A four-year-old girl who discovered a footprint of a dinosaur unknown to archaeologists has had a museum display named in her honor.
Olúrónbí - the case of Yorùbá artefacts being auctioned abroad…

It was the following catalog note that first caught my attention whilst perusing Sotheby’s website some moons ago.
“Esu, Yemoja, Oshun, Oya and the 20 Cowries”- A Yoruba Tale

Oya and Osun were wives of Sàngó. Yemoja was the wife of Ogun. One day, all three happened to be shopping at the market in Oyo.
WHO predicts 100,000 deaths from Covid-19 by end of the Tokyo Olympics

The World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted 100,000 covid-19 deaths by the end of the Tokyo Olympics this summer.
Two Nigerian women who ran prostitution ring found guilty of human trafficking offences in Ireland

Two Nigerian women who ran a prostitution ring from a base in Mullingar have been found guilty of human trafficking offenses in what is believed to be the first conviction of its type in Ireland.
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A woman who didn't know she was pregnant gives birth on a flight to Hawaii

A woman who didn't know she was pregnant gave birth to a baby boy mid-flight.
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marriage certificate to now include mothers' names in England and Wales

For the first time, mothers of brides and grooms in England and Wales will now be added to marriage certificates.
We should acknowledge that Nigeria is now a failed country - Former American Ambassador to Nigeria tells the US

A former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell (L), and a former Director with Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, Prof.
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Nigerian man arrested at Istanbul Airport after ingesting 844 grams of narcotics (video)

A Nigerian man with the initials B.E.O was detained at the Istanbul Airport after he ingested 844 grams of a narcotic substance.
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Boy, 7, tied to a pole and covered in honey to attract bees in cruel punishment by his dad

A seven-year-old boy was tied to a pole and covered in honey to attract bees by his dad as a punishment.
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