatens world peace Guardian. 16.6.05 Steps down as G-77 chairman President Olusegun Obasanjo has again reminded creditor-nations of the threat to their collective well being that a huge debt overhang on the Third World constitutes.
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_________________________________________________ Nigeria's $33bn foreign debt worries N/Assembly Wednesday, April 27, 2005. Vanguard LONDON—A NATIONAL Assembly delegation to the United Kingdom has declared in London that Nigeria is heading towards an "Argentinian-style" default on its $33 billion foreign debt unless Western creditors help out fast.
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_________________________________________________ Stars unite for poverty campaign BBC 1.1.05 Stars including Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Fry and Bono are joining together to promote a year-long charity campaign. The Make Poverty History drive calls on world leaders to cancel debts and urges better aid packages to the poor.
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_________________________________________________ US rules out joining Kyoto treaty By Elizabeth Blunt BBC News, Buenos Aires 8.12.04 The US says its plan to cut greenhouse gases will be effective The US has told a UN conference on global warming that it has no intention of re-joining international efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The chief American negotiator at the conference in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires ruled out any move to sign up to the Kyoto Protocol for years.
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_________________________________________________ Black coalition demands $77 trillion reparation from Europe, U.S. By Ade Ogidan, Asst. Business Editor Guardian Newspapers, 25.1.05 SIX years after the death of business mogul and politician, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, the man who started it all, the issue of reparation resurfaced yesterday in Lagos. To a coalition of black organisations on the continent and in the Diaspora, the quantum of the damages must balance the depth of suffering inflicted on the African states.
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_________________________________________________ Cola companies told to quit India BBC 21.01.05 Activists in India have held nationwide protests against multinational soft drink companies Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Reports said thousands of protesters had gathered near manufacturing plants of the two firms and demanded that they stop production.
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_________________________________________________ Once-Barred Practice Flourishes in Brazil African-Influenced Candomble Challenged by Pentecostals, Modern Interpretations By Michael Astor Washington Post. Associated Press Saturday, January 1, 2005 BELFORD ROXO, Brazil -- Beyond the storefront churches and sidewalk bars on Rio's gritty north side, where the asphalt ends and dirt roads begin, Brazil gives way to Africa. The sound of atabaques, or African drums, rises in the night air from a squat brick house, and a full-throated tenor sings incantations in the ancient Yoruba tongue of Nigeria.
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_________________________________________________ Brown in 100% debt relief pledge BBC News website, in Davos BBC. 28.1.05 By Tim Weber Business Editor The world's seven richest countries - the G7 - should offer poor countries 100% debt relief, UK Chancellor Gordon Brown has said. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mr Brown said he hoped to persuade his colleagues to commit to the goal by the end of the year.
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_________________________________________________ Brown sets out anti-poverty aims BBC. 6.1.05 Chancellor Gordon Brown wants to harness worldwide horror over the fate of Asia's tsunami victims to drive forward the agenda for helping Africa. In a long-planned speech Mr Brown has restated his goals for doubling aid and eliminating the poorest nations' debt. Mr Brown says 2005, in which Britain holds the EU and G8 presidencies, offers a "once-in-a-generation" chance to eradicate global poverty.
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_________________________________________________ Largest African Art Exhibition At The London Museum FROM TUNDE OYEDOYIN, LONDON Guardian Newspapers, 23.1.05 THE largest exhibition of contemporary African art ever to be shown Europe is to be hosted at an East London Museum from the middle of February. Both Hackney Museum and Hayward Gallery have collaborated together to show a selection of photographs - from the exhibition Africa Remix - to mark the official opening of "Africa 05" next month. The host Museum describes the exhibition as: "the largest exhibition of contemporary African arts ever to be shown in Europe."
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_________________________________________________ JP Morgan admits US slavery links BBC. 21.1.05 Thousands of slaves were accepted as collateral for loans by two banks that later became part of JP Morgan Chase.
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_________________________________________________ Mandela calls for poverty action BBC. 3.2.05 Nelson Mandela has urged world leaders not to "look the other way" from poverty during a mass rally in London. He said the issue was as important as the fight against slavery - or his former task of fighting apartheid and leading South Africa to freedom.
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_________________________________________________ In defence of 'lost' languages By Duncan Walker BBC News 19.1.05 Of the 6,000-odd languages in the world, one is said to disappear every fortnight. Should the English-speaking world care? Somewhere on the remote Timor Sea coast of north Australia lives Patrick Nudjulu, one of three remaining speakers of Mati Ke.
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_________________________________________________ How pigments make fruits, vegetables extra healthful Guardian Newspapers 27.1.05 New scientific evidence has identified pigments as holding the key to the healing potentials of fruits and vegetables. BEN UKWUOMA and CHUKWUMA MUANYA, report on how they could counter obesity , elevated blood sugar in addition to fighting inflammation and heart diseases.
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_________________________________________________ 'Herbalists' explore healing potentials of Phyllanthus Guardian Newspapers 10.2.05 Local human trials of Phyllanthus amarus shows that it has great healing potentials, from blood purifying effects to the treatment of malaria, haemorrhoids, jaundice, diabetes and sexually transmitted diseases reports CHUKWUMA MUANYA He said the issue was as important as the fight against slavery - or his former task of fighting apartheid and leading South Africa to freedom.
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_________________________________________________ Guantanamo man 'suing government' BBC. 6.2.05 A British terror suspect held in Guantanamo Bay for 33 months plans to sue the government, it is reported. Martin Mubanga claimed in the Observer that an MI6 officer played a key role in consigning him to the US camp in Cuba, following his arrest in Zambia.
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_________________________________________________ Govt needs N1.2 trillion to pay debt in 2005 From Mathias Okwe, Guardian Newspapers, Abuja. 24.1.05 AN estimated N1.2 trillion (about $ 7.758 million) is what the Federal Government requires for debt servicing in 2005 to avoid further penalties and interests from the Paris Club and other multilateral lending institutions to which the country is indebted. This amount represents the country's scheduled foreign debt payment put at about $32 billion.
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_________________________________________________ Geldof cast as 'Mr Bloody Africa' BBC. 31.1.05 Singer and campaigner Bob Geldof has dubbed himself "Mr Bloody Africa" for his role as a reluctant spokesman on issues concerning the continent. Visiting Africa "bores me profoundly" but the media has confused the roles of politicians and celebrities, he said.
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_________________________________________________ Gates praises UK stance on Africa BBC. 24.1.05 Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates has praised Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's commitment to developing countries on the day he announced a £400m donation. The US philanthropist told the Times he was "very excited" about the Prime Minister and Chancellor's leadership.
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_________________________________________________ G7 backs Africa debt relief plan BBC. 7.2.05 G7 finance ministers have backed plans to write off up to 100% of the debts of some of the world's poorest countries. UK chancellor Gordon Brown said the London meeting of the world's seven richest nations would be remembered as "the 100% debt relief summit".
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_________________________________________________ Fighting degenerative diseases with vegetable soup Guardian Newspapers 13.1.05 A growing body of research proves that vegetables are critical to promoting good health. In fact, vegetables according to research findings are packed with essential vitamins, minerals, fibre, and disease-fighting phyto-chemicals. But recent study released last week indicates that eating plenty of vegetable soup everyday fights cell damage as well as help reduce risk of degenerative disease such as heart disease, diabetes and certain categories of cancers. BEN UKWUOMA and CHUKWUMA MUANYA report.
