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Nigerians: A People and Their Migration Pattern
- By Sabella Ogbobode Abidde
- Published 04/22/2008
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Africans in the Diaspora: Tears and Cheers!
- By SOC Okenwa
- Published 04/19/2008
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According to a World Bank report $3.3 billion was remitted home last year by Nigerians in the Diaspora who topped the list. Some 400 billion Naira approximately wired home is indeed a great feat and it goes to show how Nigerians take home seriously...
Moving To Nigeria: What To Know And Do!
- By Gbenga Badejo
- Published 04/12/2008
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Returning to settle in Nigeria is a brave decision. Once it has been made, there are a few things to put in place to make your homecoming experience a successful one...
My Bottled Water Smells Like Rotten Egg And Luciano Is Tripping!
- By Sandra Ukachi
- Published 04/1/2008
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Guys, I recently met someone oh! And no he isn’t Nigerian and I am not saying were he is from, and I will probably switch to Pidgin English in a few seconds, because I don’t think I want him stumbling on this article...
Pounded Yam In Vienna
- By Dele A. Sonubi
- Published 03/27/2008
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I descended on the meal as though i had never ever eaten pounded yam before. I pounded the yam in my mouth with the ease of one who had been starved for weeks. Suddenly i was unable to follow or lead any coherent conversation, my concentration and attention were focused on the collapsing structure of the mountainous pounded yam in front of me...
I Don’t Expect You To Understand My Pain! I Don’t Really Care If You Don’t
- By Sandra Ukachi
- Published 03/20/2008
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I have said hello to someone today, and had to say goodbye the next day. It’s always the same painful feeling as I see their bodies in huge coffins buried in the dirt. They tell me strangers took them away, and these strangers have names...
Culture Shock In Germany
- By Bayo Olupohunda
- Published 03/14/2008
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Living outside one’s country certainly comes with its pains of personal struggles and ups and downs. It can alter one’s lifestyle in so many ways...
Listening In…Taa! I Know You Do It Too. Don’t Judge Me
- By Sandra Ukachi
- Published 03/11/2008
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It’s interesting the encounters you have when you take public transportation. You get to see different people, listen in on their conversations, and often you have to listen to a stranger tell you his or her life story...
Yorùbá Girl Found
- By Rukayat Aliyu
- Published 01/28/2008
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I had a very memorable conversation - in Yorùbá - with one of my fellow. It was the first time that I can remember, since beginning to learn the language, that I held a complete conversation with someone who wasn’t
testing me, questioning me or my authenticity…
How Diaspora Nigerians Contribute to the Nation’s Stagnation
- By Sabella Ogbobode Abidde
- Published 01/24/2008
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