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Item Open Access West Africa Magazine 2696, Saturday February 1st, 1969(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1969-02-01) West Africa magazine■ Ghana’s big debate: Before starting discussion of the constitutional proposals of the chiefs justice's commission Ghana’s constitutuent assembly which began its work ■ Two sides of war relief: The International red cross is now to fly food and medical supplies once more into the redoubt under Biafran control ■ 10 years of ECA:3 : The men and the machine: Next week, at its ninth full meeting, which will be attended by U Thant, the UN Economic Commission for Africa celebrates the tenth anniversary of its founding, in January 1958. ■ Guidelines for Ghana's constitution 2: The council of state proposed in the constitutional commission's draft constitution to aid and counsel the president is an innovation ■ Roundabout: The French intervention force: I noticed that in the statement criticising the French that Justin Bomboko the Congo-K foreign minister made just after Christmas he says that a leading general in the French armed forces ■ Books and publications: Awolowo's new Nigeria: The people's republic by Obafemi Awolowo ■ Commercial news: Ghana: Ashanti, Lonrho and the new lease: Ashanti Goldfields has now obtained a new lease of the Obuasi goldmine in Ghana's Ashanti region which it has mined since 1887 ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: What happens after the assembly? On the third day of it's debate on the constitutional proposals which began on January 21, the constitutuent assembly adopted a resolution seeking full powers to enact ■ OCAM: Third term for Hamani Diori: The OCAM summit was held in Kinshasa this week from January 27 to 31. ■ Dateline Africa: Nigeria: Eve of the final push? Biafra radio on Wednesday claimed that a big offensive in the Abagana sector of the Northern front opened on that day with heavy artillery and mortar bombardmentItem Open Access West Africa Magazine 2705, Saturday April 5th, 1969(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1969-04-05) West Africa magazine■ Wilson and Nigeria: There is no doubt that Mr. Harold Wilson invited Col. Ojukwu to meet him outside Biafra only after receiving assurance from Umuahia ■ Cameroon party meets in North: Garoua welcomes you with warmth of heart and of climate the welcome given by the Mayor of Garoua at the first Congress of the ruling ■ EEC and associates: Yaounde convention talks in crisis: Ministers of the EEC and the Eighteen African Associates will meet again on May 29 for talks on the renewal of the Yaounde Convention ■ Books and publications: Not so cold? A myth is broken by Major-General A. K. Ocran Operation cold chop by Peter Barker ■ Commercial news: Cost of living rises in Ghana: Consumer price indices in Ghana rose during 1968 in all sectors covered by the statistical newsletters and in both urban and rural areas ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: No ministers outside parliament: The constitutuent assembly has decided that no ministers should be appointed from outside the National assemblyItem Open Access West Africa Magazine 2702, Saturday March 16th, 1969(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1969-03-16) West Africa magazine■ Harold Wilson’s Arms: If Mr. Harold Wilson ever changed British policy on the supply of arms to Nigeria he would do so only because of public pressure ■ Roundabout: Lonrho, Spears and the strike: What was the background to the miners strike at Ashanti Goldfields corporation's mine here? ■ Building a new constitution: Next week, Ghana’s constitutuent assembly whose work was due to be finished at the end of this month will hear the reports of the five committees ■ A new dawn: From a Correspondent recently in Calabar: Two weeks ago Griot wrote of the great enthusiasm which has sur rounded creation of the South Eastern state as one of the units of the 12-state Nigerian federation. ■ Books and publications: Selfless sailors: The royal Navy and the slavers ( W. E. F Ward. Allen & Unwen Ltd) ■ Commercial news: Nigeria's new development plan: Nigeria will have a £1.163m four-year reconstruction and development programme. ■ Commercial news: Ibadan water loan: The USA will make a new 40-year loan to Nigeria worth £1.8m for completion of the new water supply system for Ibadan ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: Goldfields strike over? Ashanti Goldfields workers were reported to have gone back to work this week after the strikeItem Open Access West Africa Magazine 2694, Saturday January 18th, 1969(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1969-01-18) West Africa magazine■ Nigeria this year: In two speeches during the Commonwealth conference Chief Awolowo emphasised the confidence the Federal