It was 12.30pm when amphibious excavators escorted by armed police roared through Makoko, crushing wooden shacks built on stilts. “It was the second time this year,” says Augustine Agpoko, 42, …
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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 …
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 …
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‘Beware of 419!’: how a playwright delved into Nigerian scams – and what it taught him about money
Inua Ellams was walking through the streets of Lagos, the bustling former capital of Nigeria, when he began noticing a recurring phrase, spray-painted on to the sides of homes. “This …


