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Dubai, New York and London, How Nigerian Airports Compare
-A travel journal by Chizitalu Uwechia, London, UK


Dubai is arguably one of the most luxurious cities in the world. It has consistently grown as a top hotspots for travelers who want to enjoy the glitz and allure of the modern, yet unique atmosphere it offers. ...
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BVN Headache Over for Diaspora Nigerians
-Central Bank Opens Centers in US, UK, India, China, UAE, and South Africa


Nigerians outside the shores of the country will now be able to obtain Bank Verification Numbers, BVN, for bank accounts held in Nigeria in compliance with recent Central bank of Nigeria requirements without travelling back home....
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Nigerian Educator Rides High in Florida Council Politics

His bio on the Miami Gardens City Website reads like a professorial citation. A deserved commendation for a man of achievements in academia, community service and humanitarian ventures, Erhabor Ighodaro, Ph.D., is one of seven members, including the mayor, of the Florida town's City Council tasked with managing the affairs of the Miami-Dade County city of over 105,000 people. Council members and Mayor are elected by city residents.
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Nigerian Professor Named Head of Geosciences and Petro Engineering at Missouri

Nigerian-born professor of Geology, Dr. Francisca E. Oboh-Ikuenobe, who is currently head of geology and geophysics at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named interim chair of the geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering department at the University starting January 1, 2015.
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A Nigerian US Army Hero with more to Give

George Edafese Alakpa first strikes you as someone you can just pass by without noticing until you spend some time with him and in a..
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US States Issue Licenses to Illegal Immigrants, Despite Controversy

Immigration reform has been a thorny issue in US politics in recent years with conservative and liberal leadership taking opposing positions on finding a legal path for undocumented immigrants. It has also become a major issue in the 2016 presidential race, especially given the fiery comments of billionaire Donald Trump of the Republican Party. Donald Trump's unfiltered comments against illegal immigration has made him a leading light for many opposed to immigration just as well as it made him the cannon fodder of the season's Republican campaign.
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Obama and His African Brothers
-By Victor Anazonwu


An African proverb says, "When a child is excited and repeatedly pointing in one direction, look closely; you will either find his mother or father there." President Barak Obama's African shuttles, four at the last count and the most by a sitting American president, is an obvious testament to his natural interest in the affairs of his father's home continent. What is not so obvious is the impact of this interest on a continent...
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Nigeria Worse off With Iran Nuclear Deal
-Oil Revenue to slide further


Nigerians should brace for harder times with expected further reduction in the country's capacity to earn income from oil, the nation's primary source of revenue...
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Buhari Should Seek Mutual Path with Washington
-By Oseloka Obaze


Attentive Nigerians should be considering the import of President Buhari's visit to Washington and possible outcomes. For the trip, the President should have a diplomatic bucket list aimed at quid pro quos. The Washington trip is propitious in view of the premise enunciated by Ambassador Bulus Lolo, the Permanent Secretary in the Foreign Ministry, that the visit "is not an expression of romance... but a crystallisation of...
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Osadebe's Son Toes Father's Line in Style

Okwy Patrick Osadebe, son of the late highlife maestro Chief Osita Osadebe, is toeing his father's musical line...
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Nigerian States' Fiscal Crisis Caused By Irresponsibility
-By Oseloka Obaze, Former Anambra Secretary to Government


In life and statecraft, there comes a time when delusion meets with reality. And so it is now, for twenty-eight Nigerian States...
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Nail Art, a Growing Fad for Ladies, & Gents?

London-based Nigerian nail artist and Instagram blogger, Babez recently published...
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US Wants to Abduct Me Illegally, Claims Nigerian Senator Kashamu in US law Suit

Buruji Kashamu, Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing Ogun State in the new National Assembly...
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Couple Revive African Culture in an American Wedding

Abington, a city in Massachusetts, witnessed what could easily pass as an Igbo traditional marriage in full display...
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Wana Sambo, Nigeria's Rising Fashion Star

Sambo studied International Relations and Diplomacy at Igbinedion University, Edo state where she started "Wana Sambo Clothing Company"...
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Nigeria's Poor Power Supply a Shame, says President Buhari

Nigeria spent about twenty billion US dollars on the power sector since 1999 and achieved very little to improve...
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Nigerians Will Gauge Buhari's Direction by His Cabinet, says Oyebode

Nigerians will be able to predict the actual direction of Buhari's incoming government when he unveils...
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Nigerians, Most Educated In US

Dr. Ken and his wife Elizabeth share about 20 years of college education between them, from his years of medical college...
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Can Buhari's Men Emulate Obiano's Example?

