| 单词 | Nigeria |
| 例句 | Or that it was one of the best altars in Enugu, perhaps even in the whole of Nigeria. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Essentially the same line of reasoning tells us that the nearly 200 million Bantu people, now flung over much of the map of Africa, arose from Cameroon and Nigeria. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Hausa people of Nigeria have an extraordinarily rich vocabulary for discourse about music, but no single word for music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Ranyinudo smelled of a floral perfume and exhaust fumes and sweat; she smelled of Nigeria. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Did you come to Nigeria to run away from something?” she asked finally. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I thanked the assembled nations for exerting pressure on South Africa, citing in particular Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanganyika, who spearheaded the successful drive to oust South Africa from the British Commonwealth. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, for twenty minutes, Papa prayed for our protection from ungodly people and forces, for Nigeria and the Godless men ruling it, and for us to continue to grow in righteousness. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z In particular, the most distinctive Bantu languages, and the non-Bantu Niger-Congo languages most closely related to Bantu languages, are packed into a tiny area of Cameroon and adjacent eastern Nigeria. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They told us yesterday, two of our most recent lawyers; both of them have the prestigious SAN, for senior advocate of Nigeria, after their names. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, he was easing back into his monologues about Nigeria. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Papa had paid to have her see the best doctors and therapists in Nigeria and abroad. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Before, too much voodoo. Very bad. Now Nigeria film is very good. Big nice house!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I am. I’d done some college in Nigeria before I left to come here.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Nigeria became where she was supposed to be, the only place she could sink her roots in without the constant urge to tug them out and shake off the soil. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Maybe it’s always been this way and we didn’t know, because we couldn’t know. It’s as if we are looking at an adult Nigeria that we didn’t know about.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z About forty minutes into the drive, I saw a sign on the roadside that read university of Nigeria, nsukka, and I asked Kevin if we were almost there. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z These African states have fallen prey to the British-American imperialist conspiracy to use the committee’s recommendations as a pretext for a massive arms support for their puppet and tottering neocolonialist regime in Nigeria.... Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Back to Nigeria, like you were planning to. I’m going to be okay, I promise.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Did Ifemelu have such an experience in Nigeria? she asked, and looked disappointed when Ifemelu said her mother would slap her if she ever stepped outside without shoes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And many Black African countries feared that an independent Biafra would trigger other secessions and so supported Nigeria. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But the British had to preserve Nigeria as it was, their prized creation, their large market, their thorn in France's eye. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z On the day they left for Nigeria, she collapsed onto her bed, crying uncontrollably, and thinking: What is wrong with me? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z So people came out of hiding and said ‘One Nigeria’ and the vandals shot them, men, women, and children. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In Greece, Nigeria, and Liberia the mosquitoes continue to harbor and transmit the malaria parasite. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Coups begat coups, he said, telling us about the bloody coups of the sixties, which ended up in civil war just after he left Nigeria to study in England. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Ginika said you left Nigeria because college professors are always on strike there?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I recently decided to move back to Nigeria. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “But I’m going back home to Nigeria,” Ifemelu added, suddenly remorseful. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z What else accounted for the high divorce rates among Nigerians in America and the low rates among Nigerians in Nigeria? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Delta Mermaid replied that women simply had laws protecting them in America and the divorce rates would be just as high if those laws were in Nigeria. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z At least the Observer was a little more adroit, in writing that if Nigeria survived the massacres of the Igbo it would survive anything. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Okay, well done, sir! Welcome to Nigeria,” the young man said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He went into exile in Nigeria, was indicted for war crimes by the United Nations, and was eventually captured in an SUV stashed with cash and heroin on the Nigeria-Cameroon border. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He was with two women and five men, all handcuffed, all bound for Nigeria, and they were marched, at Heathrow Airport, through security and immigration and onto the plane, while other passengers stared. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Perhaps the black American would come back to Nigeria, too, clinging on to her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “You mean we leave Nigeria in two weeks?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The caller ID showed “unknown” and she thought it might be a call from her parents in Nigeria. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z At Independence in 1960, Nigeria was a collection of fragments held in a fragile clasp. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And in the words and in the actions and in the deeds of the ‘white’ Muslims, I felt the same sincerity that I felt among the black African Muslims of Nigeria, Sudan, and Ghana. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She was from the generation of the bewildered, who did not understand what had happened to Nigeria but allowed themselves to be swept along. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “He agreed to confederation at Aburi, and now he wants one Nigeria with a unitary government, but a unitary government was the very reason that he and his people killed Igbo officers.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The Soviet Union sent technicians and planes to Nigeria, thrilled at the chance to influence Africa without offending America or Britain. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It is because Nigeria is not a nation of sandwich-eating people and his last oga did not eat bread in the afternoon. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Olanna gave her the soap, and because she knew that Mrs. Muokelu would not touch anything sent from Nigeria by a Nigerian, she said, “My mother sent it from England.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When two new students came for the first time, one from Ghana and the other from Nigeria, Mwombeki gave them what he called the welcome talk. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z On BBC, there was a news update on the war—emissaries from the pope, from the Organization of African Unity, from the Commonwealth, were coming to Nigeria to propose peace. