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One of the brass plaques among the Benin Bronzes Alamy Debate is raging over the long-term security of the priceless antiquities, writes Richard Assheton At the height of the scramble for Africa in 1897, about 1,200 British troops armed with rocket launchers and machineguns launched a punitive expedition into the kingdom of Benin, in modern-day …
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Image caption, There was huge optimism when Muhammadu Buhari was first elected in 2015 When he steps down next week President Muhammadu Buhari will be leaving Nigerians less secure, poorer and more in debt than when he came to office in 2015. The former military ruler became president after winning a momentous election which saw the …
In the fall of 1932, the fliers began appearing around Macon County, Ala., promising “colored people” special treatment for “bad blood.” “Free Blood Test; Free Treatment, By County Health Department and Government Doctors,” the black-and-white signs said. “YOU MAY FEEL WELL AND STILL HAVE BAD BLOOD. COME AND BRING ALL YOUR FAMILY.” Hundreds of men …
Up against the wall, Tinubu will need his famed political savvy—and more—to stanch rising discontent in Nigeria. Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu waves to a crowd as he takes the traditional ride on top of a ceremonial vehicle, after his swearing-in ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria on May 29, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja Twice in the past two-and-a-half years, …
Rising vigilantism in Nigeria reflects public cynicism about law enforcement and the judicial system. A day after the elections, soldiers and police guard the entrance to a vote collation center that was stormed earlier in the day by unknown assailants on February 26, 2023. REUTERS/James Oatway Last month, some students of Obafemi Awolowo Hall, a student …
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