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...devout Anglican, Sir Adesoji Aderemi, 83, has been the spiritual leader of Nigeria's 12 million Yorubas for 43 years. Although out of national politics for many years, the Oni is respected by the Yorubas more than any other political or military leader in Nigeria. "There is much to be said for tradition as a means of keeping people together," he says. "In spite of advances in education and technology, there seems a new awareness of the value of preserving ancient customs and cultural values." One custom certain to be preserved: the Oni's annual battle with...
...ALAFIN OF OYO. Second only to the Oni among Nigeria's four supreme Yoruban tribal kings, the Alaf-in, Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, 34, is a thoroughly modern man who believes, as he puts it, that "it is still possible to live by old traditions in modern times." He spearheaded a drive that raised $30,000 for local development, whereupon an impressed regional government chipped in $60,000 for his projects. "I have told my people," he says, "that if they can save substantial sums of money in banks, they will attract loan capital to improve commercial and industrial life...
...shaken. Chinguetti lies directly in the path of totality* of a major solar eclipse that will be visible across northern Africa on June 30. Although solar eclipses are not rare-at least two occur every year-this one will be unusual. Where the borders of Mali, Algeria and Nigeria meet, totality will last 7 min. 4 sec., making the eclipse the second longest in 1,433 years; the only longer one -7 min. 7 sec.-took place in 1955. A comparable eclipse will not occur again until the year 2150. Thus scientists from a dozen countries-as well as hundreds...
Thus, as usual, no important issues were resolved. Nigeria's Yakubu Gowon, the conference chairman, summed the situation up in his closing speech: "We have concluded our differences in a matter that baffles advocates of conventional diplomacy." Far from being "concluded," those differences remain perfectly real, papered over though they may be. That seems to be the O.A.U. way: consensus without clout...
...Nigeria, a new union representing some 20,000 professionals has asked the government for protection against unfair competition from amateurs. The union speaks for those "ladies of the twilight" whose business has been hurt lately by some 10,000 part-time prostitutes. Inflation has caused the influx of amateurs; as a result of soaring prices (in both cash and cattle) for brides, Nigerian men are delaying marriage, and girls who might otherwise have been supported by husbands now take to the streets when they need money. Although prostitution is illegal in Nigeria, leaders of the union have hired a lawyer...