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	<title>AfricanLoft &#187; Nigeria</title>
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		<title>Tributes to the Alaye of Ode-Remo – Oba Funsho Adeolu</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Omotaylor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FARE THEE WELL – ELEHINMI OF OJA VILLAGE
 
“Oba ti waja” is the popular saying in Yoruba land when a King Passes On. For in Yoruba tradition, a king cannot die, but climbs up higher. This could account for the Sunday Tribune report on 24th August 2008 when it categorically reported that:

 “CONTRARY to news [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olympic Soccer Final Video Highlight: Nigeria lost the Gold to Argentina</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CareTaker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a video highlight of the Nigeria 0-1 Argentina soccer final match at the Beijing Olympics.

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		<title>Underground Sex in the Conservative Northern Nigeria</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Author</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.africanloft.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/kano-rooftop-nigeria-africanloft-home.jpg" alt="Kano rooftop, Nigeria" title="kano-rooftop-nigeria-africanloft-home" width="327" height="215" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2284" /><br />Outside the old city walls is a quarter known as the sabon gari, where "foreigners" traditionally lived, segregated from the Hausa-speaking indigenous population. With sharia law applicable in Kano, it is in the bars and hotels of the sabon gari - where Islamic jurisprudence does not reach - that illicit sex thrives.]]></description>
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		<title>Nigeria Big Treat CEO Pamela Wu: &#8220;My Habit is Work&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.africanloft.com/nigeria-big-treat-ceo-pamela-wu-my-habit-is-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.africanloft.com/nigeria-big-treat-ceo-pamela-wu-my-habit-is-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Misi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.africanloft.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/pamela-wu_ceo-big-treat-nigeria_-africanloft_home-300x262.jpg" alt="" title="pamela-wu_ceo-big-treat-nigeria_-africanloft_home" width="300" height="262" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2275" /><br />
When I am at work, I have no needs and I remember nothing else. That is why I don’t really like public holidays or weekends...they make me feel sick.]]></description>
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		<title>Nigeria Surrenders Oil-rich Bakassi to Cameroon</title>
		<link>http://www.africanloft.com/nigeria-surrenders-oil-rich-bakassi-to-cameroon-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.africanloft.com/nigeria-surrenders-oil-rich-bakassi-to-cameroon-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CareTaker</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Cameroon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><img src="http://www.africanloft.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/bakassi.jpg" alt="Bakassi Peni" title="Nigerian hands over Bakassi to Cameroon" width="286" height="256" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2259" /></div><br />The peninsula believed to hold significant amounts of crude oil deposits boost Cameroon's declining economy and oil production up from the current 90,000 barrels per day.]]></description>
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		<title>Nigerians Hail Probe of Former President</title>
		<link>http://www.africanloft.com/nigerians-hail-probe-of-former-president/</link>
		<comments>http://www.africanloft.com/nigerians-hail-probe-of-former-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CareTaker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Nigerians are reportedly hailing news that the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) is beginning investigation into allegations of corruption against former President Olusegun Obasanjo during his rule. They say although the investigation is a welcome development, the timing is questionable after various accusations of graft practices were leveled against the former president. 
Nigerian economist Chudi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Nigeria Privatize NNPC? [podcast]</title>
		<link>http://www.africanloft.com/should-nigeria-privatize-nnpc-podcast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.africanloft.com/should-nigeria-privatize-nnpc-podcast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Author</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.africanloft.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/oil-rig-nigeria-nnpc.jpg" alt="The Nigerian government wants to restructure the state oil and gas sector. The move would most likely break up the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)" title="oil-rig-nigeria-nnpc" width="327" height="228" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2225" /><br />The Nigerian government wants to restructure the state oil and gas sector. The move would most likely break up the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Should the NNPC be privatized?]]></description>
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		<title>NNS Nigeria is About to Collide with the Iceberg</title>
		<link>http://www.africanloft.com/nns-nigeria-is-about-to-collide-with-the-iceberg/</link>
		<comments>http://www.africanloft.com/nns-nigeria-is-about-to-collide-with-the-iceberg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CareTaker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Chxta, a UK-based Nigerian Blogger examines the state of the academia in Nigerian nation, excerpts:
&#8230;The very best brains are retained by the academia, or at the very least allowed to go into industry but encouraged to contribute to academic work in one way or the other. Glen Mapp, one of my lecturers during my Masters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jazz Song Bird Douye is on the Journey</title>
		<link>http://www.africanloft.com/jazz-song-bird-douye-on-the-journey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.africanloft.com/jazz-song-bird-douye-on-the-journey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Stitch</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.africanloft.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/douye_post_africanloft_homepage.jpg" alt="" title="douye_post_africanloft_homepage" width="229" height="119" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2206" /><br />Douye is a Nigerian-America singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles, CA. Douye's musical style is smooth jazz, soul, and R&#038;B.]]></description>
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		<title>Sexuality vs. Spirituality: Can Nigerian Gay Church Stand? [video]</title>
		<link>http://www.africanloft.com/sexuality-vs-spirituality-can-nigerian-gay-church-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.africanloft.com/sexuality-vs-spirituality-can-nigerian-gay-church-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Misi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The first gay church in Nigeria opens its doors to gay members in Lagos.
House of Rainbow Mission Statement:  House Of Rainbow is committed to basic Christian Gospel, that the love of God is freely available to all people, through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  Statement of Vision:  We are on [...]]]></description>
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