The recent disclosure by Willie Obiano, the Anambra State Governor, who has been donating his salary to a church...
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WETATI, Summit to Empower Women

Women Empowered to Achieve the Impossible, WETATI, a diversity conscious, leadership & business development network for women will hold its first International Women's Summit aimed at empowering women in developing countries in August...
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Buhari Plans Anti-Corruption Tribunal

Nigeria's new president, General Muhammadu Buhari may be considering setting up a special tribunal to probe and try corrupt...
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High Expectations for Buhari's Inauguration

In light of the biting fuel crisis which has brought the nation to her knees recently and the emerging information that the nation...
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Democracy Wins Big in Nigeria's Election

Democracy is the biggest winner in the just concluded Nigeria's Presidential election with so many firsts...
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Nigerians of the Diaspora Dr. Vincent Ahonkhai, Medicine and Philanthropy

Dr. Vincent Ahonkhai is one of the most successful Nigerian researchers and doctors in the Diaspora. He is currently Senior Advisor...
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Oil Industry Executive Dr. Kase Lawal, Oil and Gas

Dr. Kase Lukman Lawal is the Chief Executive Officer of Houston-based CAMAC Energy, one of the largest black-owned businesses in the U.S...
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Election Progress and challenges as Nigeria Votes - By Victor Anazonwu (Lagos)

Despite rampant technical and logistic hitches, Nigeria's highly anticipated and closest-fought elections in many years...
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Voter Distribution Favors Buhari -Jonathan holds the surprise card

Nigeria's election outcome will likely be determined by voter distribution as indicated by the Independent Electoral..
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Anambra Plans Modern Theme Park at Ogbunike Cave

Government of Anambra State of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a private developer, Africa Project..
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Nigeria Still Ranks High in Corruption Ahead of Elections

Nigeria's presidential election Holds this February amidst hopes by many ordinary folks that things...
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17 Million Nigerians Abroad Can't Vote for Jonathan, Buhari

Nigeria's presidential election campaign seems to have gone international with Buhari's recent appearance and speech...
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Nigerians Abroad Send Home $21 Billion

Nigerians living abroad sent home about twenty-one billion dollars ($21billion) to family and for various projects in 2013, a sum...
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Buhari Causes a Shift in Nigeria's Election Discuss

Could a quiet but seismic change in the dialectics of Nigerian politics from the traditional tribal North-South alignment...
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Fact Sheet on Obama's Immigration Order
-How Does it Affect You?


President Obama's Immigration Accountability Executive Actions is designed to fix U.S. broken immigration system...
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For many Nigerian girls in Italy, dreams die first

Under the rolling hills of Colli Euganei-a group of volcanic hills that arise almost like an archipelago, from the Po-Venetian plain, through...
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V-SAX, Nigerian Sax Wiz

Houston-born Victor Oyedeji, AKA, Mr. V-Sax, has created his own genre of sax performance, shifting from the classical to modern hip hop, R&B..
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Ebola: How the Gates Foundation Saved Nigerian Lives

On July 20 Nigeria was thrown into an Ebola crisis by a Liberian air traveler, Patrick Sawyer, who brought the disease into the country throwing everyone into panic on the potential damage of an epidemic spreading through the close to 200 million people of the country...
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Nigerians Still Eligible for Green Card Lottery Using "Native" Country Proviso

Although Nigeria has recently been delisted from country's whose natives are eligible for the US Diversity Visa program, a Nigerian can still qualify to enter the green card lottery program if a "native" of a qualifying country or meets certain other criteria...
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A Young Girl's Perspective on Culture Conflicts in USA

One year my elementary school threw a family fest where some families were chosen to bring a dish that represents them. I was 8 years old at the time and the idea of sharing my food with friends was intriguing...
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Fashion Trends this Winter

RenAfrique's London contributor, Chizitalu Uwechia picks out five fashion trends for autumn/winter 2014...
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Letter to the President

Mr. President, sir, please forgive me for choosing to reach you through this open medium on a matter that would have been best handled privately. My reasons are two-fold...
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Italian Nigerian Journalist Finds Passion in Book Writing

The Nigerian man removed his black leather jacket in the main hall of the chic, salon-style cafè. He hung it over the back of his banquet chair with some care, taking time over it...
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Jonathan's PR Faux Pas.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday, June 26, 2014, flagged off his $1.2 million dollars international public relations campaign over....
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Service of Songs For former AG, Chike Ofodile in New York

A service of songs and celebration of life was held in New York on Saturday October 4 in honor of Nigeria's...
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Untangling Corruption in Nigeria

On July 7, 2014, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Aloma Mukhtar was reported to have accused Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs)...
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Police, Political Parties Most Corrupt Nigerian Institutions

Ninety four percent of Nigerians surveyed by Transparency International view political parties as corrupt or extremely corrupt. In the 2013 Corruption...
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NIGERIA: A Corruption Enterprise?

What does the average Nigerian think of the country's leaders? This question will...
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BOOKS ON OBI OF ONITSHA LAUNCHED IN NEW YORK

Two books on HRM Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe, mni, CFR, Obi of Onitsha (Agbogidi)...
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UNIBEN Alumni Storm North America


University of Benin Alumni Association has launched a massive international expansion into North America...
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