Month: February 2009

Africa

Conflict In Nigeria’s Delta Region Contributing To Spread Of HIV

Codewit EditorFebruary 25, 2009

Conflict in Nigeria's oil-rich delta region is contributing to the spread of HIV in the country, IRIN/PlusNews reports. According to IRIN/PlusNews, rapes being committed by militants fighting for a greater...

Celebrity

Political Appointments: â€œpolitics of Recycling Handsâ€ Will Lead Nigeria to Nowhere

Esogbue EmekaFebruary 25, 2009

There is nothing wrong with the Nigerian political system unlike most of us assume, have you bothered to cogitate on why many countries of the world do not bother to...

Lifestyle

Marrying an Older Man: Will it Bother You?

Esogbue EmekaFebruary 25, 2009

Choosing a life partner is entirely within oneâ€™s discretion, and may be a difficult choice to make. In Africa we expect your parents to be on your neck to bring...

Europe

Human Rights in Nigeria: the Buhari/idiagbon and Abacha Situations Compared and Contrasted

Esogbue EmekaFebruary 25, 2009

Wikipedia encyclopedia refers to human rights as "basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled." This exists in the areas of civil and political rights and particularly describes...

Relationships

The Sweetness of Marriage in Africa

Esogbue EmekaFebruary 25, 2009

Getting married may be described as the happiest moment in the life of anyone living being, though some may want to equate this with the birth of the first babies...

Society and Culture

Biography of Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe

Codewit EditorFebruary 24, 2009

Born Benjamin Azikiwe on November 16, 1904, in Zungeru, Nigeria; died 1996; married Flora Ogbenyeanu Ogoegbunam, 1936; children: three sons, one daughter.Education: Lincoln University, B.A., 1930; University of Pennsylvania, M.A....

Society and Culture

Biography of Ben Okri

Codewit EditorFebruary 24, 2009

Poet and novelist Ben Okri was born in 1959 in Minna, northern Nigeria, to an Igbo mother and Urhobo father. He grew up in London before returning to Nigeria with...

Society and Culture

Chinua Achebe

Codewit EditorFebruary 24, 2009

Prominent Igbo (Ibo) writer, famous for his novels describing the effects of Western customs and values on traditional African society. Achebe's satire and his keen ear for spoken language have...

Law and Order

A History of Violence

Codewit EditorFebruary 24, 2009

In African folklore, there is a character that looms large for its polished deception, which guile often results in sizzling dramatic irony. The story usually culminates in a situation where...

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A History of Violence

Codewit EditorFebruary 24, 2009

In African folklore, there is a character that looms large for its polished deception, which guile often results in sizzling dramatic irony. The story usually culminates in a situation where...

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5

Conflict In Nigeria’s Delta Region Contributing To Spread Of HIV

Political Appointments: â€œpolitics of Recycling Handsâ€ Will Lead Nigeria to Nowhere

Marrying an Older Man: Will it Bother You?

Human Rights in Nigeria: the Buhari/idiagbon and Abacha Situations Compared and Contrasted

The Sweetness of Marriage in Africa

Biography of Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe

Biography of Ben Okri

Chinua Achebe

A History of Violence

A History of Violence

Ogboni leader, Oba Olaitan, explodes, why members will make heaven

Codewism Philosophy

Religious conflicts in Nigeria

Daddy, I am your daughter

Anthony-Claret Onwutalobi

The Paradox of Public Condemnation: How Nigeria’s Loudest Critics Reveal Their Hidden Battles

The Paradox of Public Condemnation: When the Loudest Critics Mirror Their Hidden Lives

Public Condemnation vs. Private Struggles: A Psychological Lens on Online Morality

U.S. Court Orders Release of Confidential Files on President Tinubu’s Alleged 1990s Drug Investigation

Peter Obi’s Transformative Contributions to Education in Anambra State

Is President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Really Bad?

Stifled voices, broken society

ASA Finland and ASA Europe held the first “ASA Europe Convention” in Helsinki, Finland

Princewills Trust: Second Batch Winners set to hit Dubai

Gona Stanley Author on Codewit