Arts + Culture
The Benin Bronzes come home: Germany’s 2022 handover and the debate that followed
In December 2022, Germany handed over 20 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, after agreeing to transfer ownership of more…
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Arts + Culture
Gelede: the Yoruba masquerade that honours the power of mothers
Gelede is a masquerade of the Yoruba and Yoruba-Nago peoples of Benin, Nigeria and Togo that honours mothers,…
Arts + Culture
The Benin Bronzes: looted in 1897, scattered worldwide, slowly coming home
In February 1897, British forces attacked Benin City and looted thousands of brass, ivory and wood artworks from…
Arts + Culture
Nok terracottas: the ancient Nigerian sculptures found by tin miners
The Nok culture of central Nigeria produced some of the oldest known figurative sculpture in sub-Saharan Africa, terracotta…
Music
I.K. Dairo: the juju star who brought the accordion to Yoruba music and got an MBE
I.K. Dairo, born around 1930, is often called the father of juju. He introduced the accordion and harmonica…
News
Men carry women on their heads to cross flooded road in Taraba two years after governor’s campaign promise
Taraba governor's campaign promise remains unfulfilled as men carry women on their heads to cross flooded roads two…
News
Alex Otti says he will retire from politics after his tenure
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has ruled out a move to the Senate or any other political office,…
News
Indomie Palooza kicks off in Abuja before nationwide tour
Indomie Palooza has officially kicked off in Abuja, bringing noodles, games, and entertainment to fans before its exciting…
News
46 years after 47 died in a Lagos Black Maria, 37 die in NSCDC custody
“Dead men don’t cry,” the driver reportedly replied. The response, recorded in Samuel Fury Childs Daly’s study of…
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Power minister says Nigerians begging him to slow down as freezers freeze from 18-hour supply
Nigerians are telling the power minister to slow down. Joseph Tegbe, Nigeria’s Minister of Power, said residents who…