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A food writer celebrates the tastes of her hometown: Lagos, Nigeria

New York Times food writer Yewande Komolafe grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. When she moved to the US in her late teens, she recreated her favorite dishes by memory. Now she celebrates her home town's cuisine in her new book: "My Everyday Lagos: Nigerian Cooking at Home and in the Diaspora." Host Marco Werman speaks to Komolafe about what inspired her book.

A food writer celebrates the tastes of her hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Surfing instructor Godpower Tamarakuro Pekipuma in Lagos, Nigeria.

‘Walking on water’: Surfing makes waves in Nigeria

‘Walking on water’: Surfing makes waves in Nigeria
Supporters of Nigeria's Labour Party's Presidential Candidate Peter Obi, chants during an election campaign rally at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos Nigeria, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. 

‘This is my only hope’: Young Nigerians gear up for presidential election

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Customers who had waited for many hours stand outside a bank in the slim hope of being able to withdraw some cash, in Lagos, Nigeria Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. 

Millions of Nigerians prepare to vote amid chaotic cash shortage

Millions of Nigerians prepare to vote amid chaotic cash shortage
Burna Boy performs at State Farm Arena on Sunday, July 31, 2022, in Atlanta. 

‘Afrobeats is the party’: The rise of African beats in global music

‘Afrobeats is the party’: The rise of African beats in global music
In this April 26, 2017, file photo is a Twitter app icon on a mobile phone. 

Nigerians eagerly await lift of monthslong Twitter ban

While one government official indicated last month that the suspension could be lifted soon, Nigerians are still waiting.

Nigerians eagerly await lift of monthslong Twitter ban
A man used his mobile phone to read headline news on Twitter inside an office in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, June 7, 2021.

Nigeria's indefinite Twitter ban sounds the alarm on free speech

Nigerian writers Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani and Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún weigh in on Nigeria's decision to indefinitely ban Twitter after the platform deleted a controversial tweet by the president.

Nigeria's indefinite Twitter ban sounds the alarm on free speech
Nigerian Femi Kuti sings into a microphone

Femi Kuti and Made Kuti continue Afrobeat legacy in two-part album

The roots of Afrobeat — not to be confused with the more pop-oriented Afrobeats, which has exploded in popularity in recent years — is socially conscious music, according to Made Kuti, Fela Kuti's grandson.

Femi Kuti and Made Kuti continue Afrobeat legacy in two-part album
People hold banners as they demonstrate on the street to protest against police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria, Oct. 19, 2020.

Nigerians in the diaspora join #EndSARS protests

The #EndSARS protests against police brutality that have erupted in Nigeria have spilled beyond the country's borders.

Nigerians in the diaspora join #EndSARS protests
A man is shown in a white shirt and wearing a backpack with his arms raised.

Nigeria protesters break curfew amid gunfire, chaos in Lagos

Nigerian protesters demanding an end to police brutality defied a curfew as gunfire rang out where they were setting up a blockade Wednesday, a day after shots were fired into a crowd of demonstrators.

Nigeria protesters break curfew amid gunfire, chaos in Lagos
A man is shown bending over in the back of a delivery truck lifting a burlap bag.

How Africa risks reeling from a health crisis to a food crisis

Millions of people in countries across Africa are at risk of not getting the food they need due to coronavirus disruptions with domestic crops and capacity going to waste and imports drying up.

How Africa risks reeling from a health crisis to a food crisis
A largely abandoned street is shown with the metal wall at the base of a building empty of the normally packed market vendors.

Famously boisterous Nigerian mega-city Lagos adjusts to coronavirus lockdown

Fear of the coronavirus has induced an extraordinary calm in Lagos, Nigeria's famously boisterous mega-city where streets known for miles of gridlock have emptied of traffic and eateries serving takeaways are almost the only shops open.

Famously boisterous Nigerian mega-city Lagos adjusts to coronavirus lockdown
People are seen waiting for a bus at a bus-top in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 13, 2020.

Burning tires and sore feet: Lagos bristles under bike ban

Lagos state Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu outlawed the loosely regulated motorbikes and rickshaws, citing safety and security concerns.

Burning tires and sore feet: Lagos bristles under bike ban
A family of men sit on a porch and cry with their heads down.

In Nigeria, Twitter therapists and 'tuk-tuk' counselors make up for a gap in mental health care

There are only eight psychiatric hospitals to serve more than 190 million citizens in Nigeria. To close the gap, nonprofits throughout the country are finding new ways to reach out to people in desperate need of care, from online Twitter therapy sessions to community outreach via motorized trikes. 

In Nigeria, Twitter therapists and 'tuk-tuk' counselors make up for a gap in mental health care
A woman samples food from a spoon.

Meet Nigeria’s small but growing vegetarian and vegan community

In Nigeria, many say being a vegetarian is just not ... Nigerian. But a tiny, growing group is trying to promote a vegetarian — even vegan — diet.

Meet Nigeria’s small but growing vegetarian and vegan community