As soon as the BNP's constitutional change is completed and they accept non-white members, the obvious strategy is for as many non-whites to join and attend their meetings, vote etc. This would help to force them out of mainstream British politics.. [view entry]

The BBC spends bucket loads of money on digital services each year and yet access to its online content via I-Player is ridiculously restricted to the UK. Anyone overseas interested in anything shown recently on one of the BBC's channels has to hope that what you are looking for has... [view entry]

I wonder if the same findings would apply in Nigeria:More than half of Ugandan girls who enrol in grade one drop out before sitting for their primary school-leaving examinations. The fact that girls are dropping out between age 11 and 13 is being linked to the beginning of the menstruation... [view entry]

The first Abuja Food Festival is set to take Abuja by storm on Saturday 31 October 2009 at the Tender Vine Park in Wuse II. Doors open at 11 am and the fun will continue all day until 7 pm. The Abuja Food Festival will bring together the city’s finest... [view entry]

According to bods in the know, malarone is by far the best treatment for malaria (thanks to its combination of atovaquone and proguanil), better even than artemesinin combination therapy (coartem, artequin etc.) So how come malarone is not widely known and not for sale in Nigeria? [view entry]

This seminar will answer the question:Princeton Institute for International and Regional StudiesProgramme in African StudiesFall 2009 Indabapresents“The Globalization of Healthcare Professionals: Migration from Nigeria to the U.S.”byAnita ObodoOctober 28, 20098-9AM216 Aaron Burr HallA light breakfast will be served [view entry]

As with the trends from before and elsewhere, the e-commerce revolution in Nigeria started with the travel sector (Aero Contractors leading the way), was quickly joined by the pleasure/sex industry and is now maturing into broader retail offerings.Laurens Online is an excellent example of the latter, offering a range of... [view entry]

This photo (courtesy of Kayode Ogundamisi) shows a 419-er holding on to what looks like a ram's horn, to spiritually strengthen his message to the oyinbo on the other end of the line.Of course, the photo could be fake. But even if it were concocted, apparently yahoo boys do resort... [view entry]

I received an excellent response to my Saturday post via email from Fatai Thomas. I am pasting it in full. I'm sure you'll find it as helpful as I did:"From an economic perspective, subsidies are generally a bad thing as they create market anomalies. This is a fact globally i.e... [view entry]

At Bwarri Pottery from Jeremy Weate on Vimeo.Photos by Luca Crudelli [view entry]