THE 7 HELLS OF NIGERIA (part 2)
I recommend a reading of part 1 for clarity and better understanding as this is a continuation…
HELL 4 – BAD LEADERSHIP
Now this is one hell of a hell in Nigeria. I do not profess to know the description of hell and pray I never have to see it to [...]

Nigeria Guardian:
It is not in the United States (U.S.) agenda to site its pet defence project, African Command (AFRICOM), in Nigeria, the country’s new ambassador to the country, Robin Renee Sanders, has said.
She said that claims that America plans to locate the controversial military base in Nigeria were very far from the truth.
In a statement [...]

Hash, the American-Kenyan author at White African blog reports the shutting down of Mashada Forums, one of the most visited Kenyan Internet destinations. Excerpt:
The vast majority of people using it [Mashada] are seeing and hearing about the atrocities happening to their friends and family and are rightfully upset. However, that does not excuse the rampant [...]

THE 7 HELLS OF NIGERIA (part 1)
Nigeria my motherland,
Nigeria my fatherland,
Nigeria my country of milk and honey
Now turned a country of bile and loony.
I write with a sense of foreboding today. I write with an intense passion albeit from an intensely depressed heart about the 7 Hells of my dear country Nigeria, and in between [...]

Many of the best U.S government intelligence workers have quit the government under President Bush, and gone into private corporations. And many former soldiers, experienced special ops, and retired officers have done this as well. Private Military Corporations, PMCs, mercenaries, people who fight or spy for private gain, are a growth industry. The Iraq war will inevitably wind down, and these corporations need new contracts and new jobs. They are looking to Africa…AFRICOM can be the pass through vehicle for covert actions and “off the books” operations, “security assistance programs”… and it does not need troops for this mission.

Ghana Accra: Soccer is serious and big business in Africa. See how Ghana is has prepared for the 2008 African Cup of Nations tournament. Ghana is expected to rank in $1 billion.

By the way, what would have been the biggest upset in the history of the tournament was averted today when Nigerian beat Benin 2-0 [...]

Pascal Zachary writes via Africa Works:
“It was only a few months ago that informed observers were finding much to feel optimistic about in Kenya’s economic growth, tourism and rising zeal for equity. That optimism is shattered, at least around the world. In Kenya itself, many remain in denial over the unraveling of their country’s social [...]

Watch clips of all the tournament games.

The result table will be updated after more games are played.

Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Egypt, have all qualified for the quarterfinals.

Eight former Nigerian state governors are in detention after being indicted on corruption charges, “this has prompted President Umaru Yar’Adua to call for an end to the practice of sustaining legal immunity for acting governors”, writes Howard Lesser via VOA.
He [Yar'Adua] announced his policy shift last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, [...]

Nigeria, Port Harcourt: “Former Rivers State governor, Dr. Peter Odili, and the erstwhile Minister of Transport, Dr Abiye Sekibo, have been named as sponsors of the cult group led by Mr. Tom Ateke which has been responsible for killings and hostage-taking in Rivers State”, according to ThisDay, Nigerian newspaper.
Back in August of 2007, in [...]