government retains in the economy ■ 10 Years of E.C.A.: 1: Background to African poverty: In the operations room at the Adidas Ababa headquarters of the UN Economic commission for Africa, where many meetings of African representatives are held, coloured charts convey at a glance many of the salient features of African economy ■ Books and publications: Cities in development: Urbanisation in Nigeria by Akin L. Mabogunje, The urbanised Nigerian by Theophilus A. Okin ■ Dateline Africa: Otu demands public trial: When the commission of enquiry into their case opened at Burma camp on Jan. 7 air Marshal Michael Otu former GOC Armed forces and his ADCItem Open Access West Africa Magazine 2697, Saturday February 8th, 1969(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1969-02-08) West Africa magazine■ EGA and OAU: At the first meeting of the economic commission for Africa tension appeared between the then colonial powers and the African spokesmen ■ 10 years of ECA:4: Linking up the mini-states: This week, at its ninth full session, the UN Economic commission for Africa celebrates the tenth anniversary of its foundation. ■ Roundabout: Ten years of association: It is now just over ten years since the first agreement associating African countries with the European common market came into force at the same time as the EEC itself ■ Books and publications: Future belongs to farmers: African renaissance by Leonard Barnes ■ Commercial news: ECA's tenth anniversary meeting: In Addis Ababa the UN Economic commission for Africa began on Feb 3 it's ninth regular planning session which this time also marks the tenth anniversary of the commission ■ Nigeria: Bombing raid on midwest: A federal government statement has said that an unidentified plane flew over midwest state last week and bombed Obagie.Item Open Access West Africa Magazine 2698, Saturday February 15th, 1969(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1969-02-15) West Africa magazine■ The Word and the War: Accusations and counter-accusations between Federal MPs who have visited Nigeria and Biafra insults shouted at Mr. Harold Wilson by pro-Biafran demonstrators during his visit to West Germany ■ Portrait: Pioneer surgeon: Intending doctors who think that the profession of medicine is all glamour should take a look at the career of Mr. Olu Williams a pioneer of surgery in Sierra Leone ■ Commercial news: World bank, farms and Africa: Mr Robert Macnamara world bank president has been on his first tour of Africa south of the Sahara ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: Conakry boys at Otu commission: Twelve east German jet fighters were sent to Guinea in the latter part of 1967 for an invasion of Ghana by Dr. Nkrumah ■ Dateline Africa: Sierra Leone: The soldiers legacy: There was little or no growth in the economy during the year says the annual report of the bank of Sierra Leone for 1967 ■ Dateline Africa: Nigeria: Ojukwu's view of the war: To a joint meeting of the Biafran council of chiefs and elders and the Consultative assembly in Umuahia on MondayItem Open Access West Africa Magazine 2699, Saturday February 22nd, 1969(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1969-02-22) West Africa magazine■ Russia in Africa: Alone among those of non-African states, the government of the Soviet Union has never faltered in giving com plete support to Nigeria’s Federal Government during the conflict with Biafra ■ The Russians in Nigeria: Victoria Island is now becoming one of the enclaves in the Nigerian capital. The India, Danes, French and West Germans are all there and the Italians ars in the course of building a new embassy ■ ECA's next ten years: Opening the ninth-full meeting of the UN Economic commission for Africa in Addis Ababa this month ■ Dialogue at Ife: Last year Nigerian administration and it's political setting the book edited by Adebayo Adedeji was reviewed in West Africa (December 14) ■ Books and publications: C.P.P. and C.P.SU. Modernisation in Ghana and the USSR by Robert E. Dowse ■ Commercial news: Kainji dam opened: The Niger dam at Kainji was opened on Feb 15 by Gen. Gowon head of the Federal military government ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: Assembly discusses first clauses: Mr. S. G. Antor former leader of the Togoland Congress which advocated the union of all Ewes in both French Togo and British TogolandItem Open Access West Africa Magazine 2700, Saturday March 1st, 1969(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1969-03-01) West Africa magazine■ Twelve Years of Ghana: Last week Ghana celebrated the third anniversary of the overthrow of Dr. Nkrumah. Next week, on March 6, Ghana celebrates the twelfth anniversary of independence ■ Ghana's Cocoa in Crisis: Is the full Ghana’s cocoa production due to temporary factors particularly the heavy rains last year? ■ Not