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...violence directly related to the electoral contest, a total of 65 people were killed. Now, opposition candidates have rejected the vote and may call their supporters onto the streets. That augurs badly for peace, as do threats by militants operating in the oil fields in the Niger Delta region to bring the country to its knees unless they are given a fairer split of oil revenues...
...area, clad in his unmistakable red-and-black plaid hoodie.The UC vice president has been awake since 6:00 a.m. already, trying to polish off a bit of reading for one of the three philosophy classes that round out his course load this semester. But despite having attended a Delta Gamma sorority formal in Boston the previous night, he doesn’t appear to be affected by a lack of sleep. The thrust of this morning’s breakfast meeting is the issue of how to ensure voter turnout for the upcoming referendum. With Petersen planning...
...leaves bloody anarchy in the Niger Delta, which produces most of Nigeria's 2.5 million bbl. of oil a day and increasing volumes of gas. At least 1,000 people a year are killed in battles on land and sea between the 50-odd militias who fight the authorities as well as each other for opportunities to steal oil and kidnap oil workers for ransom...
...film’s only saving grace is its soundtrack, a compendium of Delta blues both new and old, running the gamut from Son House to the North Mississippi Allstars. The trailer itself features “When The Lights Go Out,” a great track from The Black Keys’ 2004 album “Rubber Factory...
...sure. Time and again my professed love for the blues has been echoed by others, albeit usually by fellow musicians or delta junkies. Still, there clearly exists some interest in the form, dusty though...