Choeradodis stalli is a species of praying mantis with common names that include tropical shield mantis, hooded mantis, and leaf mantis. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, and Peru.
Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬 in 1961.
The independence hall of this hotel is where the Declaration of Nigeria’s independence was officially signed.
The Lake Chad in North East Nigeria is shrinking fast and may disappear due to desertification (UN warning). It has dropped from 25,000 sq km in 1963 to about 1,500 sq km by 2007. Overgrazing and large-scale irrigation in Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad are major causes.