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The Latest Breaking News from Lagos

Volta ao Algarve: Paul Magnier doubles up with another sprint victory on stage 4

Frenchman outpaces Jordi Meeus and Oded Kogut to the line in Lagos

Cycling News

Streetlights in Lagos can boost safety and grow the economy. Why not everyone benefits

Nigeria is urbanising at a remarkable speed. Some of the world’s fastest growing cities are in the west African country.

The Conversation

Nigerian rock artist wants people to pause and feel loved in the hustle and bustle of Lagos

In Nigeria's capital, a rock musician is taking to the streets with roses and a guitar to remind people to slow down and feel the love ahead of Valentine's Day

The Independent UK

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How The Year's Most Metaphysical Fable Created Its Ghost Story

'My Father's Shadow' director Akinola Davies Jr. breaks down his semi-autobiographical debut, and whether it classifies as a ghost story.

Inverse

In 'My Father's Shadow,' family memory and Nigerian history are resurectected

The British Nigerian director Akinola Davies Jr. and his brother Wale were both toddlers when their father died

The Independent UK

Mass evictions in Lagos displace thousands including baby twins now living in a canoe

A family including baby twins has been forced to live in a wooden canoe after their home in a historic Lagos neighborhood was demolished

The Independent UK

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù: ’If the west doesn’t say a film is good, that doesn’t mean it’s no good’

While it’s a love letter to a Lagos he has never actually lived in, the Gangs of London actor says his Cannes-conquering new film My Father’s Shadow has themes that will touch audiences all over the world, from Nigeria to Korea

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Crime-fighting in Lagos: community watch groups are the preferred choice for residents, but they carry risks

Criminal activities have developed into a security crisis in Nigeria. Alongside the responses of security agencies such as the police and military, there has been a huge local response, with community groups mobilising in the face of criminal attacks.

The Conversation

‘They told us to leave. They didn’t tell us where to go’: the demolitions destroying homes and lives in Lagos

Makoko’s waterfront stilt settlements were razed with little warning amid government claims that the move was essential for sanitation and security

The Guardian - UK

Medical negligence in Nigeria: what’s known, and what needs to be done

Medical negligence in Nigeria came to the fore when author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accused a Lagos hospital of negligence after the death of one of her 21-month-old twin boys. Nkanu Nnamdi died on 6 January 2026 after a brief illness.

The Conversation

Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accuses Lagos hospital of negligence after son’s death

Lawyers for Adichie and her husband serve Euracare hospital with legal notice after death of 21-month-old

The Guardian - UK

Africa’s largest city is being reshaped as the price of sand increases

The changes to the lagoon that buffers the megacity of about 17 million people are unmistakable

The Independent UK

Anthony Joshua pays emotional tribute to ‘special’ friends lost in Nigeria car crash

The former world heavyweight champion lost his two friends and team members after the vehicle they were travelling in hit a stationary truck near Lagos, Nigeria

The Independent UK

‘I’d never told the same joke twice!’: the explosive rise of Ayoade Bamgboye, Edinburgh’s best new comedian

The Londoner from Lagos wowed the fringe with a show about language, family and cross-cultural identity. She talks about dread, dreams and her bid for ‘controlled chaos’

The Guardian - UK

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‘You can’t drink Fanta. You have to smoke marijuana’: Fela Kuti’s artist recalls their wild collaborations

When the Afrobeat sensation first saw Lemi Ghariokwu’s work, he said, ‘Wow!’ Then he plied him with marijuana and asked him to design his album sleeves. The artist recalls their extraordinary partnership – and the day Kuti’s Lagos HQ burned

The Independent UK

Anthony Joshua flies back to UK after fatal Nigeria car crash

The heavyweight boxer was involved in a collision on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Monday that killed two of his close friends

Euronews

Nigeria police charge driver in fatal Anthony Joshua car crash with dangerous driving

Joshua will initially stay in Nigeria as he recuperates from injuries sustained after the crash, his promoter said on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Anthony Joshua’s driver charged with dangerous driving after fatal crash in Nigeria

British boxer was injured in collision that killed his personal trainer Latif Ayodele and strength coach Sina Ghami

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The Independent UK

Anthony Joshua crash: Driver charged following deaths of boxer’s friends

Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele died after the vehicle they were travelling in alongside Joshua struck a stationary truck near Lagos.

Euronews

British boxer Anthony Joshua staying in Nigeria to recuperate after car crash, promoter says

A vehicle carrying the former heavyweight champion and two of his associates crashed into a stationary truck on Monday on a major thoroughfare, the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which links Ogun state to Lagos.

Evening Standard

Anthony Joshua pays respects to friends killed in Nigeria car crash after release from hospital

Anthony Joshua and his mother visit funeral home in Lagos to pay their final respects to his two friends killed in the crash

The Independent UK

Anthony Joshua released from hospital in Nigeria after car crash

Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele died after the vehicle they were travelling in alongside Joshua struck a stationary truck near Lagos

The Independent UK

Eddie Hearn shares heartfelt tribute to Anthony Joshua’s friends killed in car crash

While Joshua sustained injuries, he is reported to be stable and conscious in the hospital

The Guardian - UK

‘Stay strong, champion’: boxing world offers condolences to Anthony Joshua

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk among those offering tributes to Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, who died in crash from which Anthony Joshua is recovering

The Independent UK

Anthony Joshua car crash sparks fresh concerns over roads in Nigeria

Anthony Joshua suffered minor injuries while two of his close friends were killed in Monday’s crash

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