The Nation Newspaper

Tag: African

  • Chidinma is best female West African Act

    MTN Project Fame West Africa reality show winner in 2011 Chidinma Ekile has emerged the Best Female West African Act.

    She received the honour at the 2012 edition of Kora Awards which held last Sunday, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

    Chidinma’s victory came through her hit song ‘Kedike’. The song which is her second single, defeated Omawumi’s ‘If you ask me’ and five other entries from top African female acts.

    Another Nigerian, David Adeleke, otherwise called ‘Davido’, clinched the Best Male Newcomer category at the event.

    However, the event was not in favour of Nigeria’s D’Banj, Clarence Peters and the Infinity Group who were nominated in the Best Male African act, Best Director and Best Gospel group categories respectively.

    The show featured US rapper Chris Brown, as headliner act.

    The artiste attended the event with Rihanna, his current lover.

    Also present at the award was Nigeria’s pop duo, P-Square, who rendered their usual energetic performance

     

  • African Diaspora conference starts December

    THE Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of the Pan African University and other Diaspora organisations will be organising an African Diaspora Conference between December 9, 11 and 12 in Lagos.

    The conference has as its theme:”Effective Mobilisation of the Diaspora for Socio-Political, Economic and Technology Development.”

    The chief convener, Akinwale Ojomo, said the event, which would have as chief host, Governor Babatunde Fashola, will also be attended by the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa; Special Adviser to the Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, Hafsat Abiola-Costello and Professor Pat Utomi.

    Ojomo added that the conference is a follow-up to the Global Diaspora Forum hosted by the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton and USAID in Washington DC.

     

  • 2013 African Cup of Nations; Keshi’s Eagles 80 per cent ready

    2013 African Cup of Nations; Keshi’s Eagles 80 per cent ready

    Contrary to fears in some quarters about the readiness of the Super Eagles squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations holding in South Africa between January 19th and February 2013, the Chief Coach of the Nigerian team, Stephen Keshi has already picked 80 per cent of the players he hopes to parade in the competition.

    A credible source close to the team blared, “do you think the coach doesn’t know what he is doing? He is already sure of at least 18 of the players he would parade in the Nations Cup.

    “I always laugh when you people (sports journalists) talk about the readiness of the team. Keshi is a very serious person and very professional in whatever he does. He already has his team. He is only putting finishing touches to some areas in the team.

    “He is only worried about the right back and central midfield of the team. He is hoping that Gabriel Reuben regains his full fitness on time before the competition, if not he may have to look the way of other players like Sani Kaita, Raheem Lawal to pair Nosa Igiebor in that area. Also, Keshi is desperately looking for lasting solution as regards the right back position. Besides this areas I think the team is ready”, the source revealed.

    Keshi is expected to be back from his holidays in the United States of America on December 15th, 2012, two days before the start of the final preparations with the home based Eagles after which the team would jet out to Faro in Portugal in January 4th, 2013 for the final phase of Nigeria’s preparations for the competition.

  • African Liberty.org/The Nation essay winners get prizes

    African Liberty.org/The Nation essay winners get prizes

    To travel to Kenya

    The winners of the essay contest organised by AfricanLiberty.org in conjunction with The Nation newspaper have been presented with their prizes. The presentation ceremony was held in Computer Auditorium, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) last Monday.

    The competition, which was put together for students in African countries, was held between June 7 and July 20 with three topics – The Predatory State: Its Origin and Implication for Economic Growth; Statism or Free Markets: An Essential Ingredient for Africa’s Economic Growth?; Protectionism or Trade: Alternatives for Africa’s Economic Growth.

    The winners of the essay were announced on August 9. They are Moses Oluwanifise (first prize), OAU, Nicholas Omoh (second prize), University of Benin (UNIBEN) and Dave Mankhokwe (third prize), University of Malawi. Hannah Ojo, OAU, and Marcus Adeniyi, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) shared the fourth prize.

    Moses, who also won the 2011 edition of the essay, received $1,000 cash prize and scholarship to attend a Free Society conference in Kenya. Other first, second and their runners up also received $750, $500 and $300 with return tickets to Kenyan conference.

    The presentation also featured a seminar tagged From poverty and serfdom to prosperity and freedom. The African Liberty Organization is an initiative for Africans who want genuine development for Africa. They establish African Liberty Student Foundation in different universities and also organize seminars and essay competitions in collaboration with the schools and newspaper.

    The Director of Outreach of Africa Liberty Organisation, Mr Adedayo Thomas, urged the students embrace free market economy, which he said remained the solution Nigeria’s developmental problem. He noted that the competition, which has been on for three years, recorded its largest entries with about 221 students applied from various African countries. He said 197 entries were later accepted.

    Thomas said the aim of the essay was to develop the interest of students in practical economic issues which will bring them out of poverty. He said the organisation also promoted reading culture among students, which is why it always donates free books to higher institutions and secondary schools in Nigeria.

    Equally present at the ceremony were the Dean Faculty of Arts, Prof. Salami represented by Prof. Segun Adekoya, The Dean Students Affairs, Dr.Mrs Durosinmi able represented by Mrs I.F Awofoye; The Head Counselling Unit, DSA, Mrs C.B Obisakin; Mrs A.O Awofisayo, members of Moses Class, friends and well wishers.

    Moses told CAMPUSLIFE: “I have been writing essay since my 100-Level days and the last year edition was the first time I won any essay prize. It is not all the time you win but participating is the most important thing.”

    Hannah, who was visibly elated, said: “When you do something, you expect result; so I am very grateful that I was among the winners.”

    The programme was ended with donation of books to OAU main library. The students that attended the presentation were also given free compact disc containing information about the organisation and over 80 texts on political economy.