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_________________________________________________ Mandela calls for poverty action BBC. 3.2.05 Nelson Mandela has urged world leaders not to "look the other way" from poverty during a mass rally in London. He said the issue was as important as the fight against slavery - or his former task of fighting apartheid and leading South Africa to freedom.
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_________________________________________________ Experts suggest new natural methods of restoring erection A report on the new natural ways of restoring erection. BEN UKWUOMA and CHUKWUMA MUANY Guardian Newspapers 3.2.05 IT is a problem most patients would shy away from discussing with their doctors or even relations, but it is gradually emerging as a public health problem. In fact an estimated 10 to 30 million are said to be suffering from it. According to studies over 50 per cent of that number aged between 40 to 70 have experienced this condition.
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_________________________________________________ ECOWAS decries moves against Annan at UN Chambas urges African unity on Security Council seat From Jide Olatuyi, Guardian Newspapers, Abuja, 27.1.05 WEST African leaders have rallied support for the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, over mounting criticisms of the world body's controversial oil-for-food programme in Iraq.
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_________________________________________________ Debt freeze for tsunami nations BBC. 13.1.05 The Paris Club of rich creditor nations has offered to freeze debts owed to them by tsunami-hit countries. The offer is immediate and without conditions. But so far only Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Seychelles have signalled that they will take it up.
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_________________________________________________ A Proposed U.S. Base in Okinawa Threatens Endangered Dugongs
by Jeff Shaw
E-magazine 21.01.05 When Napoleon Bonaparte was told of the peace-loving Okinawan culture, whose values precluded maintaining a standing army, he scoffed. Surrounded by great and powerful neighbors, he opined, such a nation could not long survive.
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_________________________________________________ Living on a dollar and a prayer By Solomon Omollo BBC 18.1.05 Dominic Nkhata, 29 and his wife Patricia, 27 are a young Zambian couple with a two-year-old daughter. Dominic works as a factory hand while Patricia is a housewife. The couple are also responsible for four orphans, the children of Dominic's deceased sisters.
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_________________________________________________ 'No UK apology' for colonial past BBC 15.01.05
The chancellor, speaking during a week-long tour of Africa, said it was time to talk about enduring British values of liberty and tolerance. Mr Brown has signed a debt relief deal with Tanzania which could cost the UK £1 billion.
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_________________________________________________ Mbeki tasks African varsities on poverty, hunger, disease Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria 24.1.05 SOUTH Africa's President Thabo Mbeki has urged universities to evolve solutions to poverty, hunger and disease facing the continent. Speaking at the weekend in Khartoum, Sudan, where he received the honorary doctorate degree of the Africa International University, he harped on the challenges facing the continent.
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_________________________________________________ UN urges rapid action on poverty BBC. 18.1.05
The Millennium Development Goals report says developed nations could do much more to prevent poverty, hunger and disease around the world. Correspondents say targets to halve poverty by 2015 are way off track.
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_________________________________________________ A Proposed U.S. Base in Okinawa Threatens Endangered Dugongs
by Jeff Shaw
E-magazine 21.01.05
The Millennium Development Goals report says developed nations could do much more to prevent poverty, hunger and disease around the world. Correspondents say targets to halve poverty by 2015 are way off track.
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_________________________________________________ Done Tsunami victims resist conversion attempts Shobha Warrier in Nagapattinam January 24, 2005 When I entered one of the rows of temporary shelters built for tsunami victims in Pattancherry village in Nagapattinam, I witnessed a minor
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_________________________________________________ Soy bean may boost assisted reproduction success rate Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria, 21.1.05
CAN a meal of soy bean boost fertility? A recent study published in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility suggests high doses of soy-derived estrogens does not only boost fertility, but can improve pregnancy rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and embryo transfer.
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_________________________________________________ Plant diets can ward off cancer BBC. 23.1.05 Eating lots of fruit and vegetables and limited amounts of red meat and sugary foods is the way to protect against cancer, say researchers. Three separate studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association show the benefits of a Mediterranean-style diet. As well as protecting against bowel cancer, eating a plant-based diet is good for the heart, say experts.
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_________________________________________________ Okonjo-Iweala seeks debt pardon for Nigeria From Abiodun Adeniyi, Leeds, Guardian Newspapers Britain 1.2.05 AGAIN, the touchy issue of foreign debt cancellation for Nigeria came to the fore at the weekend as Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala canvassed such a respite for the country. Nigeria's foreign debt presently stands at about $34 billion. The minister who spoke in London also pushed for Nigeria to be a beneficiary of the multi-million pound Britain-initialled commission for Africa project.
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_________________________________________________ INAUGURAL MEETING IN GERMANY MAY 2005 Alafia! The founding members of the World League of Traditional Religions (WLTR) are pleased to extend an invitation to all tribal, indigenous and traditional religious societies, temples and organizations to attend our first international meeting and conference to be held Friday, May 27-May 29, 2005 in Ostbevern, Germany. The event will be hosted by the Ibile Faith Society and its distinguished founder, Prince (Babalawo) OAdigun Olosun, MA, PGDJ along with our beloved WLTR founder and president, Mr. Pauli Muukkonen.
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_________________________________________________ Nobel winners rally behind Annan
The document praises him for always taking a "critical look" at the UN and recommending improvements. Signatories include former US president Jimmy Carter and South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The statement responds to US criticism of Mr Annan over alleged corruption in the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq.
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_________________________________________________ ADB: 30 Nations Draw N57.3bn From Nigeria Fund From Cletus Akwaya in Abuja ThisDay 27.12.04 Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF), a development Fund fully financed by Nigeria and managed by the African Development Bank (ADB) has disbursed a total UA 295.31 million or $430.857 million (about N57.303billion) to 30 small and less privileged countries in Africa since inception in 1976 to date.
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_________________________________________________ Did animals have quake warning? By Sue Nelson BBC, 1.1.05 Wildlife officials in Sri Lanka have reported that, despite the loss of human life in the Asian disaster, there have been no recorded animal deaths. Waves from the worst tsunami in memory sent floodwater surging up to 3.5km (two miles) inland to the island's biggest wildlife reserve.
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_________________________________________________ Obasanjo Links Poverty to Debt Servicing Says Nigeria pays 30% of annual budget to creditors From Josephine Lohor in Abuja ThisDay. 21.12.04 President Olusegun Oba-sanjo yesterday stated that the slow pace in the improvement of the welfare of Nigerians by the Federal Government is as a result of the huge amount taken annually from the budget to service foreign debts.
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_________________________________________________ Aborigines' dark island home By Phil Mercer BBC correspondent in Sydney BBC, 4.12.04 Aboriginal residents of Palm Island in northern Australia are preparing for another depressing chapter in the story of their isolated home. The funeral of Cameron Doomagee is expected to take place in the coming days. This history of how white colonisers have treated black people on this island is appalling and we are seeing now the result of that legacy Paul Wilson, Bond University, Australia
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_________________________________________________ Stars unite for poverty campaign BBC 1.1.05 Stars including Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Fry and Bono are joining together to promote a year-long charity campaign. The Make Poverty History drive calls on world leaders to cancel debts and urges better aid packages to the poor.
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_________________________________________________ Argentina scolds 'two-faced' rich BBC, 16.12.04 Argentine President Nestor Kirchner has accused rich nations of double standards in their policies on Third World debt and climate change.
