Fela Kuti was famous a Nigerian musician and politician activist. Fela used the power of music to convey the corruption and atrocity of the Nigerian regime. He became an influential and inspirational role model to the people Nigeria. Fela is known for his courage and outspokenness against the Nigerian dictatorship‚ attracted the admiration of most young Nigerians citizens at that time that were living in fear of the Nigerian regime. Fela used his music to convey the struggles and hardship he had
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and is referred to as "the ugly sister".Olanna is one of three narrators in ’Half of a Yellow Sun’. She is an Igbo sociology teacher. She comes from a wealthy upper-class family and is well educated‚ which wasn’t very common for women in 1960s Nigeria. Olanna lives with her boyfriend Odenigbo. She has a twin sister‚ Kainene‚ who has a very different personality to Olanna’s. Olanna is a beautiful woman‚ unlike her ugly twin sister. Despite her mother’s beliefs‚ Kainene‚ her twin sister‚ is a
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25th July‚ 1977 * Sex: Male * Marital Status: Single * State: Abia EDUCATION: * 2007: B.sc Hons Mathematics Second Class (Upper Division) University of Nigeria Nsukka * 1999: Senior Secondary School Certificate (WASSC) WORK EXPERIENCE: * September 2011 to date: GTL International Nigeria Limited 310B Akinogunlewe Street Victoria Island‚ Lagos State. POSITION: Project Coordinator CORE DUTY: Coordinating and providing Logistics support for GTL Shipment Responsible
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INTRODUCTION OF NIGERIAN AGIP OIL COMPANY Eni E & P Division commenced activities in Nigeria in 1962 through a wholly owed subsidiary NAOC Limited. Activities of Eni in Nigeria have grown over the years resulting in the establishment of other companies. These include the Agip energy and Natural Resources [Nigeria] Limited operating in the shallow water offshore and the Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited‚ which concentrates on the deep water frontier region. NAOC Limited operates in the land
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music for a lifetime. One of Africa’s most controversial musicians‚ he continued to fight for the rights of the common African man in spite of being harassed‚ vilified‚ and even thrown in jail by the government of Nigeria. Born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti in Abeokuta‚ Nigeria on October 15‚ 1938‚ his family played an influential role on his political and national movements. Both of his parents were of Yoruban descent. Fela’s mother‚ Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti‚ was a leading figure in the nationalist
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SWANGE DANCE Introduction. Benue State is state of the historic Benue river‚ a State renowned for the valiancy of its progenitors‚ a State of notable political gladiators and hardworking people who rightly brand themselves as ‘the food basket of the nation’. Benue is also a State of rich cultures and traditions‚ as exemplified in the world acclaimed SWANGE DANCE which has brought fame to both the State and the nation. Meaning of Dance Dance is a type of art that generally involves movement
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NIGERIAN WOMAN IN NATION BUILDING INTRODUCTION: Most times‚ the Nigerian woman is denied her right to womanhood and her dignity but nature made it that a woman holds the highest office in the nature and nurture of man though this is often negated by those men who think women are subservience to them. Women‚ just like men are created by God in His own image and likeness. That is to say‚ that they too are endowed with wisdom and knowledge‚ which men claim to be exclusively theirs. It is for this
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The Igbo People The Igbo people were a highly religious and close knitted community‚ at least when it came to their own particular clans and tribes. They relied heavily on their farming and looked upon the strongest farmers as those blessed by the gods and carrying a good chi (Achebe‚ 17). By the late 1800’s however‚ the Igbo people came into contact with British colonialism and soon their culture and beliefs began to spread thinly among the few who remained true to their gods and superstitions
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relationship with Clara impacts and causes further trouble with the ultimatum his mother poses for him. Lastly I with look at how the West represent by his studies in England and his native home land of Nigeria collide and how it creates turmoil for him. Corruption and bribery have long been problem not only in Nigeria but in Africa as a hole. With people concealing their connections for the sake of political and financial. Achebe’s socio-political commentary as been apparent not only in No Longer at Ease but
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10-3 BSGE Humanities April 14‚ 2011 The Colonization of India The colonization of India was very slow and very subtle. Europe’s first contacts in India were made initially by the Portuguese. The Portuguese traveled there by sea and took over Indian trade and commerce. In 1492 a Papal Bull was declared‚ allowing
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