Big things poppin’ in Nigeria yesterday.  With over 2000 strong, the peaceful protesters of the Enough is Enough movement marched to the National Assembly in Abuja to have their voices heard and presence felt.  In addition to the fantastic efforts the group put in to have their demands heard on the state of Nigerian leadership, fuel security, the sufferings in Jos and electricity infrastructure, live feeds, tweets and facebook chatter allowed for people to tune in, voice their opinions and participate from all over the world.  It was absolutely amazing.

Dr. Mo Ibrahim, the businessman behind the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and its controversial ‘Ibrahim Prize’,* touched on a number of issues – from the failure of leadership economic integration – at a recent lecture delivered at the University of Ghana, Legon in Accra.  Highlights from the talk when you click the link.

Lots of buzz abound since Nigerian President, Umaru Yar’Adua returned home from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.  As newswires report, he wasn’t seen by anyone outside of his immediate circle.   He was moved (some report, carried) from a plane to an ambulance and then directly to the presidential villa.  What does this all mean for Nigeria?

Imagine for a moment you’re at home, having a good time, hanging out with some friends.  Everyone’s doing something different. Some are watching a movie. Others are crowded around the computer, browsing people’s Facebook pages. Someone’s in the kitchen putting drinks in the fridge and another person is busy trying to find a place to plug their phone.  Suddenly the entire house goes pitch black. Electricity. gone.

Yes. Finally, a chance to talk about politics.
Now, perhaps President Obama didn’t say those exact words, HOWEVER, if you look at the core of what he did say, it’s fair to deduce, he was thinking it.

Finally! Someone is giving us a different perspective about the Somali Pirate situation.  Seems like all the news outlets are giving us one side of the story – especially since Americans were captured – but what about the other side?  One argument is…”who cares about what the other side has to say? Their story doesn’t matter! They are pirates for chrissake!” Okay, point well taken. But, how do we make informed judgments and become a less ignorant population if we don’t know the whole story?
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