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		<title>New Slang: Yar&#8217;adua goes down in Nigerian folklore as the Fried Snail meat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Yar&#8217;Adua (fried snail meat). Remember Agbari Ojukwu (party cooking pot), Stove Abacha (Sawdust cooker), Ojuyobo (big-eyed fish named after Bola Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos), Shagari (70&#8217;s long Mercedes Benz), Awolowo (100 Naira), Apoti FEDECO (Old commercial bus), Ekana Gowon (locally made finger candy), Keke Marwa (Tricycle) e.t.c.
Even if IBB managed to escape with the [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 15:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lagos: Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday, 13th of May, 2009 organised a peaceful rally and walked 20 kilometres from Ikorodu Road through Mobolaji Bank Anthony to the State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja. About 3,000 protesters showed up with policemen forming a ring around them. There was no riot or violence of any kind and placards conveyed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lagos Politics: Governor Fashola stands out&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Simon&#8217;s article, Understanding the Fashola Phenomenon, the relationship between Fashola and Tinubu clearly explains why Lagos is moving forward. He also compared the governor with other peers who have embarked on white elephant projects and like their predecessors have failed to make an impact. Please read on&#8230;
&#8220;Anytime someone pours encomium on Lagos State Governor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lagos Teachers call off Strike &#8211; back to square 1, Naira now 190 to a dollar!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Penthome</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fellow Lagosians,
It is with a heavy heart that I write this piece. My hands are shaking and numb but write I must. As Kwara celebrated the strike suspension (http://allafrica.com/stories/200903060223.html) on Thursday, 5th of March 2009, National Union of Teachers NUT, Ilupeju, Lagos were engaged in showdown talks with Lagos only to finalise on Friday that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Vacancies!</title>
		<link>http://lagosmet.com/blog/2009/03/job-vacancies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Penthome</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking for job? Are you sure you can weather the storm? Can you sell ice in Iceland? Are you sure you really need a job? Are you that hungry? Have you contemplated returning to the village or committing suicide? Do you still pay your tithe/offering? Are you tired of living in this country?
Brothers [...]]]></description>
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