with a Bang, but a Whimper...Slowly, but remorselessly, the lights are going out in the old Institute of administration in Zaria. ■ Two years work for ECA: Full meetings of the UN Economic commission for Africa now take place every two years ■ Books and publications: Getting away from Tarzan: Tropical Africa by Robert Coughlan and the editor of Time-life books ■ Commercial news: Lonrho Bid for John Holt: Lonrho has made an £8m bid for John Holt, five months after it's successful bid for Ashanti GoldfieldsItem Open Access West Africa Magazine 2701, Saturday March 8th, 1969(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1969-03-08) West Africa magazine■ Secession or Security? If Biafra's session is successful the argument runs then not only the rest of Nigeria, but almost every tropical African country’, is in danger of fragmen tation. ■ Politics without Parties: From a Correspondent in Accra: There are several concurrent attractions to interstellar the visitor to Ghana’s capital at the moment ■ Houses for Africa's People: African countries spend over S600m a year on imported building materials nearly a third of their estimated annual investment in construction ■ Roundabout: Big names at reconstruction talks: What must surely be one of the greatest gatherings of experts and public personalities ever assembled in Nigeria, meets here later this month. ■ Biafra's Valuable Stamps: How does Biafra still manage to find foreign exchange, in spite of the virtual stoppage of exports from the area, and the impossibility of using Biafran currency abroad? ■ Books and publications: Educated natives: Gold coast men of affairs by Magnus J. Sampson ■ Commercial news: USA: From aid to trade? President Nixon's administration is planning to abandon America's aid programme in favour of a new scheme to stimulate private investment in developing countries ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: Shooting at Ashanti mine: Two miners of Ashanti Goldfields were shot dead on March 3 when a crowd of 6000 tried to strom the police station at ObuasiItem Open Access West Africa Magazine 2703, Saturday March 22nd, 1969(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1969-03-22) West Africa magazine■ Winning Nigeria’s peace: Delegates are now arriving in Ibadan for what is likely to be the greatest gathering of economic experts ever seen at one time in West Africa, ranging from a score of professors in universities all over the world ■ Behind the Rio Muni Rising: Equatorial Guinea's two-stage crisis was apparently started by a very small incident ■ Senegal's deep South: What has struck me is the Sendgale of the Casamance President Senghor of Senegal, coining one of the abstract terms with which he is peculiarly associated ■ Books and publications: Solomon abroad: The fortunate slave by Douglas Grant ■ The Commons and Nigeria: After a spale of prophecies that the government would suffer a severe setback in the debate on British policy toward Nigeria last week ■ Commercial news: Cocoa : middlemen and gammalin: Ghana's Cocoa marketing board is seeking ways to ensure that gammalin is sold direct to farmers and not through middlemen ■ Commercial news: Formal bids for John Holt: Shareholders of John Holt have now received the takeover offer sent on behalf of Lonrho by S. G. Warburg ■ Dateline Africa: Guinea: New plot: France accused: A plot against the government was alleged in broadcasts last week soon after disclosure of the incident where three arrested soldiers tried to seize an aircraftItem Open Access West Africa Magazine 2714, Saturday June 7th, 1969(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd, 1969-06-07) West Africa magazine■ Two years of Biafra: Encountered by his recent military success Col.Ojukwu has said that Biafra is ready to face a 10-year war ■ Personalities and politics in Ghana: 3: AS soon as it was realised that the National Liberation Council was serious about an early return to civilian rule in Ghana ■ ILO's golden jubilee: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) celebrates its 50th anniversary this week. Founded in 1919, and affili ated to the League of Nations ■ Africans Before Columbus?: Mr Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian anthropologist who became famous for sailing across the south Pacific on a raft of balsa wood ■ Books and publications: The British legacy: The civil service in Commonwealth Africa by A. L. Adu ■ Books and publications: The writer in modern Africa edited by Per Wastberg ■ Commercial news: Lowest-ever US aid budget: Africa is bottom of the list in President Nixon's foreign aid budget which is itself the lowest proposed by a president ■ Commercial news: Shuffling forward at Brussels: Talks in Brussels on May 28-29 between the ministers of the six countries of the European common market ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: Keeping the NLC out of politics: Brigadier Afrifa has told chairmen of regional committees of administration to ensure that the NLC is not dragged ■Dateline Africa: Nigeria: Ojukwu to release oilmen: The Portuguese foreign ministry announced on Wednesday that Biafra has decided to release the 18 oilmen 114 Italian, three German, one Lebanese captured in the midwestItem Open Access West Africa Magazine 2715, Saturday June 14th, 1969(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd, 1969-06-14) West Africa magazine■ Senghor's emergency: Senegalese made unions call for a general strike in support of striking bank workers as we go to Press, looks like bringing on the expected confrontation between government and unions ■ Cocoa and party politics: Cocoa policy is already an issue in the pre-election political statements in Ghana. ■ Cameroon: Relaxing the austerity: Trade not aid, might be the motto of Cameroon economic planners for vital though foreign sources of finance are in development in 1960-67 ■ Books and publications: British officer in the North: Colonel cadet in Nigeria by John Smith ■ The US and Nigeria: News of the replacement at Mr Joseph Palmer assistant secretary of state for African affairs at the state department ■ Commercial news: Consumers oppose coffee plan: Coffee trade and industry representatives in Europe and the United States have agreed to register with their government's ■ Commercial news: Duty changes in Ivory Coast: Mali, Japan and the United States be ■ Dateline Africa: Sierra Leone: Economics in Siaka's programme: Just over a year taking office the civilian government has announced in the acting Governor-General's speech from the throneItem Open Access Citizen magazine of July 29 - August 5, 1991 vol. 2, No 31.(Lagos state : Citizen Communications ltd, 1991-07-29) CITIZEN Communications limited• Dying to travel. • Save the Naira. • Don't attack Iraq. • Mohammed Haruna: miscellany. • Our mission: Islamic Republic of Nigeria says El-Zakzaky. • Women of the Islamic Movement. • Tafawa Balewa crisis: witnesses, memoranda galore. • Africa leadership prize: a prophetess’ honour. • Revision of voters’ register. • Umanah Vs Abbe: who took the balance? • Ondo State: Head or tail, Ekitis have it. • Yusuf Ladan: broadcaster for all seasons. • Madagascar: who is in charge here? • Peace by piece: conference to resolve the Middle East crisisgathers steam, on Israel's terms. • Banking: hardship in the East. • NTA’s missing millions? • Health: Root canal therapy (II). • Music: a different kind of Reggae. • Maroko evacuees without a home. • Libel Suit: Adamu Ciroma wins. • Teachers' Colleges Games: Katsina beat them all.Item Open Access West Africa Magazine 2862, week ending 21st April, 1972(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1972-04-21) West Africa magazine■ Nigeria's commanding heights: Step-by-step the Nigerian government is ensuring that as the Federal Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Shehu Shagari ■ UNCTAD: African angels for Santiago-Di-Chile- Some 3,000 delegates from 140 countries and 40 international agencies were expected to attend the third U.M ■ Books and publications: The Kanza version- Conflict in the Congo by Thomas R. Kanza ■ Liberia:Steve's medicine-Though Liberia is still in serious financial trouble foreign creditors are impressed by her efforts to meet her obligations ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana-Food shortage warning- Some international financial organisations might take reprisals against GhanaItem Open Access West Africa Magazine 2905, 12th February, 1973(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1973-02-12) West Africa magazine■ Cordial suspicion: Good relation based on mutual suspicion this was jow one senior Nigerian official recently described relations between hus country ■ King Koffi's death mask ■ Nigeria's oil palms in decay- Oil rivers in reverse- In 1960 Nigeria was Africa's biggest exporter of palm oil, while the Ivory Coast was not an exporter at all. ■ Kerekou's Dahomey: The unstable past- Dxahomey in its twelve and a half years of independence ■ Commercial news: Lonrho returns to Zaire- Zaire has relinquished control of 18 companies ■ Books and publications: Nigeria's radical era- The second world war and politics in Nigeria 1939-1953 ■ Dateline Africa: Mauritania- Agreements annulled- President Moktar Quld Daddah has said in an interview with Le MondeItem Open Access Citizen magazine of August 5 - 12, 1991 vol. 2, No 32.