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Lagos

Monkey Post

Ayodeji Rotinwa
photography by Andrew Esiebo

Street soccer, Nigerian-style

  • Africa
  • Lagos
  • Nigeria
  • City Life
  • Photography
  • Sports

The New Generation of Nigerian Musicians

Joey Akan

The young Nigerian musicians taking the world by storm

  • Africa
  • Lagos
  • Nigeria
  • Music

The Dangers of Dissent

Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Speech may be free, but the punishment for it could be death

  • Africa
  • Lagos
  • Nigeria
  • Journalism
  • Politics
  • Protest

Life and Art in the “Slums” of Bariga

Alex Hannaford
photography by Kira Brunner Don

Meeting the youth and arts groups in one of Lagos' largest slums

  • Africa
  • Lagos
  • Nigeria
  • Arts
  • Culture
  • Dance

The Regulars of Tarkwa Bay

Camylle Fleming, Sa'eed Husaini
photography by Mujib Waziri

Life at one of Lagos' last public beaches

  • Lagos
  • Nigeria
  • Culture
  • Fishing
  • Photography
  • surfing
  • Water

Travel to Nollywood

Stranger’s Guide

In his essay, "Nollywood," Daniel Okechukwu describes the women-led work behind Nigeria's greatest films

  • Africa
  • Lagos
  • Nigeria
  • Film

Stranger Sounds: Lagos

Stranger’s Guide

From highlife to afrobeats—and everything in between

  • Africa
  • Lagos
  • Nigeria
  • Music

Style in the Streets of Lagos

photography by Stephen Tayo

"Everyone shows up and kills it."

  • Africa
  • Lagos
  • Nigeria
  • Art
  • Culture
  • Fashion
  • Photography

Unsinkable City

Wole Soyinka

Wole Soyinka reflects on a lifetime in Lagos

  • Africa
  • Lagos
  • Nigeria
  • City Life
  • Colonialism
  • History
  • Politics and Social Justice

Nollywood

Daniel Okechukwu
photography by Andrea Frazzetta

The film industry where women call the shots

  • Africa
  • Lagos
  • Nigeria
  • Colonialism
  • Film
  • Photography
  • Women

The Kuti Legacy

Molara Wood
photography by Pius Utomi

Femi Kuti on politics, family and the future of Nigerian music

  • Africa
  • Lagos
  • Nigeria
  • Afrobeat
  • Music

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