Nigeria: Death toll from major floods passes 100

[ad_1] The death toll from widespread floods in central Nigeria rose to at least 111 people on Friday.After torrential rains earlier in the week, flood waters have swept away more than 50 homes in the market town of Mokwa in the central Niger state.Ibrahim Audu Husseini, spokesperson for the Niger State emergency agency told the […]

Dutch museum removes ‘priceless’ Benin Bronzes for return to Nigeria | World News

[ad_1] Dutch museum removes ‘priceless’ Benin Bronzes for return to Nigeria (Photo: AFP) Clad in protective blue surgical gloves, a Dutch museum worker gingerly unhooks a precious decorative artefact before gently laying it down on a pillow and wrapping it in dozens of layers of special paper.The artefact is a “Benin Bronze”, a priceless cultural […]

Nigeria: Autistic teenager sets world painting record

[ad_1] Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke (Image Credit AP) In an effort to raise awareness of autism and the challenges faced by autistic people, a 15-year-old Nigerian boy has made global headlines after he set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas.Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke, who is autistic, created a work of art with a multicolored ribbon, […]

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Nigeria bombing that killed 26

[ad_1] The Islamic State’s West African affiliate, known as IS West Africa Province, claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion in Nigeria that killed 26 people, including women and children. The explosions occurred on a busy thoroughfare linking Rann and Gamboru in Borno state, near the Cameroon border, according to Nigerian police spokesperson Nahum Daso’s statement […]