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_________________________________________________ Blair sets sights on Aids fight BBC, 4.12.04 Dealing with problems in Africa, including HIV and Aids, will be one of the priorities of Britain's G8 presidency, Tony Blair has said. In an interview to mark World Aids Day, Mr Blair said tackling the disease in the worst-affected parts of the world needs money and good leadership. He told BBC Radio Five Live that helping Africa deal with the crisis was a "moral question". There are an estimated 25m people living with HIV on the continent.
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_________________________________________________ Bono plans lifelong poverty fight By Gregory Austin Nwakunor BBC, 4.12.04 Bono addressed the Labour Party conference in September Rock singer Bono has pledged to spend the rest of his life trying to help the impoverished around the world. The U2 frontman told BBC One's Friday Night with Jonathan Ross he wanted the current generation to be "remembered for something other than the internet".
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_________________________________________________ Brown sees moral duty to aid poor By Gregory Austin Nwakunor BBC, 12.12.04 Chancellor Gordon Brown has called for the world's rich countries to unite and tackle the scourge of poverty. He said the wealthy had a moral duty to help and "human dignity" prevented the plight of the poor being ignored.
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_________________________________________________ Cultural renaissance as antidote for development in Africa By Gregory Austin Nwakunor Guardian Newspapers, 1.12.04 HUMANITY for long has been obsessed with history. And Africa, perhaps has been no exception. No wonder the famous Fukuyuma's concept of "the end of history". So, last Thursday, in a public lecture organised by Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC), at the MUSON Centre, Lagos, there was another opportunity for history, most especially that of Africa to be provided with vibrant flesh and swathes of the not-too-distant past.
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_________________________________________________ Missing ship: Oil firms, NNPC, PPMC shortchange Nigeria AFOLAYAN By Kingsley Omonobi 2.12.04, Abuja CHIEF of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Samuel Afolayan, yesterday broke his silence on the missing MT African Pride saga, saying all multilateral oil companies operating in Nigeria including the government-owned NNPC and PPMC, were shortchanging the nation in terms of revenue base and oil lifting activities.
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_________________________________________________ Kyoto Protocol ll Help Developing Countries-Annan From Adeyeye Joseph in Buenos Aires, Argentina This Day, 16.12.2004 As the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) holding in Buenos Aires enters its high-level segment, yesterday, the United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan, has expressed confidence that the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol would enhance sustainable development in developing countries through Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects.
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_________________________________________________ Nigeria confronts UK, others on $3.5b Abacha loot From Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja Vanguard Newspapers, 10.12.2004 VIENNA— AUSTRIA, Britain and five other European nations have for four years failed to agree to help Nigeria recover money that disappeared during the rule of the late General Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s ambassador to Vienna said yesterday. Ambassador Biodun Owoseni said Nigeria had since 2000 been trying to recover $3.5 billion (2.6 billion euros) that was stolen from the state during the Abacha regime and mostly found its way to Europe."
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_________________________________________________ Rabbi Lionel Blue BBC 7.12.04 When I was 27 I noticed with horror that my hair was falling out in handfuls. So I decided to commit suicide at 30, by which time I'd be a baldie and no one would want me.
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_________________________________________________ Oxfam raps rich nations over aid BBC 6.12.04 Oxfam wants wealthy countries to double what they give in aid Rich nations need to do much more to overcome global poverty, the aid agency Oxfam says in a report. In real terms, the aid budgets of rich countries are half what they were in 1960, the charity claims. Oxfam also says that that poor countries are paying back $100m a day in debt repayments. "As rich countries get richer, they're giving less and less.
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_________________________________________________ Sarumi blames economic woes on World Bank, IMF CHAIRMAN, House of Representatives Committee on Ogun/Osun River Basin, Hon. Tayo Sarumi, has blamed the nation’s economic woes on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.
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_________________________________________________ Study Links 200 or More Diseases to Pollution by Roddy Scheer Doctors from the University of California and the Boston Medical Center have released findings linking common chemical pollutants to at least 200 different human diseases.
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_________________________________________________ Tycoon to match Band Aid proceeds BBC. 17.12.04 Millionaire businessman Tom Hunter has pledged to donate more than £6m to Band Aid by matching the proceeds of the single and the Live Aid DVD. The Ayrshire-born tycoon is the richest Scottish national with a fortune of £500m, according to a recent survey.
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_________________________________________________ US rules out joining Kyoto treaty By Elizabeth Blunt BBC News, Buenos Aires 8.12.04 The US says its plan to cut greenhouse gases will be effective The US has told a UN conference on global warming that it has no intention of re-joining international efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The chief American negotiator at the conference in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires ruled out any move to sign up to the Kyoto Protocol for years.
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_________________________________________________ ENCOUNTER: Why the Church won’t beg for debt relief for Nigeria by Archbishop Makinde By SAM EYOBOKA Sunday Vanguard Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria, 5.12.04 WHILE he was Bishop of Abuja, many referred to him as a NADECO bishop and even now that he is in Lagos as the Methodist Archbishop of Lagos, Dr. Sunday Makinde does not hide his feelings about national issues, which was why he got that sobriquet. Recently, he spoke on the state of the nation. According to the cleric, who disagrees with President Olusegun Obasanjo’s request for the Church to join African leaders to campaign for debt cancellation, says there cannot be national progress until there is a sovereign national conference.ON the state of the nation and how to tackle the monster called corruption.At our recent conference in Kaduna, we deliberated extensively on the state of the nation and the monster called corruption.
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_________________________________________________ Why Cote d'lvoire boils by Simone Ibe 4.12.04 Champion, Lagos, Nigeria THE fear of the French that President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire is about to break their near total dominance of the Ivorien economy has been identified as the major cause of the crises in the country.
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_________________________________________________ Why lemon grass remains popular cure for fevers, colds 30.11.04 Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria CHUKWUMA MUANYA in this report examines why lemon grass is widely used in most Nigerian communities as the main ingredient in herbal remedies for malaria and typhoid fevers, colds and rheumatism among other ailments; and even as an insect repellant.
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_________________________________________________ 'No drop' in world hunger death BBC 8.12.04 All but one of the 16 hungriest nations are in sub-Saharan Africa A child still dies of hunger every five seconds, eight years on from a pledge to halve the world's hungry by 2015, a United Nations agency has said. The annual UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) report says present levels of hunger cause the death of more than five million children a year.
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_________________________________________________ Lawmakers Move to Halt Foreign Debt Service From Ahamefula Ogbu in Abuja 21.10.04 This Day Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeri Lawmakers Move to Halt Foreign Debt ServicingFrom Ahamefula Ogbu in Abuja Members of the House of Representatives barely contained their anger yesterday following reports that for the $11 billion loan taken by Nigeria, the country has paid $32 billion and still owes the creditors $34 billion.Following this revelation, the lawmakers resolved to ensure that Nigeria stopped paying the debt, describing the continuous repayment as unfair to the nation 's economy and the people of Nigeria.
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_________________________________________________ Masari Carpets World Bank over Poverty Alleviation Policies From Ahamefula Ogbu in Abuja, ThisDay, 3.11.2004 Lagos, Nigeria Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Bello Masari, yesterday carpeted the World Bank for applying wrong approaches to poverty alleviation in Nigeria and counselled them to change direction if they hoped to achieve results.
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_________________________________________________ The Yoruba, Nigeria and the future, by Lateef Adegbite Monday, November 01, 2004 Vanguard Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria INTRODUCTIONA preliminary clarification is called for. I am too much of a Nigerian, indeed a Universalist, as dictated by my faith, to indulge in tribal jingoism. However, since I did not drop from the sky into this world, I have roots, a place of origin, which forms part of the ethnic group called the Yoruba, I cannot be indifferent to the problems and challenges facing that group in the context of Nigeria.