(Lagos: Citizen Communications limited, 1991-08-05) CITIZEN Communications limited• Leaders: the angry Igbos. • OAU ad-hoc summit. • Adamu Adamu: judging de Klerk. • State creation: Igbos allege marginalization and press for damages. • Two more is the minimum for equity" — Ojukwu. • Only Babangida can end this war – Okadigbo. • Governorship primaries: many rivers to cross. • Go home, Profs: brain drain not withstanding UNN sacks 30 professors. • Kano state: Governor Idris Garba's three years of progress. • Kano: Bridgingthegap. • Women in politics: they are tired of being shoved around they want the centre stage. • OAU: Firmer on South Africa. • Madagascar: the dansemacabre continues. • Iraq: encouraged to revolt by the west, now the people arebeing pushed on to a quagmire. • Moscow summit: with the signing of START, the world maybe at peace again, or will it? • Nigeria Airways: will the Eagle ever fly? • Adebayo Adedeji: Lament off the home comer. • Kabiru Yusuf: too much government. • Health: Varicose veins (I) • Obasi Ajaelu: murder most bizzare. • 7th National Handball Championship: better deal next timeItem Open Access West Africa magazine 2889, 23rd October, 1972(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1972-10-23) West Africa magazine■ The old guard: The final departure of President Phibbert Tsiranana from the political scene in Madagascar ■ Nigeria prepares for 1974: A number of important decisions were taken at the first meeting of the international committee ■ An Al, African news agency? Fourteen African countries were represented at a workshop in Ghana on radio and television. ■ Books and publications: Kotoka's story: The life of Lt. General Kotoka: Hero of the 24th February revolution, by L. H. Ofosu Appiah ■ Commercial news: Gas venture taking shape ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana- What is a luxury?Item Open Access West Africa Magazine 2906, 19th February, 1973(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1973-02-19) West Africa magazine■ Soldiers and smugglers: One main plank in the programme of Ghana's military government was the granting of subsidises ■ Tolbert's first full year: Last week, Liberia was host for the first time in its 115 years of independence ■ Upper Volta: The worries of Ouedraogo ■ OAU prepares for its 10th birthday: The 20th session of the council of ministers of the organisation of African unity was held in Addis Ababa from February 4 to 9 ■ Books and publications: A picture of Ghana- The Ghanaian factory worker industrial man in Africa by Margaret Peil ■ Sekou Toure's iron mountains: Radio Conakry has announced the initialling of a convention on Conakry setting up two mixed companies ■ Commercial news: Groundnut ups and downs- Substantial increase in the area devoted to groundnut in Nigeria is attributed by the US agriculture department ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana- Food subsidy lifted: The government has withdrawn its 30m cedis subsidy for foreign food and commodityItem Open Access West Africa magazine 2907, 26th February, 1973(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1973-02-26) West Africa magazine■ Behind Nigeria's boom: A country which attract 300 forms from Britain alone to the part in an industrial exhibition ■ Tongu-Ewe : Citizens of two worlds- Have you ever heard of church carols accompanied by traditional African war fetish and highlife songs? ■ Books and publications: New look at Ghana- Ghana in the twentieth century by Francis Agbodeka ■ Britain in Nigeria: Nigeria has not been a captive market for Britain's exporters for a long time ■ What's on show ? In the biggest British export promotion event ever attempted in Africa there will be a full range of British industrial products and industrial exports. ■ The new face of Lagos: The view of Lagos Island from the lagoon has often given visitors the impression that thus is a budding New York ■ Commercial news: World Bank in Cameroon- In 1969 the world bank group approved a $79m loan for commercial development of palm oilin Cameroon ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana- ECA ministers meet- Opening the ministerial meeting of the UN Economic commission for Africa in AccraItem Open Access Citizen magazine of December 23 - 29, 1991 vol. 2, no 52.(Lagos: Citizen Communications limited, 1991-12-23) CITIZEN Communications limited• Diarchy can't work here. • Leaders: unbanning the "oldbreed" politicians. • Election: how the mighty fell. • Pensioners: retired soldiers protest the non-payment of their pension benefits. • Customs: Open borders, open smuggling. • The Augean stable: NTI director indicts societyfor exam malpractices. • Delta state: Group Captain Ochulor's progress report. • Death at sea: Over 500 Egyptian pilgrims and holiday makers are feared drowned in the Red Sea. • Angola: Angolan refugees return to the country as peace accord is having a firm footing. • Economy: a formula forsustained growth. • Kabiru Yusuf: Echoing Enahoro. • The war cry of January 1965 • January 1965 • What is the army spirit? by Mrs. Commissioner John McMillan. • Staff Notation Part IX. • How much should I give?.