Rachel Ojuromi and her stylist friend Debby Fasingha recreated high-end designs in effortlessly cool videos shot around the city. Then the fashion house came callingBefore Paris, there was Lagos, with its busy markets, roadside...
Read MoreDavid Nwamini was working at a market in Lagos when he was given the chance to start anew in the UK. He had no idea what was expected of him in return• The summer issue of the Long Read magazine is out now. Click here to...
Read MoreMany teams have fans abroad, but the bond between the north London club and ordinary Africans is on a different level. A continent expectsIf Arsenal win the Champions League final later today, expect euphoria across Africa....
Read MoreData lays bare the extent and geographical spread of attacks in Africa’s most populous countryData from Acled and the Global Terrorism Index shows that after a few years of improvement, insecurity in Nigeria has worsened. With...
Read MoreIt is the first African country to deposit data in the Arctic World Archive, a storage facility designed to preserve records of everything from cultural practices to historical eventsA decommissioned coalmine near the north pole...
Read MoreIn a few isolated communities in central Nigeria, some babies are believed to be bad omens. Olusola and Chinwe Stevens run a thriving home for babies at risk. But what happens when the families want them back?Esther Stevens’...
Read MoreConservative party leader, who grew up in Nigeria and US, says she has not renewed her Nigerian passport in decadesKemi Badenoch has said she no longer considers herself Nigerian and does not possess a Nigerian passport.The...
Read MoreOfficials refused entry to man who runs top security firm in Nigeria and his family to spend holiday with his sisterThe Home Office has been accused of a “racist crackdown on Nigerians” after refusing a visa to a man who runs...
Read MoreThe launch of her new podcast coincides with an edgier image and a relatable authenticityHello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week, I review Michelle Obama’s new podcast, IMO, which is surprising in the ways it breaks with...
Read MoreUS kids are falling prey to a sophisticated network of scammers who extort thousands – and push some victims to suicideA TikTok video shows a young man fanning out a stack of $100 bills. A second flexes his designer clothes....
Read MoreExclusive: More than 100 nurses write to Wes Streeting after being accused of cheating in tests to practise in UK‘I feel like I have failed everyone’, says Nigerian nurse accused of cheating after arriving in UKA group of more...
Read MoreAnthony Olubunmi George, 61, has been refused leave to remain despite living most of his adult life in BritainA disabled man who has lived in the UK for 38 years has been threatened with removal from the UK by the Home...
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