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_________________________________________________ GOOD HEALTH:Secrets of ginger (1) By Sola Ogundipe 19.10.04, Vanguard Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria SINCE ancient times, Ginger, an underground stem (rhizome) of the plant Zingiber officinale has been used as a medicine. The potency of ginger in aiding digestion and treating stomach upset, diarrhea, arthritis, colic and heart conditions and nausea is legendary. The important active components of the ginger root are believed to be volatile oils and pungent phenol compounds (such as gingerols and shogaols).
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_________________________________________________ Obanya makes fresh case for learning in the first language By Rotimi Lawrence Oyekanmi A fresh argument on why the indigenous language ought to be the medium of instruction in the elementary school was recently made by Professor Pai Obanya, the first National Co-ordinator of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Scheme. According to him, genuine learning must begin with, and be anchored on the learner's immediate environment, for the development of basic survival skills, a strong feeling of belonging, and self-confidence.
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_________________________________________________ Fayose's Home Trouble By Reuben Abati 7.11.04 Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria It is easy to appreciate why publications notably The Nigerian Tribune and The News have devoted much attention to the feud within the Fayose-Oluwayose family of Ekiti involving the Governor and his siblings. It is a man bites dog kind of story, quite sensational in its unusualness, grossly entertaining, human in all its essential dimensions and definitely of public interest. It is the kind of story that sells the paper.
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_________________________________________________ Oil wealth 'can cause corruption' Oil wealth often ends up in the wrong pockets, TI says BBC, 19.10.04 Oil wealth is often a breeding ground for corruption, according to the latest survey by anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International (TI). The report estimates that billions of dollars are lost to bribery in public purchasing, citing the oil sector in many nations as a particular problem.
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_________________________________________________ Obasanjo wants churches to join campaign for debt pardon By Dickson Adeyanju, Patience Saduwa and Debo Oladimeji 28.10.04 PRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo at the weekend in Johannesburg, South Africa urged developed nations to fulfil their pledges of support for the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD).
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_________________________________________________ Obasanjo urges developed nations to fulfil promises to Africa 2nd of November 2004 Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Rich nations must stop their citizens laundering money, selling arms and looting resources in Africa in order to help the continent fight poverty, an expert quoted a draft of a British-backed report as saying.
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_________________________________________________ Lawmakers Move to Halt Foreign Debt Service From Ahamefula Ogbu in Abuja 21.10.04 This Day Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria Lawmakers Move to Halt Foreign Debt ServicingFrom Ahamefula Ogbu in Abuja Members of the House of Representatives barely contained their anger yesterday following reports that for the $11 billion loan taken by Nigeria, the country has paid $32 billion and still owes the creditors $34 billion.
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_________________________________________________ Reuters. 7.10.04 ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Rich nations must stop their citizens laundering money, selling arms and looting resources in Africa in order to help the continent fight poverty, an expert quoted a draft of a British-backed report as saying.
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_________________________________________________ Mu'azu Advises UNICEF From Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi Governor Ahmadu Adamu Mu'azu of Bauchi State, has decried attitude of the United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF), and other international organisations for initiating programmes for developing countries in far away New York, which adversely affect effective implementation of such programmes.
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_________________________________________________ Confessions of a British diplomat Should an ambassador speak out over human rights even if this upsets his or her own government? The question has been posed by the dismissal from his post as British ambassador to Uzbekistan of Craig Murray, whose disagreements with his own government about how to handle human rights abuses by his host government have become very public. Craig Murray was dismissed from his post in Uzbekistan this week.
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_________________________________________________ Inside the European Social Forum One of the themes of the forum is the situation in Iraq
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_________________________________________________ Petrol sales suspended in Eritrea Eritrea imports all its refined fuel Eritrea has banned the sale of petrol to the public because of the rising price of oil on world markets. Information Minister Ali Abdu Ahmed said ndiesel would remain available, but petrol had to be conserved for essential use.
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_________________________________________________ IMF failing to agree on debt plan BBC 4.10.04 UK chancellor Gordon Brown is leading the calls for debt relief
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_________________________________________________ World 'can end African poverty' BBC. 7.10.04 Blair says his commission will make real progress The means to lift Africa out of poverty are within the world's grasp, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has said. Mr Blair was opening a meeting in Ethiopia of the British-sponsored Commission for Africa. He told delegates in Addis Ababa that it was "time to turn international attention into international action".
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_________________________________________________ Kofi Annan insists attack on Iraq is illegal, U.S. allies disagree Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria 17 th of September 2004 IN what may throw up a diplomatic row between the United States (U.S.) and the United Nations (UN), the organisation's Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday described U.S. invasion of Iraq as illegal.
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_________________________________________________ Nigerian Finance minister Dr Okonjo Iweala on Greediness of Paris Club Vanguard Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria 21st of September 2004 Tasks Paris Club on small debts And speaking at the signing of the fourth bilateral debt consolidation agreement with Finland, in Abuja on the $3.053 million owed that country, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala asked the Paris Club to change its rules and allow Nigeria pay off some of its small debts.
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_________________________________________________ Children Pray for Peace, Adults Today By Akpan Unyime This Day, Lagos, Nigeria 21st of September 2004 Children all over the world would be praying for the adult in line with this year's theme for the International Day of Peace today. The celebration, which is a United Nations (UN) initiative, is to feature primary school children across the globe praying on behalf of adults asking for forgiveness and to lead them in the right way of love, honesty and kindness without distinction of religion, tribe, race, political creed or class.
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_________________________________________________ 'No WMD stockpile find' in Iraq By Justin Webb BBC, Washington 17th of September 2004 The report is being written by US weapons inspector Charles Duelfer Bush administration officials say a draft report has concluded there were no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction to be found in Iraq. However, they say the report does claim there is evidence that Saddam Hussein intended to resurrect his weapons programmes in the future.
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_________________________________________________ Positive attitude delays ageing Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria 17th of September 2004 Is ageing inevitable? You may not be as young as you feel, but research has found that a positive attitude may delay the ageing process. The University of Texas found people with an upbeat view of life were less likely than pessimists to show signs of frailty.
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_________________________________________________ Natural disasters 'on the rise' Hurricanes are hitting bigger towns and cities BBC 18 th of September 2004 More and more people are being caught up in a growing number of natural disasters, a UN agency said on Friday. The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction said the increase in numbers vulnerable to natural shocks was due partly to global warming. It said 254 million people were affected by natural hazards last year - nearly three times as many as in 1990.
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_________________________________________________ Debt Relief: Obasanjo Berates US on Nigeria· This Day, Lagos, Nigeria 17th of September 2004 Seeks support for peace in Gulf of GuineaFrom Samuel Famakinwa and Kunle Aderinokun in Abuja President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday chided on the United States government over what he described as the country's discriminatory policy on granting debt relief to debtor countries which favour even richer countries.
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_________________________________________________ Herbal remedies 'do work BBC. 29.9.04 Pharmacists carried out lab tests on traditional remedies
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_________________________________________________ Obasanjo at UN, Seeks Permanent Seat for Nigeria From Josephine Lohor , New York This Day 24th of September 2004 President Olusegun Oba-sanjo yesterday in his address to the General Assembly of the United Nations declared that Nigeria is qualified to be a permanent member of the UN Security Council
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_________________________________________________ Mugabe slams 'political God Bush' BBC 23rd of September 2004 Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has accused US leader George W Bush of behaving as though he is God, with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair his prophet.
