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...award honors Lyons, the former curator of the Nieman Foundation. It will be presented as part of a seminar on "Democracy, Free Press and Nigeria at Harvard's Busch Hall on October...
Dare, who wrote for the Guardian, a newspaper in Lagos, Nigeria, was cited for his courage in the face of a military crackdown on press freedoms...
Twelve of the fellows are Americans; the other nine come from seven foreign countries, including Israel, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Nigeria...
...Jack E. White's article "when Blacks Persecute Blacks'' [DIVIDING LINE, Aug. 7]: I agree with White that Nigeria is facing a serious political crisis. This is the sad truth. But it is bothersome that most of the news stories about Nigeria have been negative. There should be coverage of the good things going on--the construction of bridges, highways, schools and the like. Why do the media grossly neglect these aspects of Nigeria? One can always find the bad and the ugly in any country, but there is also the good. Nigeria is no exception. CHARLES L.A. MASSAQUOI Mullsjo...
...commend White for bringing the monstrous regime in Nigeria into the public eye. Nigeria is going through the worst time in its history. Will strongman Sabi Abacha become another Idi Amin? The answer is yes, if he is allowed to continue in power. The evil called Abacha will eventually go, but the fear is that there are too few good men among Nigeria's political elite. They have turned themselves into a low-priced commodity that can be bought at cut rates. ADEKUNLE AJISEBUTU Fredericton, New Brunswick