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Argentina, Nigeria and Turkey will hold crucial elections, with inflation, corruption and democracy on the ballot

Will 2023 be the year for Jersey drill or Nigerian cruise? We look at the new pop genres about to burst through to the mainstream

Disturbing photos on social media show bodies lying at the carnival venue

Dozens also injured when driver ‘loses control’ of vehicle and smashes into crowd in southeastern port city of Calabar.

Thousands had gathered to watch a bikers' parade at the Calabar carnival in Nigeria on Tuesday when a car ploughed through leaving bodies scattered along the road

2022 has been an eventful year in Nigeria. For one thing, it’s been the precursor to the country’s general elections, which are due to be held in the first quarter of 2023. That’s a massive endeavour on its own. What is more, electoral campaigns and related activities are happening against…

New literary festivals are springing up in Nigeria, inspiring an evolving community of more book-loving Africans.

In a street in a poor neighbourhood of Lagos, a bare-chested young man, Gift Eze, holds his screaming partner, helping calm the rage within and stop him fighting.

More than Nollywood films, Afrobeats is arguably Nigeria’s strongest cultural export since the turn of the millennium. It is a hugely dynamic music category that incorporates a range of moods, languages, styles, and existing genres. To understand its impact, a cultural connoisseur has equated good Afrobeats music with well-made, smoky…