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_________________________________________________ Hibiscus 'may reduce cholesterol BBC 14th of September 2004 An extract from the hibiscus flower could have the same heart health benefits as red wine and tea, researchers suggest.
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_________________________________________________ Herbal routes to healthy kidneys Guardian Newspapers Lagos, Nigeria. 28.9.04 The incidence of kidney problems in Nigeria has assumed threatening dimensions in recent times, no thanks to diabetes and hypertension. CHUKWUMA
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_________________________________________________ 'Get real' on Africa, urges Bono BBC. 30.9.04 The conference delegates will form a smaller than usual crowd for Bono Bono, lead singer with the Irish rock band U2, has urged Labour to "get real" and deal with the problems of world poverty and the Aids crisis. Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were the John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the global development stage, he said praising their achievements.
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_________________________________________________ Many western drugs come from herbs used by traditional healers BBC 9th of September, 2004 A bill to regulate South Africa's 200,000 traditional healers has been adopted by parliament. Healers will have to be licensed before being allowed to work and they will also be barred from treating fatal diseases, like cancer and Aids.
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_________________________________________________ Senate Directs Shell to Pay Ijaws $1.5bn Compensation From Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja This Day 25th of August 2004 Senate yesterday unanimously directed Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria Limited (SPDC) to commence the payment of the sum of $1.5 billion to the Ijaws Aborigines of Bayelsa State as compensation. The money was for the severe health hazards, economic hardship, injurious affection, avoidable deaths and sundry maladies which the people have suffered as a direct or indirect consequence of multiple spillages occurring in SPDC's facilities across the eight local government areas of the state since the company commenced operations in 1956.
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_________________________________________________ Tinubu Wants Traditional, Orthodox Medicines Integrated By Iheanyi Alozie This Day, Lagos 3rd of September, 2004 Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Lagos State has advocated an integrated national health programme that would have both orthodox and traditional medicines to complement each other with a call on the Federal Governemnt to expedite action in its actualisation.
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_________________________________________________ London notes its slave trade role BBC 20th of August, 2004 Slave trade ships left from London Britain's role in the slave trade will be just one issue scrutinised at the National Maritime Museum's anti-slavery festival which starts on Saturday.
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_________________________________________________ Herbal routes to avoiding heart disease Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria 5 th of September 2004 Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State retuned to Ilorin after a two week investment drive to the United States of America (USA) and told the G-8 nations to reconsider their stand on the cancellation of the nation's debts. Saraki who spoke to newsmen on arrival in Ilorin noted that the Nigeria also has the features of debt forgiven nations like Afghanistan, Iraq etc.
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_________________________________________________ Ginger as panacea for bowel cancer, arthritis Guardian newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria 9th of September 2004 THE average heart beats about 72 times a minute and pumps about 13,640 litres (3,600 gallons) of blood a day, which is an almost unbelievable amount. During exercise, the pumping action automatically increases significantly, in response to the tissue's demand for increased oxygen. A strong healthy heart is important to everyone, regardless of age or sex.
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_________________________________________________ African ministers agree on strategies to fight poverty By Funmi Komolafe, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso BBC 6th of September 2004 Africa may soon cease to be the producer of primary products for other countries as foreign ministers have agreed to set up a monitoring committee to ensure the implementation of the strategies presented to them by the stakeholders meeting on employment and poverty reduction.
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_________________________________________________ Why G-8 Must Cancel Our Debts, By Saraki From Tunde Sanni in Ilorin This Day 5 th of July, 2004 Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State retuned to Ilorin after a two week investment drive to the United States of America (USA) and told the G-8 nations to reconsider their stand on the cancellation of the nation's debts. Saraki who spoke to newsmen on arrival in Ilorin noted that the Nigeria also has the features of debt forgiven nations like Afghanistan, Iraq etc.
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_________________________________________________ Only Idiots Obey WTO - Belgian Bizman By Lanre Issa Onilu This Day 27th of June, 2004 The restriction placed on importation of some goods by the Federal Government has received a rare endorsement of a Belgian entrepreneur, Mr. Pierre Vandebeeck who told THISDAY that observing the no trade restriction clause in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) treaty is akin to self-ruination. "Anybody who listens to WTO is an idiot. You open your country for dumping, it is like having a set of local footballers who lack experience and you send them to Liverpool for a match and you expect them to win," Vandebeeck yesterday illustrated in an exclusive interview with THISDAY.
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_________________________________________________ US hints at Guantanamo releases BBC 2nd of July, 2004 Guantanamo detainees may challenge their detention The US may try to head off legal challenges to the detention of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay by releasing some prisoners, the Pentagon has said. It comes after the US Supreme Court ruled earlier this week that the detainees should be able to challenge their detentions in US courts.
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_________________________________________________ Soyinka Festival Opens Tomorrow Vanguard Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria 4th of July, 2004 THE 70th birthday festival of Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka starts swinging tomorrow with a special birthday lecture to be delivered by Professor Biodun Jejifo, scholar of English at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America. Entitled Oguntoyimbo. Wole Soyinka & Igilango Geesi, the lecture holds at the Agip Recital Hall, Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos under the distinguished chairmanship of Emeritus Professor Ade Ajayi. Time is 10.30 a.m prompt.
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_________________________________________________ $200bn Scandal Rocks World Bank, Others By Etim Imisim This Day, Lagos, Nigeria 25th of May 2004 A US senate hearing has been told that multilateral development banks, including the World Bank, have misused about $200 billion meant for development projects in poor countries of the world.
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_________________________________________________ Africa's 'tragic' economic record BBC 3rd of May, 2004 Africa's growth record in the post-colonial era has been an "economic tragedy," according to a report from the World Economic Forum. In a damning assessment of the continent's economy, the report says income per head has fallen by 11% in sub-Saharan Africa since 1974. "The long-awaited revival of the African economy has not yet taken place," it concludes.
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_________________________________________________ Cancel our debts, African leaders tell foreign creditors Africa Must Forge Closer Ties - 14th of June 2004 by ABIODUN OBIMUYIWA, SADE AYODELE Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said the challenge of African renaissance will remain a mirage if it continues to depend on external support for its realisation.
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_________________________________________________ Cash Crunch, Sex Abuse Charges Hit U.N. PeacekeepingThalif Deen, Inter Press Service (IPS) This Day Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria 31st of March 2004 Cash Crunch, Sex Abuse Charges Hit U.N. PeacekeepingThalif Deen, Inter Press Service (IPS) UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (IPS) - As the United Nations (news - web sites) gears up to despatch thousands of new troops into political trouble spots in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, its peacekeeping missions are being undermined by a shortage of funds, unpaid debts and charges of sexual abuse against women and children caught in the crossfire.
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_________________________________________________ Adeola Joins Blair's Commission for Africa From Iyefu Adoba in Abuja. ThisDay Newspaper, Lagos Nigeria. 9th of May 2004 Former Guaranty Trust Bank Managing Director and Chairman of Fate Foundation, Mr. Fola Adeola, will represent Nigeria as a commissioner on the 16- man Commission for Africa, an initiative of British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, launched to tackle the numerous economic problems confronting the continent.
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_________________________________________________ For Debt Forgiveness, I Will Resign, Says Obasanjo Guardian Newspaper, Lagos, Nigeria BY LEKAN FADEYI (LAGOS) AND PASCAL NWIGWE DIGNITARIES at the 4th Democracy Day lecture in Abuja yesterday were stunned by President Olusegun Obasanjo's declaration to resign his office should it be the condition for cancellation of Nigeria's foreign debts.
