Nigeria: Autistic teenager sets world painting record

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, a […]

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Nigeria bombing that killed 26

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 to […]