Nigeria In Turmoil During President’s Absence

The troubled nation has plunged into turmoil and seems adrift.

1/27/2010|Updated: 10/1/2015

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Nigerian President Mallam Musa Yar'ardua at a meeting at the council chambers at the Aso Villa in Abuja on June 24, 2009. (Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images)

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Peter Valk

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Peter Valk is a tea expert who has extensively travelled in Asia, interrupted by odd jobs and a short spell of studying anthropology in the Netherlands. In his travels, he steeped himself in Asian culture, learned Chinese, met his wife and found his passion. He has been in tea business over seven years, selling Chinese tea and giving workshops on Chinese tea and culture. Currently, he is living in the Netherlands where he is busily but mostly happily making up for his travel time.

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