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By: If I were governor of Lagos State - an Introduction « My Pen and My Paper

If I were governor of Lagos State - an Introduction « My Pen and My Paper — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:12:29 +0000

[...] I’ll be running my own here. I said, if I were governor of Lagos state. Goodnaijagirl talks about Nigeria for Dummies, a for-dummies book that could help her know about Nigeria and its politrics. The reality is that [...]

By: a.eye

a.eye — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:29:50 +0000

It's not going to give you a lot of the history, but this site has links to newspapers in the country: http://www.newspapers24.com/nigeria-newspapers/in...

By: mypenmypaper

mypenmypaper — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:53:53 +0000

good idea, GNG,

as much as I would like to see a Nigeria for Dummies book, just like many other books that could put any dummy through one thing or the other, I dont think there would be a good book to put you through 'Nigeria' as a whole, its people, culture, politics, etc., especially what I call "how to flow" in Nigeria. Maybe that could be the title of a good intro-book, huh. Believe you me, Nigeria is complex and complicated. Seriously, Nigeria is not for Dummies. Even those that have lived in Nigeria all their lives are still Dummies when it comes to knowing the ins and outs of everything, how much more a JJC like you and me, and many others who want to know about the fatherland. Talk about being street smart for once. You've got to be in Naija to learn the real deal.

the best way to learn about Nigeria is to read the papers online. Such would give you a general idea, but never the 'koko'. Koko means the real thing.

its good to note however that you are interested in Nigeria and its news. Happy googling about it.

By: Femi b

Femi b — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:32:02 +0000

I love naija politics…well its a love hate relationship and i guess I learned about it as i grew up. Anyway i was back in naija for my sisters wedding and they had all these undertone so called rules and guides…I had to let them know that when i get married ..and he is Nigerian..they should please give me a hand book on the do's and donts. Anyway one time i wanted to learn about the Nigerian Civil war and i did not want to read no long ass history books, i read Half of a yellow sun.(.great read includes everything drama, romance, actions, tragedy, comedy) anyway i felt like i needed more knowledge since it was kinda novel. I youtubed and watched a lot of documentaries on it and i was fascinated by the stuff i learned…..without reading any boring book that is.

By: isha

isha — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:23:21 +0000

try reading www.odili.net there's some info there...

By: solomonsydelle

solomonsydelle — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:42:22 +0000

So funny you wrote this post. I have a Nigerian Politics 101 message that i send to new readers of Nigerian Curiosity when they request it. lol! It helps get them up to speed. But even more important than that is that i was writing a Nigeria-related list that i abandoned some time ago. I should get back to it. I'll let you know if and when I publish it. Take care and I'm giving you a serious round of 'gbosas' for knowing independence day. loL! NIGERIANCURIOSITY IT WAS SO MUCH EASIER WHEN I ONLY HAD ONE...

By: goodnaijagirl

goodnaijagirl — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:47:37 +0000

@Naijababe – never heard of Punch until now…thanks! We'll see how informative the site is.

@Abbie – I'm with you on politics. And please—I will tell my husband that Naija politics is something he can discuss with his buddies…I am not interested!

PS – I know the president's name because of the Naija forums…it's Yar'Adua. Anything more involved than that I don't have a clue.

By: Abbie

Abbie — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:14:21 +0000

lol, dont matter what country I'm in Politics as a whole is never a unifying topic. (That and religion). We are mostly liberal when it comes to American Politics in my family (Go Obama) but when my brothers-in law and Uncles almost come to blows over Nigerian politics it just makes me wonder if any of these men are getting one single kobo from whoever they are so passionate about.

Even during the Obama/Clinton nonsense (yes it was complete garbage) I stayed out of it. It was annoying to see people of the same views divided over color, which is EXACTLY what they turned it into. Color. Ignorance of any kind pisses me off. So where was I? Who, by the way is the President of Nigeria??

You who want to marry a Nigerian man, you better get informed on Nigerian politics kiakia!! lol

By: Naijababe

Naijababe — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:22:10 +0000

Lolll try reading the punch newspaper online everyday..you should get an overview….

I found a dummies book for facebook once, you never know, there might be one for naija!