Some primal energy was unleashed among Nigerian artists in the years leading up to independence. The century-long reign of colonialism was nearing its end and the people of Nigeria, with …
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Restitution row: how Nigeria’s new home for the Benin bronzes ended up with clay replicas
In a corner of the new Museum of West African Art, visitors can marvel at a sample display of the cultural treasures that adorned the royal palace that once stood …
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‘It has been a big journey’: William Troost-Ekong on teaming up with Maro Itoje and giving back in Nigeria
When William Troost-Ekong wanted to set up his own foundation, there was only one place it could be located. Having first visited his father’s home town of Uyo in Akwa …
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‘This is a west African story’: how modern art tackled Nigeria’s identity crisis
What distinguishes modern Nigerian art from its traditional form? I had this question in mind when I attended a private viewing of Tate Modern’s new exhibition, Nigerian Modernism, which traces …
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Nigerian Modernism review: sacred groves, a shackled king and astonishing hair
Subtitled Art and Independence, Nigerian Modernism is a complicated, contrary exhibition, tracing the development of modern art in Nigeria from the period of British colonial rule to the end of …
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Seeing double: the wooden carvings that celebrate the Yorùbá’s unique connection to twins
When the Nigerian art collector, curator and dealer Kayode Adegbola was given a pair of Yorùbá twin statuettes – ère ìbejì – in 2022 as a reward for a successful …
Visions of resistance: women fighting to save their homeland – in pictures The theme of this year’s Women By Women exhibition, Rooted in Resistance, is to showcase images of women …
West Africans deported by the US to Ghana are now fending for themselves in Togo after being dumped in the country without documents, according to lawyers and deportees. The latest …
In February 2020, the Labour MP Richard Burgon won cross-party support from 29 MPs – 27 Labour, 1 DUP and 1 SNP – for a House of Commons early day …
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Disabled Nigerian man living in UK for 38 years wins appeal against deportation
A disabled Nigerian man who has lived in the UK for almost 40 years has won an appeal to stay in the country despite the Home Office wanting to deport …


