AP Nigeria Archives - Daniel Aaron Lazar Wed, 13 Jan 2021 07:09:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Nigeria’s EndSARS protests https://daniellazar.com/2021/01/13/nigerias-endsars-protests/ Wed, 13 Jan 2021 07:08:19 +0000 https://daniellazar.com/?p=9001 The past three weeks of Nigeria’s EndSARS protests have me listening again to late Nigerian Afrobeat star and political activist Fela Kuti’s “Sorrow Tears & Blood.” Nigeria has been a proudly democratic country for 21 years, but its law enforcement and military retain many of the worst habits of a previous era. The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) … Continue reading Nigeria’s EndSARS protests →

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]]> Nigeria election 2019: How ‘godfathers’ influence politics https://daniellazar.com/2020/05/12/nigeria-election-2019-how-godfathers-influence-politics/ Tue, 12 May 2020 21:11:43 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5968 With campaigning well under way for general elections on 16 February, these are the men – and they invariably are men – who pull the strings behind the scenes. They are political sponsors, who use money and influence to win support for their preferred candidates. Their “godsons”, it is believed, are not always selected for … Continue reading Nigeria election 2019: How ‘godfathers’ influence politics →

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]]> Big money in Nigerian music https://daniellazar.com/2018/09/29/big-money-in-nigerian-music/ Sat, 29 Sep 2018 06:45:44 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5878 One of the biggest exports coming out of Nigeria right now is music, with Afrobeats stars such as Davido and Wizkid making it big on the international stage. Nigerian music is permeating playlists across the world, and its stars have a huge fan base. Last month, Davido performed in front of thousands at the Wireless … Continue reading Big money in Nigerian music →

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]]> Buhari Seeks Re-Election https://daniellazar.com/2018/08/05/buhari-seeks-re-election/ Sun, 05 Aug 2018 12:33:13 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5852 More than fifty lawmakers and a state governor quit Buhari’s ruling All Progressives Congress this week, with the vast majority switching allegiances to the People’s Democratic Party. While both parties have struggled with internal divisions, the mass defections are breathing new life into the PDP, which ruled Africa’s most-populous nation from the end of military … Continue reading Buhari Seeks Re-Election →

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]]> Nigeria's art of flowery language https://daniellazar.com/2017/03/08/nigerias-art-of-flowery-language/ Wed, 08 Mar 2017 11:01:42 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5672 Foreigners wonder why Nigerian government officials do not opt for simpler language.Are they intentionally trying to confuse the public or to conceal information? Well, these press releases are simply following an age-old Nigerian tradition of verbal ornamentation. For us, important information has always been best conveyed with grandiloquence.

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]]> The Economist’s 2015 Special Report on Nigeria https://daniellazar.com/2017/03/08/the-economists-2015-special-report-on-nigeria/ Wed, 08 Mar 2017 05:28:31 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5651 Here are five articles from the Economist’s Special Report on Nigeria. All students read “Opportunity Knocks”, then read the one article assigned to you. Opportunity knocks Miracle in Abuja After oil The only thing that works Keep it calm Can he do it?

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]]> Democracy in Nigeria https://daniellazar.com/2017/01/17/democracy-in-nigeria/ Tue, 17 Jan 2017 20:17:16 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5628 Read  these six  articles (12 pages)….. Democratic Transition in Nigeria Bloomberg Editorial Opinion: Democracy is taking root in Nigeria Nigeria’s Democratic Revolution Miracle in Abuja …and respond to these questions.

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]]> For Nigerian News https://daniellazar.com/2017/01/10/for-nigerian-news/ Tue, 10 Jan 2017 07:00:14 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5623 Sahara Reporters does a great job of rounding up major news stories from Nigeria (and West Africa where relevant to Nigeria).

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]]> Nigeria's President Buhari: My wife belongs in kitchen https://daniellazar.com/2016/11/02/nigerias-president-buhari-my-wife-belongs-in-kitchen/ Wed, 02 Nov 2016 11:02:49 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5591 On a visit to Germany, he said: “I don’t know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my kitchen and my living room and the other room.” Mr Buhari was standing next to Chancellor Angela Merkel, who seemed to glare at him.

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]]> Nigerian disco – 10 of the best https://daniellazar.com/2016/08/12/nigerian-disco-10-of-the-best/ Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:16:37 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5574 In Nigeria, it has always been hard to ignore the heavily politicised and radical overtones that suffuse popular dance music. After suffering a terrible civil war that killed three million people in three years, and a police state giving way to a military dictatorship, working-class and middle-class Nigerians were not just worn out after the … Continue reading Nigerian disco – 10 of the best →

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