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...Numbers 25 is the number of jobs oil company ChevronTexaco agreed to create for Nigerian villagers to end a standoff by local mothers demanding more posts for their sons $1 million is how much more the average U.S. college grad will earn in his lifetime compared to someone who only finishes high school, according to the Census Bureau 3 million teens seriously thought about or attempted suicide in 2000, says a survey by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, and only 36% received counseling $17.3 billion is the amount of money spent by the Federal Government...
...most common con, accounting for 9% of all e-mail fraud, is the infamous Nigerian Letter. I got one from a Mr. ABBA ABACHA (his caps-lock key appears to be stuck) who claims to be a Nigerian official with $25 million that he needs to smuggle out of the country. If you try to help, he will hit you for processing fees and "advance loans," and you will never see a dime. In the past few months, this well-worn scam has been evolving, so watch out for new variants involving Afghan war booty or a secret trove...
...only sides to have provided insufficient entertainment. Overshadowed by the fall of the European and South American giants was the dismal showing by the principal African challengers. Cameroon and Nigeria came into the tournament fully expecting to make the last eight, and perhaps go even further. Nigerian coach Adegboye Onigbinde and Cameroonian captain Rigobert Song each boasted that his side would fulfill, if belatedly, PelE's old prophesy that an African team would win the cup in the 20th century. Instead, both sides suffered early shocks and then exited with bad grace, Cameroon kicking at shins rather than the ball...
Chuka, the Nigerian striker, dashes up to the opposing goalkeeper, neatly wrongfoots him, and unleashes a scorching shot, nearly ripping a hole in the back of the net. It's his third goal in 10 minutes?a rapid-fire hat trick. He slips off his lime-green shirt and runs, roaring, to strike a pose in front of his countrymen. Carefully, almost reverently, he places the shirt on the turf like an offering to the faithful. His fans bang bongos and clank cymbals and bellow right back. But hold on?aren't Nigeria's Super Eagles out of the World...
...Adio worked toward acceptance in the U.S., the political climate in his native country changed drastically. Abacha died in 1998, and Adio sees the potential for democracy to take root in his native country both as a gift and as a challenge to Nigerian journalists...