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The Dikko affair was a joint Nigerian-Israeli attempt to kidnap Umaru Dikko, a former Nigerian government minister living in the United Kingdom, in 1984, and secretly transport him back to Nigeria in a diplomatic bag. The kidnapping took place, but the transportation thereof was unsuccessful.
But this added hopeful note: perhaps they are unloved only for the moment. In the arms of children, there can be nothing but love. A clown, a tramp, a bagpipe player, a ballet dancer, and a Major. Tonight's cast of players on the odd stage—known as—The Twilight Zone.
As of 2019, the bag is still commonly referred to with this name in most parts of Nigeria, Ghana, and certain parts of West Africa. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In 2020, New York-based Nigerian photographer Obinna Obioma used the bags to fashion clothing and other items in an exhibition on migration titled Anyi N'Aga ("We Are Going" in Igbo ).
Aderonke Kale (31 July 1939 – 8 November 2023) was a Nigerian army psychiatrist who became the first female major-general in the Nigerian Army. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She rose to command the Nigerian Army Medical Corps .
Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons including forced labour and forced prostitution. [1] The U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons placed the country in "Tier 2 Watchlist" in 2017. [ 2 ]
This also made Nigeria the last country in the world to abandon the £sd currency system in favour of a decimal currency system. There was a government plan to redenominate the naira at 100:1 in 2008, but the plan was suspended. The currency sign is U+20A6 ₦ NAIRA SIGN. The name "Naira" was coined from the word "Nigeria" by Obafemi Awolowo.
The princess of the Hope Kingdom, whose alter ego is Cure Scarlet. She was formerly an antagonist of the series under the identity of Twilight. Captain Victoria Guardians of the Galaxy: She is the princess of the Spartax Empire, the younger half-sister of Peter Quill and the daughter of the villainous Emperor J'son. Voiced by Cree Summer. Rinda ...
The Twilight series is primarily narrated from Bella's point of view. In Twilight, Bella moves to her father's home in Forks, Washington, meets the mysterious Cullen family, and falls in love with Edward Cullen. However, she soon discovers that the family is a coven of vampires. Bella expresses a desire to become a vampire herself, against ...