Thursday, August 13, 2009

Guinness doing big business in Nigeria


With Nigerians drinking more guinness than the Irish. Nigeria has become the second biggest consumer in the world of Ireland's guinness, right after England.


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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Video report of Hillary Clinton comparing Nigeria's election to America's previous election in 2000


 



In Nigeria today. The United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton in the video report above is said to have compared the Nigerian Presidential election to America's  Presidential election in 2000.


Related stories: Nigeria Heightens Security ahead of Hillary Clinton's visit


President Barack Obama's speech in Ghana in its entirety



Hillary Clinton arrives Nigeria


United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton arrived Nigeria yesterday as part of her seven nation tour of African countries.


She was received by Nigeria's Ambassador to the US, Professor Tunde Adeniran and Chief of Protocol in the Foreign Affairs Ministry.


Hillary Clinton will tomorrow meet with Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe. She will later in the evening take part in a Town Hall meeting at the Shehu Yar'Adua Centre, and also meet with Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua.


This Day


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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Obafemi Martins gets career back on track at Wolfsburg


Obafemi Martins has signed a four-year deal with VFL Wolfsburg despite prospective options with teams in England such as Arsenal, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur.


Martins decided for a change of country and league in order to help put his past behind him:


"This is a great chance for me to get my career back on track," he said.


"A lot of people said I should have stayed in England but my decision was purely on professional grounds and had nothing to do with financial sentiments.


"I had a wonderful time with the fans, players and management of Newcastle United but once I spoke to Wolfsburg, I saw a fresh start.


"Newcastle United will forever stay in my heart just like [his former club] Inter Milan but I have a whole lot of work to do now for Wolfsburg."


"I gave my all to the club and the fans know that, unfortunately things went awry on and off the pitch," he said.


"I have fond memories of Newcastle but now am settling down nicely to a new language, culture, team-mates and football.


"The Bundesliga is one of the strongest leagues in the world and I'm very happy to be playing for the German champions.


"I have faced challenges in the past but my coming here is to improve the club and compete professionally.


"We can do so much together for the benefit of the club and I feel elated having them as team-mates - the future looks very bright."


Best of luck to Martins at Wolfsburg.


BBC


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Nollywood Captured

Professional photographer Pieter Hugo traveled around Nigeria and captured rather enigmatic photos to reflect his take on the Nollywood industry in Nigeria. Here is an excerpt from Pieter Hugo's website about his exploration of Nollywood:

"In Africa, Nollywood movies are a rare instance of self-representation in the mass media.

The continent has a rich tradition of story-telling that has been expressed abundantly through oral and written fiction, but has never been conveyed through the mass media before.

Movies tell stories that appeal to and reflect the lives of its public: stars are local actors; plots confront the viewer with familiar situations of romance, comedy, witchcraft, bribery, prostitution. The narrative is overdramatic, deprived of happy endings, tragic. The aesthetic is loud, violent, excessive; nothing is said, everything is shouted."

To see the gallery of his work on Nollywood please click here

Or check out his entire website here