His mother, Lydia, served in the house but grew up in the fields, where, at the age of nine, she was taken from her own family on the Sea Islands. What is clear is that the McKee family favored Robert Smalls over the other slave children, so much so that his mother worried he would reach manhood without grasping the horrors of the institution into which he was born. By the time Smalls turned 19, he had tried his hand at a number of city jobs and was allowed to keep one dollar of his wages a week his owner took the rest.
Far more valuable was the education he received on the water; few knew Charleston harbor better than Robert Smalls. Under orders from Secretary Gideon Welles in Washington, Navy commanders had been accepting runaways as contraband since the previous September.
That opportunity is at hand on the night of May Once the white officers are on shore, Smalls confides his plan to the other slaves on board. According to the Naval Committee report, two choose to stay behind. At a. Easing out of the dock, in view of Gen. Rylea, so that in the shadows of dawn, he passes convincingly for white.
Ravenel explains defensively in a letter to his commander hours later. It is only when the Planter passes out of Rebel gun range that the alarm is sounded — the Planter is heading for the Union blockade. Approaching it, Smalls orders his crew to replace the Palmetto and Rebel flags with a white bed sheet his wife brought on board. Not seeing it, Acting Volunteer Lt.
Frederick Nickels of the U. As she neared us, we looked in vain for the face of a white man. Nickels transfers the Planter to his commander, Capt. Parrott of the U. Africa Today podcasts. Image source, Getty Images. Sani Abacha became Nigeria's head of state in a military coup in He suspects those clients recommended him.
Image source, AP. Enrico Monfrini spent 20 years fighting to return the money Abacha stole. Abacha stole more than a billion dollars by pretending the money was needed for "security". And then came a breakthrough. Image source, AFP. Fought in Nigeria's army during the civil war Key player in two coups before becoming minister of defence in August Became head of state in a military coup in November His government accused of widespread human rights abuses Nigeria suspended from The Commonwealth after execution of nine human rights activists in Died unexpectedly on 8 June , at 54 years old Father to 10 children.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Source: Transparency International. Other countries were slower to return the cash.
Some countries are yet to return the loot. Intrigue surrounds Abacha's sudden death in When he looks back, he seems satisfied with his work. Related Topics. Nigeria Corruption Switzerland. Nigeria profile. Published 18 February Published 8 June Published 23 January Published 28 October Published 6 November Nigel Monaghan, keeper of the museum's natural history division, said staff had taken the decision to remove its rhino horn collection from public display in , following a spate of "smash and grab" thefts from museums across Europe.
The artefacts had been placed in the museum's storage facility in Swords for safe keeping when the thieves struck. A statement issued on behalf of the museum said: "The stolen rhinoceros heads have a total of eight horns that have probably been taken to supply the illegal trade in powdered horn that is used in traditional medicines in the Far East.
The statement added that several species of rhino have been "brought to the edge of extinction" due to poaching in the wild, so in recent years thieves have begun to target museum and private collections. The National Museum of Ireland has exhibition centres spread across four locations.
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