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The mystery of the world's 'twin capitals'
Igbo-Ora in Nigeria and Kodinhi village in India are strange and mysterious places that produce the most twins in the world at a rapidly increasing rate.
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Medicine - Health
Lassa fever - The deadly disease in Nigeria is scarier than Covid-19
At the time he heard that he was infected with Lassa virus, Mr. Victory Ovuoreoyen thought it was the end of his life.
Environment
New black gold in Nigeria: Used car tires
Nigeria is heavily dependent on revenue from oil exports, which is seen as
Environment
Terrible sandstorms like giant city walls 'devour' the city
A giant sandstorm swept through, making the sky turn red with a giant wall of dust as if it wanted to
Health
A strange disease causes 15 Nigerians to die in a week
Health officials warned of a mysterious disease that left 15 people dead and dozens infected in less than a week.
Discover science
'Strange disease' Is killing in Nigeria a herbicide?
Herbicide poisoning seems to be the cause of the strange disease, which caused at least 18 deaths in Nigeria over the weekend, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Archeology
Dinosaur teeth are as big as ... bananas
A British student studying fossils found in Nigeria in 1997 found that among them there was a great dinosaur that had never been seen on earth.
Space science
China launched a satellite for Nigeria
China successfully launched Nigeria's NigComSat-1R satellite into orbit today.
Space science
Nigeria successfully launched two observation satellites
After a period of technical delay, on August 17, Nigeria successfully launched two observation satellites, NigieriaSat2 and NigieriaSat-X, from a launch site in Russia.
Space science
China successfully launched communications satellites for Nigeria
China successfully launched a communications satellite for Nigeria into orbit. According to Xinhua, this is the first time a foreign partner has bought Chinese satellite…
Animal world
Dozens of eggs are packed in large python belly
People in a village in Nigeria unexpectedly discovered giant pythons that are pregnant with dozens of eggs after killing animals because they suspected of eating veal.
Animal world
Death god stalks African elephants
The fate of African elephants is becoming the most fragile in the last 20 years due to the reckless and aggressive activities of poachers.
Environment
Turn garbage into clean energy
Nigeria - the largest city Nigeria is pursuing a project to improve the city's electricity supply by converting thousands of tons of garbage into green energy.
Environment
Heavy rain caused severe flooding in Nigeria
Heavy rains that lasted for weeks in Nigeria have caused serious flooding in at least 18 of the 38 African states.
Environment
Death god threatens Nigeria
The Nigerian government is urgently building dams to prevent the possibility of a dangerous lake on Cameroon's crater breaking and releasing toxic gas.