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☆ Chibuike Ifedilichukwu: Nigerian upcycling artist creates portraits from waste
  + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Aneta Felix | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
But where others see trash, 37-year-old Nigerian artist Chibuike Ifedilichukwu sees opportunity. He creates portraits of celebrities from discarded aluminum cans, making a bold statement about waste management in the country. One day in 2021, while accompanying his wife to an antenatal clinic, Ifedilichukwu says he stumbled upon a pile of dumped plastic strips. I found that nobody does this pattern of art,” Ifedilichukwu told CNN. Although he wears gloves when he works, he says he’s been cut many times by sharp-edged cans, craft knives, scissors, needles and steel wire.
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☆ Nigerians wait to finish voting in some places as election count underway
  + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Tife Owolabi | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/2] People wait for results during the counting process of Nigeria's presidential election, at a polling unit in Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria February 25, 2023. A Reuters reporter saw voters arriving at polling stations in Yenagoa city, which will open at 10 a.m. (0900 GMT) so electoral commission officials can complete Saturday's presidential and parliamentary election. Voting was also expected to continue in some parts northeastern Borno state, where voting machines failed to work. He is stepping down after winning two previous elections and serving the maximum eight years permitted by the constitution. Whoever wins will face a litany of crises in the country of more than 200 million, Africa's most populous nation.
☆ Nigerian soldiers patrol ahead of election, land borders shut
  + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Camillus Eboh | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
"Internal movements have been restricted to the polling units. There will also be no movement of persons across national borders," the ministry of interior said in a statement. The candidate for Enugu East district and the driver of a campaign minibus belonging to another party were killed in coordinated attacks in Enugu State in the southeast. "Materials already delivered for the senatorial election will remain in the custody of the central bank in the state until the new date for the election," Yakubu told a news conference. Flanked by the head of the police, Yakubu said INEC was on guard against possible attacks on its electronic system.
☆ Ahead of Nigeria elections, residents stock up on food, essentials
  + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Abraham Achirga | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
In past elections, violence has flared in Kano, a largely Muslim state, after results were announced. [1/3] Vendors selling fruits and vegetables are pictured in a market, ahead of Nigeria's presidential election in Kano, Nigeria February 24, 2023. Widespread insecurity is a major concern for voters, although the army and police have promised a peaceful election. Ejike, 22, was among last-minute shoppers before markets closed in Anambra's capital Awka but was unable to buy what she wanted. "We just place it in God's hands although we know that there is definitely going to be killing."
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