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Shola Lawal is a Nigeria-based freelance journalist and filmmaker covering social justice and environmental issues across west Africa.
If Nigerians got to choose the next US president, Donald Trump would be the clear favourite
That many of the continent’s flags contain a similar colour scheme is deliberate by design
When Ebola first hit Lagos, Dr Ameyo Adadevoh knew something was seriously wrong, so she did something about it
The key to containing ‘kokoro korona’ is to speak to people in their own languages
"Half bread is better than none," says MTN Nigeria chairman
After escaping from the clutches of armed groups, abducted children in northern Nigeria should expect a warm welcome on their return home
After escaping from the clutches of armed groups, abducted children in northern Nigeria don’t get a warm homecoming
Forget the presidency. Whoever controls Lagos controls Africa’s most important city
Governance is a family business but a new generation of protesters is trying to disrupt the old order
Daniel ‘The Bull’ Amokachi was one of African football’s first household names, powering Nigeria to Olympic glory in 1996
Edo State is Nigeria’s capital of human trafficking, and local authorities are seemingly powerless. Enter His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II
At times chaotic, at others comical, the race to lead Africa’s biggest economy is never boring
The debate about what Muslim women in Nigeria can put on their heads is getting more heated
Tens of thousands of English-speaking Cameroonians have fled the country ahead of the presidential vote
Nigerian graduates must all do one year of national service. It’s meant to foster unity, but it does soak up 90% of the national youth budget
A dearth of mental health professionals is leading some people to get creative about counselling.
Over the centuries, Nigeria’s colonisers brought their religions with them. But not everyone has forgotten the old gods