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_________________________________________________ Lagos State Government To Translate Constitution Into Yoruba By Idowu Ajanaku and Gbenga Salau 30th of May, Guardian Newspaper Determined to ensure that the people at the grassroots understood the provisions of the constitution, the Lagos State government is set to translate the 1999 constitution into Yoruba language.
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_________________________________________________ Royal Costume Exhibition Ignites Cultural Revival FCT From Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja This Day, 14th of June 2004 Nigeria's culture and tradition got a big boost in Abuja as some of the nation's notable royal fathers brought to Abuja their distintively designed royal garments which have behind them, long years of history relating to traditional rulership in their communities.
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_________________________________________________ Obasanjo Asks Africans to Work Together By Okechukwu Kanu This Day, 24th of May 2004 President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned the African continent not to allow anything to divide them, stressing that it is only when they work together that they can overcome the numerous challenges facing the continent and the people.
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_________________________________________________ Shell admits fuelling corruption BBC, 11th of June 2004 31st of March 2004 Shell say they will support Nigeria's anti-corruption drive Oil giant Shell has admitted it inadvertently fed conflict, poverty and corruption through its oil activities in Nigeria. But a Shell spokesman said the group did not agree with independent experts that the unrest may force it to leave. Nigeria contributes to about 10% of Shell's global production and is home to some of its most promising reserves.
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_________________________________________________ Trade rules 'perpetuate poverty' BBC 13th of June 2004 International rules on trade are tightening the noose around poor nations and trapping them in poverty, aid group Oxfam says. Six of the world's 10 poorest countries are less prosperous than they were two decades ago, according to its report. Global trade rules are rigged to benefit rich nations instead of meeting the demands of the poor, it says.
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_________________________________________________ What needs to be done to boost African growth BBC, 3rd of May 2004 By Baba Olosun What needs to be done to boost African growth is clear, only the richer countries who are deliberately in control of the world economy should think of the African growth by making the world economy field plain. .
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_________________________________________________ WTO: EU accepts to eliminate agric export subsidies Vanguard Newspapers, Thursday, May 13, 2004 By Adaobi Okafor & Franklin Ali The European Union(EU) has offered to eliminate agricultural export subsidies which have been a major bone of contention and key to World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations.
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_________________________________________________ Yoruba origin controversy:You can’t just wake up and say Oduduwa was a Benin prince by Prof. Ade Ajayi Vanguard Newspaper Nigeria Sunday, May 16, 2004
“People don’t just wake up and say that Oduduwa must have been a Benin prince rather than an Ife king, that Ife took their kingship from Benin, that a Benin prince that they wanted to execute escaped and ran and ran to a village and you call Ife a village”.
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_________________________________________________ Africa Must Forge Closer Ties - Tinubu, Lagos State Governor, Nigeria By Shaka Momodu This Day Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria 31st of March 2004 Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said the challenge of African renaissance will remain a mirage if it continues to depend on external support for its realisation.
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_________________________________________________ Africa has enough resources to be self-sufficient, says Uwechue Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria, 31st of March 2004 Africa has enough resources to be self-sufficient, says Uwechue PRESIDENTIAL envoy on Conflict Resolution in Africa, Ambassador Raph Uwechue, has said that the continent bears enough resources to be self-sufficient.
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_________________________________________________ Arvol Looking Horse Answers The Questions By Frank J. King III The Native Voice, USA, 15th of April 2004 TNV:What made you decide to come out with this decision on the issue of ceremonial protocols? Arvol Looking Horse: The traditional, respected elders here on the reservations said that I would probably have to stand up and address the issues of misuse and abuse of our ceremonies and about non-native participation in our ceremonies.
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_________________________________________________ Geldof at No 10 for Africa talks 6th of May 2004 BBC News Tackling Africa's problems will be the focal point of Britain's chairmship of the G8 next year, Tony Blair has promised.
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_________________________________________________ German leader, at ECOWAS parliament, backs NEPAD 25th of April 2004 Vanguard Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria The German government has pledged support for the New Partnership forAfrica’s Development (NEPAD).
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_________________________________________________ Globalisation 'll Fail, Says Toyo By Cletus Akwaya , Abuja, Nigeria This Day Newspapers, 22.04.04, Lagos, Nigeria In a critical review of the 18 years of Structural Adjustment Programme world wide and its successor regime of globalisation, leading Nigerian Economist, Professor Eskor Toyo has said the policies were doomed to fail because of their imperialist bent, he also faulted the preference of the two models on private sector leadership of economies arguing, this was a false foundation.
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_________________________________________________ Obasanjo, Wade, others agree to revive agric By Madu Onuoha,Uganda 2nd of April 2004, Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria AFRICAN leaders have agreed to move away from the syndrome of looking to their Western counterparts and their institutions for perks to spearhead the continent's development.
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_________________________________________________ WHO Issues Guidelines for Herbal Medicines Yahoo News, 10th of February 2004 GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (news - web sites) on Tuesday issued guidelines for ensuring the safety and efficacy of the multi-billion dollar herbal medicines market amid reports that some products are tainted with toxic substances.
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_________________________________________________ Double legal terror blow for Bush BBC, 19.12.03 The Bush administration has suffered two legal setbacks in its efforts to curtail the rights of those it accuses of being involved in terrorism. A federal appeals court has ruled US authorities do not have the power to detain a US citizen seized on US soil as an "enemy combatant".
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_________________________________________________ Soyinka Preaches Bridging Of Faiths Guardian Newspaper, 21.12.03 · As Peace Summit Opens In Abuja BY ABRAHAM OGBODO (LAGOS) AND OKWUMEFUNA CHUKWUNWIKE (ABUJA) Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that peaceful co-existence among Nigerians may never be attained if religious leaders insist on playing up the inevitability of their respective faiths.
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_________________________________________________ Pan-Africanist Wants United Nations Restructured By Justice Ilevbare 04.11.03 About THISDAYOnLine.com A call has been made for the restructuring of the United Nations and its agencies as panacea for permanent peace in the world.
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_________________________________________________ Klerk on security Vanguard , Lagos, 03.12.03 "I could have clung on to power using our effective army which was really succeeding in the suppression of the violent struggle, and I knew that I could have still been in power today, but that would be over the bodies of hundreds of thousands of young men and women, and I couldn't live with that. He said "we were putting people in prison without trying them, I could not live with that either, because it is morally unjustifiable."
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_________________________________________________ SECRETS of Outstanding People :-Mission, not ambition Vanguard , Lagos, Thursday, December 04, 2003 In most of the cases there is an altruistic ring to the mission statements. They are usually about achieving something for the benefit of others. An outstanding musician, for instance, may have couched his mission statement as one that aims to bring love to all peoples through music. By committing to such a goal he has more or less offered himself as an instrument to be used for service to people.
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_________________________________________________ The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has admitted that one of its key African initiatives is in trouble BBC News In a working paper published in Washington, two of the IMF's researchers show that its programme to relieve some of Africa's poorest countries of their debt burden may not produce a sustainable economic situation.
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_________________________________________________ Poor nations want IMF reforms BBC News by Andrew Walker Developing countries want a louder voice in the workings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank.
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_________________________________________________ Growing gulf between rich and poor BBC News By Rick Rowden ActionAid The first Arab-hosted annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, in the Gulf state Dubai, which ended on Wednesday, exposed the widening gap between rich and developing nations.
