GERMANY HANDS OVER 20 LOOTED BENIN BRONZES TO NIGERIA
Germany has handed over 20 “Benin Bronzes” from its museums to Nigeria, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday, December 20th. Earlier this year, Germany signed a declaration with Nigeria to release all 1,130 “Benin Bronzes”. The term “Benin Bronze” refers to thousands of metal sculptures, plaques and carvings made between the 15th and […]
14-YEAR-OLD FATIMA ADAMU WINS 7 INTERNATIONAL MEDALS IN MATHEMATICS
Fatima Adamu Maikusa of Gombe State recently won 7 international medals in Mathematics. At the age of 9, she won a medal at The American Mathematics Competition (AMC 08). She has won other medals at The International Education Mathematics Competition in Jakarta, Inddonesia; The International Math Challenge in Bangkok, Thailand; The Kangorou Sans Frontiers (KSF) […]
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI AWARDED A NIGERIAN POLICE OFFICER
President Muhammadu Buhari awarded Superintendent Daniel Itse Amah of the Nigeria Police Force “The Public Service Integrity Award 2022” for rejecting the sum of $200,000 offered to him as a bribe to drop an armed robbery case. He followed up with the investigations until the culprits ere prosecuted. We hope other officers emulate this act […]
US GRANTS ASYLUM TO 12-YEAR-OLD NIGERIAN CHESS PRODIGY AND HIS FAMILY
A chess prodigy, Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi and his family, who left Nigeria in 2017 in search of greener pastures, have officially been granted asylum in the US. Tani, now 12, came into the limelight at just 8 years old, when he defeated 73 of the best chess players in his age group in New York […]
EiE’s 12TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY, FOOTPRINTS BOOK LAUNCH AND PRE-ELECTION AUCTION
EiE Nigeria launched its book – Footprints: Past, Present, Future on Monday, December 12, 2022 (12-12-2022). The book reflects on EiE’s journey through the eyes of its founders, friends and partners. There are 47 contributors and the foreword is written by Dr. Christopher Kolade. The contributors are quite varied – from 2Baba to Aisha Oyebode […]
A NIGERIAN MUM, VIRTUE OBORO, DESIGNS A SOLAR-POWERED CRIB THAT PUTS AN END TO BABY JAUNDICE
Oboro had a traumatic experience when her son, Tombra, was diagnosed with jaundice disease in 2015. This inspired her to provide a solution that can reduce the risk associated with the disease. In her interview with CNN, Oboro stated, “I felt like some of the things I experienced could have been avoided,” she said. “I […]
NIGERIA DCP WON SILVER MEDAL IN THE US OPEN JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu has made Nigeria proud by winning a silver medal at the 33rd US open Judo Championship. The US Open Judo Championship had over 500 veteran participants from different parts of the globe. Congratulaions, Mr Disu!
NIGERIAN TEAM WON 35 MEDALS AT THE 22ND EDITION OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES
In August, Team Nigeria shone bright like a diamond at the commonwealth games in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The Nigerian team achieved their best performance ever since it started taking part in the Commonwealth Games in 1950, winning 12 gold, nine silver and 14 bronze medals, for a total of 35 medals. The medals were from […]
MUSTAPHA GAJIBO BUILS A 100% ELECTRIC CAR FROM SCRATCH
Mustapha Gajibo who made electric buses earlier this year for commercial use in Borno state has recently disclosed his new innovative electric car via his Twitter handle. He stated that the car is “100% electric,12 seater, 212km range on one charge, 110km/hr speed, fully air conditioned, voice command system, built using 65% locally sourced materials, […]
TOBI AMUSAN AND ESE BRUME WON GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS RESPECTIVELY AT THE WORLD ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP
Tobi Amusan stormed to victory at the 100 metres hurdles final at the world championship held in Eugwna, Oregon, USA. This made her the first athlete from Nigeria to win gold at such an event and set the world record as the fastest woman in the 100 meters hurdles with 12.12 seconds. On the other […]