Word: nigerian
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...matter what percentage you are black, you're always looked at as black," says Stephanie N. Ajudua '00, whose father is Nigerian and whose mother if Ukranian. She says she feels society wants her to deny or suppress her mother's side of her identity...
Adjudua, of Nigerian and Ukrainian parentage, says she has struggled with her black-white identity...
...fact, becoming a hermit could be the only responsible strategy to save the country, both economically and politically. The withdrawal of Nigerian troops from elaborate United Nations peace-keeping missions in Liberia, Sierra-Leone and other troubled regions would save a lot of money and show Nigerians and the world that Obasanjo is willing and able to trim the military down to size. Nigeria does not need a huge military and neither can the country afford one. Let the rich and stable countries supply the troops for UN missions, thank...
...only by reassessing the role of the Nigerian military that lasting political and economic progress can go hand-in-hand in Nigeria. Perhaps this is true for many other developing countries. President Obasanjo is in a unique position to embark on such a strategy. The idea of pulling Nigerian troops from international missions in order to save money towards the national debt is a brilliant first step that can be taken to disguise the critical issue of reducing the size and power of the military. The international community should support such a plan instead of or as a complement...
...Nigerian economy's addiction to petroleum has led to a series of unfortunate compromises in the not-too-distant past, including environmental degradation, rampant human rights abuses and urban degeneration. These are not problems unique to Nigeria, but the world is watching how Nigeria handles a renewed voucher for democracy...