tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922597.post-8159800145187021932007-06-01T06:46:00.000-04:002007-06-01T07:07:58.828-04:00<span style="font-size:100%;">It is Friday, here are some links that tickled my fancy this week.<br />Time Magazine's <a href="http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1622926_1365752,00.html">photo essay</a> on the inequality in Nigeria, was a stark reminder of the situation in Nigeria.<br />Scoop published a poetic <a href="http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0705/S00561.htm">letter</a> by Asari-Dokubo <span style="font-style: italic;">supposedly</span> written in detention.<br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6657259.stm">BBC's piece</a> on 40 years after the Biafra war, was quite balanced.<br /><a href="http://naijablog.blogspot.com/">Naijablog's</a> picture <a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_KOq6AlodkJI/Rl2juUL-wXI/AAAAAAAAAXM/oTS3nBPzXpw/s1600-h/iragbiji+boys+blog.jpg">Iragbiji boys</a> cracked me up.<br />Nigeria's new government was <a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200705300790.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">inaugurated</span></a>, on the 29th.<br />The US government gave Nigeria some <a href="http://www.businessdayonline.com/?c=55&a=13463">props</a> for regulating copyright violators aka pirates.<br />BBC gave <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6701559.stm">props</a> to<a href="http://nigeriancuriosity.blogspot.com/"> </a></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://nigeriancuriosity.blogspot.com/">solomonsydelle's</a> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Nigerian Proclamation. One down for blogville.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6708277.stm">The main militant group in Nigeria's Niger Delta says</a> it is willing to stop its violent campaign only if the new government frees its jailed kinsmen.<br />Forbes magazine's <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/05/31/mtv-africa-viacom-biz-media-cz_qh_0531mtv_land.html?partner=rss">story</a> on MTV turning to Africa for growth. Forbes also tell us about the Saudi King who <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/05/31/africa-alwaleed-investing-biz-cz_qh_0531alwaleed.html?partner=rss">sees</a> what we Africans are yet to see.<br /><a href="http://www.amnesty.org/">Amnesty International</a> put John <a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B000PMG9G2/105-7269307-7953212?SubscriptionId=0PBYTMHMWEB3ZR996P02">Lenon's music</a> to good use. A few music heavyweights throwing it down for <a href="https://www.omodudu.com/2007/05/i-dropped-ball-on-dafur.html">Dafur</a>, please check it out if you consider this type of efforts as charitable.<br /><a href="http://www.lumosity.com/">Luminosity</a> promises to help increase your brain power, I hope it works for you.<br />Have a great weekend.<br /></span>Omodudu