Nigerian Lawyers Association Dinner 2010

 New York, New York: As part of the celebration of Nigeria's Golden Jubilee Independence Anniversary, the Nigerian Lawyers Association, USA, recently held its annual Merit Award Dinner  (at the Crown Plaza Hotel) in New York honoring Professor Wole Soyinka (first African to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature) and Justice Kayode Eso (former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria). The event was attended by other dignitaries and an array of other professionals and relatives of the many of the Nigerian Lawyers Association members including prospective law students. few other awards were handed out to some other individuals and students. Professor Wole Soyinka gave the keynote address and this was followed by dinner, dance and professional networking through the night.

 Professor Soyinka receives his award from NLA

Nigerian Lawyers Association Dinner 2010 at Crown Plaza New York + Africa Forum Conference on The Immigrant Experience at Long Island University New York.

After the event, MENU TIME.

 Brooklyn, New York: The Long Island University Conference on - Africans in New York: Films & Writing on the Immigrant Experience was held recently. Organized by Professor Yusuf Juwayeyi of the Sociology/Anthropology Department, LIU, Brooklyn and Professor Jonathan Haynes of the English Department, LIU, Brooklyn, the event was attended by a mixture of students and the general population in New York. Among the panelists and presenters were: Bethels Agomuoh, Oliver Mbamara, Teju Cole, Felix Nnorom, and Uche Nduka. The event was moderated by Prof. Yusuf M. Juwayeyi and Prof. Jonathan Haynes. The African feature film THIS AMERICA was screened and followed by a lively question and answer session.

Organizers: Prof. Yusuf M. Juwayeyi and Prof. Jonathan Haynes.