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What If?… Africans as Colonial Masters

What If?… Africans as Colonial Masters

What if? I was talking to a friend a few weeks ago, and somehow our discussion got into colonialism in Africa , and how each and every colonized African country just can’t seem to shake off the effects of colonialism. A lot of times I sit and I think about how things would’ve been different [...]

Nneka – Viva Africa (Video)

Nneka – Viva Africa (Video)

New video for Nneka’s track for the world cup. The video is self-made, and is pretty much typical Nneka. Enjoy!!

WELCOME TO SOUTH AFRICA!!! | JAGUDA.COM At World Cup 2010

WELCOME TO SOUTH AFRICA!!! | JAGUDA.COM At World Cup 2010

Jaguda.com has arrived at the world cup. Enjoyment dey happen here in south Africa. If you’re not here get on a plane and start coming … time still dey before the Naija game. When I arrived at the airport those vuvuzelas were so loud and it was apparent that world cup had landed. The buzz [...]

The Real Housewives Of Africa: God Rarely Makes Them Like This Anymore!

The Real Housewives Of Africa: God Rarely Makes Them Like This Anymore!

Respectful, SUBMISSIVE, sweet, caring… those are the adjectives that describe the real housewives of Africa. Their days are filled with hard work and taking care of others. They wake up early in the morning to prepare breakfast for the entire family. A lot of families were polygamist with two or more wives and over 20 [...]

Nneka – Viva Africa

Nneka – Viva Africa

World Cup is about 8 days away, and we are about to witness the first ever Fifa World Cup Tournament hosted on African soil. Simply a thing of joy I must say. Nneka releases a track titled Viva Africa, which is on the Official World Cup Album. The track is classic Nneka, and she uses [...]

Double Standard Expectations – Man vs Woman

Double Standard Expectations – Man vs Woman

There’s something I’ve noticed about our society that drives me up the wall! I mean it really makes me steaming mad! This is the double standard that we portray and that double standard has managed to permeate our core, affecting the way and what we teach the next generation. This double standard presents itself in [...]

Yar’Adua Funeral Procession Out Of Abuja (Pics)

Yar’Adua Funeral Procession Out Of Abuja (Pics)

Seeing these pics of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua kinda sobered me up. The 4th Nigerian president to die in office in 50 years. There is no winner in death, and in all honesty regardless of what opinion we had of him for what he did or did not do, we do have to pay [...]

Goodluck Jonathan sworn in as Nigeria’s president

Goodluck Jonathan sworn in as Nigeria’s president

LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria’s acting leader Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in Thursday as president of Africa’s most populous country, as the body of his predecessor was flown north for a traditional Muslim burial hours after he died following a lengthy illness  Jonathan put on a sash bearing the green, yellow and white colors of Nigeria, [...]

Fela Broadway Musical Bags 11 Tony Award Nominations

Fela Broadway Musical Bags 11 Tony Award Nominations

The 2010 Tony Award nominations were announced on Tuesday, May 4 by Jeff Daniels and Lea Michele. The awards will be presented on Sunday, June 13 at 7pm at Radio City Music Hall and broadcast live on CBS.   led the pack with 11 nominations, while Memphis picked up 8 nominations and Ragtime got 7 [...]

2face & Mary J Blige Cooking Up Something in the Kitchen (Video)

2face & Mary J Blige Cooking Up Something in the Kitchen (Video)

2face is on his grind, and he’s seen here in the studio with Mary J Blige. Talk about levelz man… The guy is really doing his thing. I’m loving this slow but steady interation of naija music and hip-hop. Loving it… Check out the vid.

Women’s rights groups demand probe of Senator Ahmed Yerima’s marriage to a 13 year old

Women’s rights groups demand probe of Senator Ahmed Yerima’s marriage to a 13 year old

This is an article from the Washington Post. It is damn right gross. What kind of country do we “love”? Nigeria is a beautiful place but there are some disgusting aspects of our country that makes me sick. This is as similar to Utah and Texas cases of grown man marrying small girls. The only [...]

7th Annual African Economic Forum (AEF) at Columbia University

7th Annual African Economic Forum (AEF) at Columbia University

The 2010 African Economic Forum, co-hosted by the graduate schools of Business, Law, and International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, brought over 350 people together to discuss key issues facing the continent as 17 countries celebrate fifty years of independence and the entire continentlooks forward to the next fifty years. As is the case [...]

Africa, Fashion, Style & Agbani – It’s STYLOGENIC

Africa, Fashion, Style & Agbani – It’s STYLOGENIC

New style-focused Pan-African Reality TV Show hosted by former Miss World, Agbani Darego set to air this summer “You better go and think of a real career!” That was the response that most African parents would give when their children suggested that they wanted to enter the world of fashion. Perhaps as a model, fashion [...]

The National African Students Association Conference

The National African Students Association Conference

The National African Students Association, LLC is an organization that serves to unite African student groups in universities across the United States. They strive to empower ourselves as students by providing opportunities for networking, encouraging outreach and educational achievement all with the aim of advancement for the African continent and diaspora in the United States. [...]

Alicia Keys to Perfrom at Opening Ceremony of 2010 World Cup

Alicia Keys to Perfrom at Opening Ceremony of 2010 World Cup

Alicia Keys, Shakira and Black Eyed Peas have been confirmed among the performers who will play at the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert before the first match of the soccer World Cup in South Africa in June. Alicia Keys, Shakira and Black Eyed Peas are to perform at the start of the soccer World [...]