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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Adipokines Felician College Adipokines and their effects on cardiovascular disease Adipocytes release hormones and other molecules that act on nearby tissues and travel through the vasculature to distant sites‚ such as the brain‚ skeletal muscle‚ and liver (Stehno-Bittel‚ 2008‚ p.1). Under conditions of normal weight‚ those signals help the body to suppress hunger‚ utilize glucose‚ and decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease (Stehno-Bittel‚ 2008‚ p.1). However‚ under
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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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Use of Newspapers by Nigerian University Students Introduction Newspapers provide up-to-date information on local‚ state/ provincial‚ national‚ and world issues. They are among the most widely-read periodicals that are available and accessible to the vast majority of people of all ages and walks of life in any community. Every category of reader can find some important‚ current‚ and interesting information in newspapers. Today ’s newspapers use design elements that make information easily accessible
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Challenges to Providing Affordable Housing in Nigeria By Akeju‚ Ajibola Andrew Economic Specialist US Embassy‚ Abuja Being a Paper Presented at the 2nd Emerging Urban Africa International Conference on Housing Finance in Nigeria‚ Held at Sehu Yar’adua Center Abuja‚ October 17-19‚ 2007 Introduction Housing is one of the most basic of human needs. Provision of houses through the creation of mortgages is taken for granted in developed countries; however‚ it remains a major challenge in developing countries
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According to an economist the idea of development is a situation whereby there is an increase in a nations GNP and GDP‚ leading to an increase in growth .but to a sociologist this is a surface definition as development or rather a country is regarded as developed when such increase is affecting the living condition of its people even to the smallest group in the society. Where we don’t only calculate numbers and figures and structures but can see the positive change of things in the life of the people
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