A DISCURSIVE ESSAY (The other side of truth) Task: To write a short essay (300-800) words on the theme of truth. Beverley Naidoo grew up in South Africa but as a white child‚ she did not question why her family had all of the privileges that black families did not share. However when she went she went to university in the 1960’s she became involved in the anti-apartheid movement and spent eight weeks in prison. She has written about South Africa in “journey to jo’burg” and “no turning
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Rights Agenda (MRA)‚ a Lagos based nongovernmental organization which promotes press freedom and freedom of expression‚ recorded more than fifty cases of reported abuses against journalists and other violations of freedom of expression. The media watchdog Reporters Without Borders in 2010 listed Nigeria Police Force as the leading abuser of journalists’ rights. On Saturday‚ April 24‚ 2010‚ Edo-Ugbagwu‚ a judicial correspondent of The Nation newspapers was murdered in Lagos. Also‚ Godwin Agbroko and
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Fela Kuti ShareThis Fela Anikulapo Kuti (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti‚ October 15 1938 - August 2 1997)‚ or simply Fela‚ was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer‚ pioneer of Afrobeat music‚ human rights activist‚ and political maverick. [edit] Music The musical style performed by Fela Kuti is called Afrobeat‚ which is essentially a fusion of jazz‚ funk‚ psychedelic rock‚ and traditional African chants and rhythms. It is characterized by having African-style
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level. I took great interest in Supply Chain management when I was made the Purchasing Manager in Nigerian Army Post Exchange (NAPEX). The exchange had 47 Supermarkets nationwide but centrally controlled from Lagos. Goods and services were requisitioned and distributed from Lagos through rail services and haulage by Army
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Good Will Come heralds the full-length debut of a powerful new voice in feminist fiction - Sefi Atta‚ whose short stories have garnered acclaim from Red Hen Press and Zoetrope‚ among others. Told in the voice of Enitan Taiwo‚ a young woman living in Lagos‚ Nigeria‚ in the aftermath of that country’s independence‚ Everything Good Will Come’s narrative covers nearly thirty years and is framed by the lifelong friendship between Enitan and Sheri‚ a half-caste neighbor girl with a sharp tongue and wild ways
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KRYSTAL CHINDORI-CHININGA AND NYASHA CHINOGUREI LITERATURE MS.MARKS UPPERSIXTH FORM FEBRUARY 2014 THE OZOBIAS Who were they? The Ozobia’s are Kainene and Olanna’s parents. They represent the NOUVEAU RICHE - “Chief Ozobia owns half of Lagos but there is something terribly nouveau riche about him. He doesn’t have much of a formal education‚ you see‚ and neither does his wife. I suppose that’s what makes him so obvious.’’ They show us the glamour of the rich life as they are upper class
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’Marriage is a private affair’ – by Chinua Achebe ‘Marriage is a private affair’ is a short story written by Chinua Achebe‚ in the year 1952. The story takes place in Lagos in Nigeria in the 1950ies. The most important point in this story is the cultural and religious differences between Nene and Nnaemeka’s families. Therefor the main theme of the text is the clash between two cultures. The text is also dealing with other subthemes such as‚ love‚ arranged marriage‚ father and son relationship (Nnaemeka’s
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Reproduced below is a secret cable of the United States Government on the fraud in the oil sector in Nigeria as published by Wikileaks. C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 LAGOS 000767 SIPDIS NOFORN E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/07/2014 TAGS: EPET EINV EFIN PGOV NI SUBJECT: SCANDAL BREWING OVER NIGERIAN FUEL IMPORTS Classified By: J. GREGOIRE FOR REASONS 1.5 (B)‚ (D)‚ AND (E). ¶1. (C) SUMMARY. A scandal is brewing in Nigeria over prices paid by the government for imported fuel
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14/1/2009) 4 Ibid‚ 2. See also England‚ Microsoft Encarta 2008 (accessed 5/1/2009). 5 A History of Taxation‚ op 8 Akanle‚ O.‚ Nigerian Income Tax Law and Practice (Lagos: Centre for Business and Investment Studies Ltd‚ 1991) 19 11 Akanle‚ O.‚ Nigerian Income Tax Law and Practice‚ 21 – 22. 12 Omolewa‚ M.‚ Certificate History of Nigeria (Lagos‚ Longman Group‚ 1986) 41 13 Ibid‚ 48. 14 Crowther M.‚ The Story of Nigeria (London: Faber & Faber‚ 1962) 38 est Topics on Nigerian Economic and Social History
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claimant. The background facts of this case happen due to Navigazione Montanari Spa charter the ship to Trafigura Beheer BV for the carriage of a consignment of premium motor oil from Abidjan‚ Cote d’Ivoire to Lagos‚ Nigeria. However‚ when Navigazione Montanari Spa was offshore south-west of Lagos and awaited the charterer’s order‚ the vessel was attacked by the pirates. The pirates control the ship owner and transferred the 5‚300 mts of the cargo of large quantity of the oil by STS to an unknown lightering
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