Shola Lawal

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