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_________________________________________________ USA needs to be checked The good people of the world should wake up and stand behind the Amnesty International on its verdict on the strange steps USA is now taken on world political arena. USA said that their political prisoners in Cuba are not Prisoners of War (POW), USA needs to be tutored on what is POW. POW are those captured in the war front. USA said that they are keeping them away in order for them not to be part of terrorism anymore. That means anybody who committed an offence should be kept away without trial in order for the person not to commit an offence anymore. Is that what justice means to USA?
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_________________________________________________ Scientists Record Breakthrough; Ugandan tribe provides the clue By Luke Oyawiri With Agency Reports This Day (Lagos), May 21, 2003 A major breakthrough in the decade long search for cure to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has been recorded by scientists working under the aegis of the Ugandan Virus Research Institute.
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_________________________________________________ Annan calls for bridging digital divide in world's poorest countries -UN News, 17th of May 2003 Annan calls for bridging digital divide in world's poorest countries With millions of people in the world's poorest countries still excluded from the right to communicate, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for bridging the digital divide between developed and developing countries.
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_________________________________________________ Kano Entranced By Snake Charming Kids Weekly Trust (Kaduna) May 17, 2003 Posted to the web May 21, 2003 By Musa Umar Kazaure, Kano The rave this season in Kano is a couple of children who are snake charmers. They look too innocent to be classified as dare-devils. But 10-year-old Amina and her elder sister, 12-year-old Samirah, are a cut above the average as they roam the streets of Kano daily cuddling and hugging a four feet python and another brown-coloured snake she calls "dan fari."
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_________________________________________________ Want to live 100 years? Eat Bulgarian yoghurt By Anna Mudeva
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_________________________________________________ Iraq War Adds to Gloom for Africa at World Bank/IMF Meetings allAfrica.com April 10, 2003 Posted to the web April 10, 2003 By Charles Cobb Jr. Washington, DC
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_________________________________________________ IMF Blames U.S., Others for Economy Woes By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer Thu Apr 10, 3:22 AM ET Add World - AP to My Yahoo!
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_________________________________________________ Oworonsoki Still As Oba Saliu Enacts Anniversary Rituals Vanguard (Lagos) March 19, 2003
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_________________________________________________ Our Choice Between Obasanjo and Buhari - Opinion By Bisi AkandeYoruba Dateline Yoruba 17.02.03
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_________________________________________________ How to retrieve artefacts abroad by Akogun (Thursday, May 2, 2002.) From Uduma Kalu TO retrieve the country's artefacts carted away to foreign countries, the Federal Government has been advised to use diplomatic means rather than blackmail and accusation tactics. The advice was given by the former sole administration of Arts and Culture, Col. Tunde Akogun (rtd), on Tuesday at the Public Presentation of Nigerian Cultural Diplomacy in the 20th century, written by Dr. S. J. Asobele, at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Lagos. |
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_________________________________________________ Amadiume, Nigeria Scholar Wins Best African Book Award (12.05.02) Guardian Newspaper, Lagos, Nigeria MALE Daughters, Female Husbands,' a book by Dartmouth faculty member, Ifi Amadiume, has been selected among the 100 best books by African authors in the 20th century. Amadiume, a professor of religion who specializes in indigenous African religions, joins the company of internationally recognized figures such as Nelson Mandela and Leopold Senghor, whose books are also included on the list. |
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_________________________________________________ "Africa needs plan to fight poverty" De Klerk By Paul Odili, LAGOS Vanguard Newspapers FORMER South African President Mr. Frederick William De Klerk yesterday asked for a Marshall Plan for Africa as a strategy to break its circle of poverty, even as President Obasanjo repeated his call on the leaders of Ohaneze, Arewa Forum and Afenifere to lay down their arms and embrace one another as children. |
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_________________________________________________ ANALYSIS (April 23, 2002) By Charles Cobb Jr. Washington, DC FOLLOWING the request of Queen Elizabeth ll of England for the return of the Bible given to the Alake of Egbaland in 1845 as a token of friendship between two sovereign nations" Egbaland and Britain" the current Alake, Oba Oyebade Lipede, has demanded an insurance cover worth one million pounds. |
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_________________________________________________ Obasanjo faults IMF's policies (Wednesday, April 10, 2002) Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria. TAKING a retrospective look at the country's relations with the |
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_________________________________________________ Yoruba cultural festival extends to Edo, Kogi, others From Steve Omolale, Ibadan NIGERIANS, particularly the people of the South-West, will from April 29 this year, have the opportunity to savour the rich cultural values of the Yoruba, as its eminent citizens are concluding plans for an inter-state "Yoruba Festival of Arts and Culture", which will kick off from Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The festival, which begins with a three-day symposium on "Religious Pluralism and the Yoruba Example" at the cultural centre, Ibadan, will later spread to other Yoruba states, including Kogi, Kwara and Edo states. |
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_________________________________________________ Osoba backs Alake over N165m insurance cover for Bible By Wole Shadare Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria. OGUN State Governor Chief Olusegun Osoba yesterday supported the demand of N165 million insurance cover by the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Oyebade Lipede for the return of the Bible given to one of the monarch's predecessors in 1845, as a token of the friendship between Egbaland and Britain. |
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_________________________________________________ Rich Rob Poor of US $100 Billion a Year - Oxfam (Thursday, April 11, 2002) All.Africa.com "For every dollar we give in aid, two are stolen through unfair trade," says David Gallagher of Oxfam. Gallagher was speaking in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday at the launch of Make Trade Fair, a global campaign aimed at changing the rules of trade. He said the flouting of international trade rules by rich countries cost the poor world more than US $100 billion a year. |
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_________________________________________________ Experts advocate blend of African, Western ideologies (Friday, March 22, 2002) By Chuka Nnabuife Vanguard Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria A SUMMIT of world intelligentsia on the African socio-economic and cultural crises has advocated a blend of western values with indigenous political institutions to tackle the challenges posed by globalisation. The scholars and experts in development studies, who converged in Lagos for five days to proffer solutions to the continent's multifarious problems, unanimously called for a systematic interaction between Africa's traditional institutions and enviable western practices to evolve a social and economic blueprint capable of rebuilding its ruins. |
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_________________________________________________ Obasanjo rejects Western standards for Africa (Tuesday, March 26, 2002) By Madu Onuorah Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria Abuja. PRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo has again picked holes in the attitude and approach of the rich and industrialised countries to the plight of African nations. Obasanjo, who spoke yesterday in Abuja ahead of today's meeting of the implementation committee of the home-grown New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD), particularly berated the West for setting unattainable standards for African countries under minimal assistance |
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_________________________________________________ Obasanjo to Creditor Nations: You have Failed Nigeria (Saturday, March 23, 2002) WORRIED by an avalanche of unfulfilled promises of debt relief from Western countries, President Olusegun Obasanjo in Mexico on Thursday gave vent to his frustration, accusing them of not keeping their pledges. |
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_________________________________________________ 26 years after foundation-stone, first museum of national unity opens (Friday, April 5, 2002) By Steve Omolale, Ibadan Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria TWENTY-six years after the idea was mooted and the foundation stone laid by the Gen. Yakubu Gowon administration, the first in the Museums of National Unity to be built all over the country was opened in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, yesterday. The colourful inauguration was performed by the Oyo State Governor, Alhaji Lam Adesina, who represented President Olusegun Obasanjo. |
