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Ivorians look at CDs and DVDs of Nollywood films in a street store in Abidjan. Photo: Kambou Sia/AFP/Getty Images.
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Accordingto urban mythology, Nollywood, as the Nigerian film industry has been dubbed,owes its birth partly to an excess of blank videotapes that flooded the Lagos streets in 1992. The source: a single businessman.
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A recent report by the Minnesota Department of Health, the “HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report” says that the number of new HIV infections has increased among all state demographics including African-born immigrants.
While permanent residents may reside in the United States without ever becoming citizens, they do not have all the rights and privileges that U.S. citizens have. For example, permanent residents may be barred from re-entering the United States or be removed from the United States if they are convicted of certain crimes, especially aggravated felonies.
The organization of Liberians in Minnesota (OLM) held a customary inaugural dinner and ball this past Saturday at Cedar's Hall in Minneapolis. The ball which started with guests arriving at 5:30pm was in honor of now OLM President Kerper A. Dwanyen. Dressed in beautiful gowns, suit... [Read More]
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