Germany agrees to return Benin Bronzes stolen during colonial era Germany agrees to return Benin Bronzes stolen during colonial era
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Germany is returning hundreds of artifacts known as Benin Bronzes that were mostly stolen from Nigeria by a British colonial expedition and subsequently sold to collections around the world, including German museums, authorities said Friday.
Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, welcomed a deal reached with museums to work on a plan for the restitution of the artifacts together with Nigeria, calling it a “turning point in dealing with our colonial history.”
According to Associated Press, Germany’s minister for culture, Monika Gruetters, said the Benin Bronzes were a key test for the way the country deals with its colonial past.
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Amid heightened insecurity in parts of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has met with heads of security agencies as part of ongoing moves to find lasting solutions to the problem.
The meeting, which took place at the First Lady Wing of the presidential villa, Abuja, on Friday, came as voices had become more strident calling for concrete steps to stem the worrisome tide.
It ended without any public statement.
However, it was learnt that the security meeting has been scheduled to reconvene next week Tuesday.
Those who attended the meeting included the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN); the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha; the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari; and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Babagana Monguno.
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi branch (FUAM), on Thursday, warned leaders in the country to rise up and halt the rising abduction of students and staff in schools.
Chairman of the FUAM ASUU chapter, Dr Simon Ejembi said that the high rate of kidnappers attacking secondary schools and tertiary institutions across the country without being challenged will soon cripple the educational sector in the country.
Dr Ejembi regretted that the siege on school started some years ago, particularly, at the University of Maiduguri where some people were killed but noted that the attack assumed dangerous dimensions in recent times with the abduction of pupils in secondary schools and tertiary institutions where 100s of students taken away and many killed due to the non-challant attitude of leaders.