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_________________________________________________ We've Done Enough To Merit Aid From West, Obasanjo Tells Canada (Saturday, April 6, 2002) Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria DEVELOPED countries stringent conditionalities for offering assistance to countries in the southern hemisphere of the globe, came under criticism yesterday, even as President Olusegun Obasanjo said Nigeria had done enough to merit aid from the West. Speaking at a joint press conference with the visiting Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. Jean Chretien, President Obasanjo said Nigeria would not condescend to the level of a beggar nation, adding that aid for developing countries must be based on individual countrys' needs as well as reward and sanctions. |
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_________________________________________________ German Cardinal Says African Pope Would Be Good Sign (Wednesday, April 3, 2002) AllAfrica.com Selecting the next Pope from an African country would be a "good sign for all Christianity," a Roman Catholic cardinal said in a newspaper interview published yesterday. Western countries continue to harbour racist sentiments and negative views toward Third World countries, a situation an African Pope could help correct, said German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, leader of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. |
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_________________________________________________ 'There's No Wall That Separates the Rich World From the Poor' (Friday, March 22, 2002) by Chama Nsabika AllAfrica.com THERE is no wall that separates the rich world from the poor, World Bank president James Wolfensohn has said. In his remarks yesterday to the UN Financing for Development (FfD) conference that closes today in Monterrey, Mexico, Wolfensohn said for too long, belief in that wall and in those separate and separated worlds had allowed people to view as normal a world where less than 20 per cent of the population - the rich countries - dominated the world's wealth and resources and took 80 per cent of its income. |
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_________________________________________________ Yoruba Art Gets Boost in Germany (Sunday, March 16, 2002) By Baba Olosun Yoruba will now have opportunity to exhibit their creative talents in germany on 24th March 2002 through an art exhibition organised by the IYA DuDu Centre for Yoruba Art & Culture, Ostbevern, Germany and the Government of Ostbevern, Germany. |
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_________________________________________________ Letter to the Editor of New African Magazine (Friday, 15th of March 2002) by Baba Olosun Dear Editor, I really appreciated that Tony Blair gave his time to write his article concerning the problems of Africa in your latest issue, March to be precise, but he did not hit the nail at the right place. I am one of those who admire him because of his allowing his political views to have humanitarian touch. His pronouncements on Africa usually give me hope that one day, Europeans will wake up and allow fair justice to reign in their dealings with Africa and other parts of the world. |
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_________________________________________________ When we are talking about the peace and security in Africa By Baba Olosun When we are talking about the peace and security in Africa, we should not forget the western powers who appointed themselves as the God-sent and divined administrators of the world. They cornered all the world wealth to themseves. They almost have nothing and they also have everything by virtue of their being callous, greedy, cruel, selfish and worshippers-of-money. |
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_________________________________________________ European Union opposes FG's ban on 20 items (Friday, 1st March, 2002) LAGOS THE European Union (EU) has raised an objection to the proposed plan by the Federal Government to ban importation of about 20 items this year. Vanguard gathered that the objection by EU member countries that met at the German Embassy in Lagos last week was based on their assumption that the proposed ban would not only reduce the volume of trade between Nigeria and their countries but also contradict the World Trade Organisation (WTO) treaty that frowns at import restrictions. |
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_________________________________________________ Rock Star Bono's Agenda For Africa March 1, 2002 Posted to the web March 2, 2002 Charles Cobb Jr., Washington, DC "It's your melody, I'm gonna try and sing it," Bono, the lead singer of the rock band, U2, told a group of advocates for Africa at the headquarters of the charity, Africare, in Washington, DC. He was seeking advice and support for a group he is forming to focus public attention on issues confronting Africa: DATA - Debt, Aid, Trade for Africa. |
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_________________________________________________ Twenty-five years of FESTAC calls for celebration (Thursday, 28th February, 2002) by Duro Oni Dr. Duro Oni is the Director of Center for Black and African Arts and Civilization, (CBAAC ). He is an erudite scholar , whose intellectual weight has impacted on the running and management of his parastatal. In this interview, Dr Oni revisits twenty -five years of the Black world’s Second Festival of Arts and Culture held in the cities of Lagos and Kaduna in 1977. He spoke to Mcphilips Nwachukwu. |
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_________________________________________________ Organ Donations in Yoruba Traditional Religion (Saturday 23 Feb. 2002) Write-up sent to Egbeodara Group By Baba Olosun Ara wa, I just wish to say a word or two to the on-going discussion on donation of organs in our religion. According to what one of us in this group said on how (oko) penis became important according to Ifa, it was true but what I wish to add to it is that any organ to be donated should not be for monetary gains, not commercial at all. |
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_________________________________________________ Obasanjo in Italy, blames world crises on poverty (Thursday, February 21, 2002) From Madu Onuorah, Abuja Guardian Newspapers, Lagos. Nigeria. TRUE peace may continue to elude the world as long as extreme affluence continues to exist side by side with extreme poverty. And one way of solving the problem of poverty is to give the current wave of globalisation "a human face" to bail developing nations out of penury. President Olusegun Obasanjo made these observations while speaking as a special guest of the 25th session of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). |
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Preamble The symposium was organised in continuation of the implementation of part of the statutory functions of the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC), aimed at ensuring the promotion of understanding and appreciation of Black and African arts and cultures, as well as creating for Black and African peoples a new identity and position that would enable him compete on equal terms with other peoples of the world. |
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EFFORT to get rid of illegal trafficking of Nigerian antiquities is yielding result. Culture and Tourism Minister, Ms Boma Bromillow-Jack will soon sign an agreement with her French counterpart, Catherine Tasca, acknowledging Nigeria's ownership of three terracotta statues illegally taken by France. But the antiquities, according to a source in Paris, will remain at the Quai Branly Museum for the next 25 years. |
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_________________________________________________ YORUBA TRADITIONAL RELIGION (YTR) RECOGNIZED AS OFFICIAL RELIGION IN GERMANY Just to inform you that Yoruba Traditional Religion is now recognised in Germany as one of the official religions. The recognition came about through the efforts of Friends of Yoruba Culture e.V. Germany, Ibile Faith Society in Nigeria and Germany and the Iyadudu-Centre for Yoruba Art and Culture in Ostbevern, Germany. |
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_________________________________________________ The Priest on Spiritual and Religious Retreat in Nigeria From 31st October to 14th November 2001, the priest will be away from his base in Germany on a spiritual and religious retreat in Nigeria. All responses to your requests dure this period will be treated as from 15th November 2001. I pray that Irunmole would let us hear eachother well as from 15th November 2001 I put all of you in the hands of Irunmole. |
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_________________________________________________ Museum chief urges Nigerians to embrace culture NIGERIANS have been urged to embrace their culture and tradition rather than brand it as fetish. Director General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), Chief (Dr.) Omotosho Eluyemi, in a chat with The Guardian said there was a lot to learn from our culture and tradition since they are unique in the world. |
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_________________________________________________ WORLD CONFERENCE OF ORISA TRADITION AND CULTURE World Conference of Orisa Tradition and Culture that took place in Ile Ife ended on a good note. The followers of Irunmole came from all the Continents of the world. |
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_________________________________________________ Wole Soyinka on Yoruba Religion Beier: I wanted to talk to you about Yoruba religion, because you seem to be the only writer who has seriously tried to come to terms with it. Even many of the Yoruba scholars, who do research into language, literature, history of the Yoruba shy away from the subject - as if they were embarrassed about it ... |
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