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Michael Fagan famously broke into the Queen's bedroom.Picture: Getty It was one of the most extraordinary moments of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, and one that is still unbelievable 40 years later. In the summer of 1982, Michael Fagan managed to break into Buckingham Palace more than once, and even ended up in the Queen's bedroom and spoke …
Nigeria is not in great shape and as a result, many Nigerians leave Nigeria in search of a better life I am not proud to say that it was relatively recently that I found out something I probably should have known decades ago. In 2016, while poking around through random long read articles as I …
Muhammadu Buhari may go but it’s not the leader who matters, the system itself must change President Buhari has overseen two terms of economic slump, rising debt and a calamitous increase in kidnapping and banditry On the British Airways flight between London and Nigeria’s administrative capital of Abuja, one of the airline’s most profitable routes, …
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Motorcyclists ride along a road near Idumota market in Lagos, Nigeria.Photographer: Adetona Omokanye/Bloomberg The race to become Nigeria’s next president has begun. The eventual winner may rue the victory. Whoever leads the country will face a litany of challenges ranging from rampant insecurity, an unsustainable budget and an ailing currency. Muhammadu Buhari, who will hand over power in …
Digital artwork by Adam Ferriss I learned how to eat small green chili peppers raw with dinner (plenty of rice), and, away from the dinner table, I was introduced to dog meat (tough), snake meat (tougher), and roasted grasshopper (crunchy). Like many Indonesians, Lolo followed a brand of Islam that could make room for the …
Continue reading "For Fearless Fang: a Boy and His Pets by Ikhide Ikheloa"
