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Members of the victorous Golden Eaglets team that won the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea

In spite of billions of oil dollars, one can still find roads like this in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria's oil capital (May, 2007)

Gov. Donald Duke of Cross River and wife, Onari at the

opening ceremony of the N50 billion Tinapa Business Resort

in Cross River (2007)

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Professor Joy Ogwu, Nigeria's former Foreign Affairs

Minister at the United Nations

Dr. Ebebe Ukpong and wife at the launching of the

Akwa/Cross Assoc. in Toronto (August, 2007)

President Yar'Adua with First Lady meeting with Chinese President on an official visit to China - Thursday, February 28,, 2008

President Yar'Adua, (3rd from right), Vice President Goodluck Jonathan (4th from right), Speaker of the House, Dimeji Bankole (6 from right) at groups photo in the recent NEPAD meeting in Abuja - January 2008

A man waves as he walks past an electoral poster of presidential ruling party candidate Umaru Yar'Adua on display in Lagos. The Nigerian electoral commission has confirmed that the presidential elections -- threatened with an opposition boycott -- will take place as planned on 21 April 2007.(AFP/Issouf Sanogo)

President Yar'Adua, (right), cutting a tape to inaugurate the 300-bed Bukunkutu Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri yesterday. With him is Governor Ali Modu Sheriff of Bornu State

Mrs. Onari Duke, former First Lady of Cross River State (1999 - 2007) - The former First Lady was recently quizzed by ICPC for operating 12 bank accounts with more then N60 million

Nigerian First Lady Hajiya Turai Yar'Adua being weclomed by her Congolese counterpart, Mrs Antionnette Sassou Nguesso at the Maya-Maya Airport, Brazzaville,< Congo, during the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) - February 2008

Women demonstrate against the upcoming elections in Warri, in the Delta State. Nigeria delayed the start of

voting in the country's presidential elections on Saturday by two hours because ballot papers printed in South Africa had not arrived inthe country.(AFP/Lonel Healing)

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua decorating the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, with the national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) in Abuja - February 2008

Men line up to vote in the 2007 presidential elections in Kastina, President Yar'Adua's home state

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua meeting with President George W. Bush at the White House - December 13, 2007

Agbani Derego from Kalabari, Rivers, the first African and black woman to win Miss World title - Won title in 2001 in South Africa

In a suprise move, the impeached governor of Ekiti State, Peter Ayo Fayose, emerges from his hide-out to address a crowd in Ado-Ekiti. Fayose has been a fugitive avoiding prosecution by EFCC - 5th December, 2007

Robin Sanders, new US ambassador to Nigeria presence her credential to President Yar'Adua in Abuja - December 3rd, 2007

Impeached Bayelsa governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and former deputy governor, governor of Bayelsa and now Vice President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan - Merged pictures

L-R: Former governor of Plateau State, Chief Joshua Dariye, felicitating with former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alalmieyeseigha, at the wedding of Atiku Abubakar's son in Maiduguiri on Saturday. Both have had court battles with EFCC over corruption charges. Photo: NAN

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua decorating the Sultan of Sokoto with a national award in Abuja - February 2008

Ghana's Junior Agogo scores a goal past Nigeria's keeper Austine Amamchukwu Ejide.

(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Ghana's goalkeeper Richard Kingson fails to stop the ball sent by Nigeria's Yakubu Ayegbeni on a penalty kick. (AP Photo/Olivier Asselin)

A Nigerian fan displays his support for the Super Eagles at the Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana 2008 by wearing the famous Ghana-Must-Go bag. Ironically,, the Super Eagles crashed out of the competition with a 1-2 loss to Ghana in the q/finals

Egyptian players at the 2008 African Nations Cup in Ghana slaughter a cow in sacrifice to the gods of soccer. The meat was donated to a charity. Egypt went on to win the cup for the sixth time - February 2008