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Our troops have lost all the captured territory in the midwest and the march to Lagos is over. Nigeria now says this is war, no longer a police action.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Both he and Wanda had roots in Nigeria, and many of Moss’s mother’s friends joked that Reverend Okonjo could have been her father in another life. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “It isn’t Nigeria, but it’s close. I know celebrities can be flighty but she seems to be doing good work.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Yes. I was born in Birmingham and went back to Nigeria when I was six.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Bibi left Nigeria to care for me when my parents died. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Finally I was on a plane to Nigeria. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Dapo was probably one of those who installed their wife and children in England and then came back to Nigeria to chase money. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Kim, if she was eating all of this wonderful organic food in Nigeria, why would she come to the U.S.?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “God bless His Excellency! God give Tanzania and Gabon strength! God destroy Nigeria and Britain and Egypt and Algeria and Russia! In the mighty name of Jesus!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Nigeria. Isn’t there a war going on there?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I just ran into an old friend from Nigeria. I haven’t seen him since high school,” she told Curt. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Oya! Come out and carry some wood for us. Let’s see how you can help a united Nigeria.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She did not understand why Laura looked up so much information about Nigeria, asking her about 419 scams, telling her how much money Nigerians in America sent back home every year. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I was on my way, now, to Nigeria, then Ghana. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that she was back in Nigeria they would live together, and she did not understand how he could not show some uncertainty. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “It’s not too bad. I used to get it all the time in Nigeria. Look at this.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Ifemelu thought the home visit unprofessional and odd, but this was a small magazine, and this was Nigeria, where boundaries were blurred, where work blended into life, and bosses were called Mummy. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “The world will turn around soon, and Nigeria will stop this,” Kainene said quietly. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z If she was considering coming back to Nigeria, then it meant she was no longer with the black American. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Although Mr. Achebe writes about life in Nigeria, I find this book tells a Zambian story. And the longer I stay in this country, I find this book tells an American story.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Are all the men in Nigeria as gorgeous as you and your friend?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Six hundred members of the Peace Corps were in Nigeria, I learned. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She heard the symbolism in her own words, traveling thousands of miles to Nigeria, and she knew what her parents would understand. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Nigeria will not be like this forever, I'm sure I will find part-time work and it will be tough, yes, but one day I will start my clinic, and on The Island!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “How can you be sending me money from Nigeria? It should be the other way around,” she said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I need to know that you understand that Nigeria is a high-risk country. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z If only people would use it every day, he told us, Nigeria would not totter like a Big Man with the spindly legs of a child. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z That, after all, was why he had come to Nigeria. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “This fear we are whipping up in our people. Bombs in women’s bras! Bombs in tins of baby milk! Saboteurs everywhere! Watch your children because they could be working for Nigeria!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “No. I'm moving back. To live in Nigeria.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Sorry, madam. But you know we have many saboteurs who use strange gadgets to transmit to Nigeria. Vigilance is our watchword!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Because she felt strangely sorry for him, she asked whether he had rates better than fifty-seven cents a minute to Nigeria. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Benito, Steven’s older brother, had married the daughter of the Nigerian president because Nigeria was one of the richest countries in the world. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Those plates, with their amateur finishing, the slight lumpiness of the edges, would never be shown in the presence of guests in Nigeria. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Aunt Elizabeth had said that Susan was vivacious and charming, never mind that she was a little older than he was, and had been in Nigeria for a while and could show him round. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z For the book cover, though, he draws a map of Nigeria and traces in the Y shape of the rivers Niger and Benue in bright red. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Most of us have come back to make money in Nigeria, to start businesses, to seek government contracts and contacts. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He had not been back to Nigeria in years and perhaps he needed the consolation of those online groups, where small observations flared and blazed into attacks, personal insults flung back and forth. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I’m also going back to Nigeria to see my man,” Ifemelu said, surprising herself My man. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “But it’s not just Nigeria. There are land speculators everywhere in the world,” Eze said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma prayed for the university, for the lecturers and administration, for Nigeria, and finally, she prayed that we might find peace and laughter today. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “A girl in Nigeria will never wear that kind of dress,” Bartholomew said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The arms and advice that Britain gave Nigeria shaped other countries. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Her parents, too, seemed to think that she might not be able to “cope” with Nigeria. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z That evening, while he was cooking dinner, a quiet voice on the radio announced that Nigeria would embark on a police action to bring back the rebels of Biafra. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “In Nigeria, a man like him would not even have the courage to talk to you.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But he minded the all-expatriate parties where Susan would nudge him to “join the men” while she went over to the circle of women to compare notes on living in Nigeria. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Richard did not try to explain his desire to see Nigeria to Aunt Elizabeth, but he did accept Susan’s offer to show him around. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Amaka used to write the office of the Head of State, even the Nigerian Ambassador in America, to complain about the poor state of Nigeria’s justice system. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Nollywood may be melodramatic, but life in Nigeria is very melodramatic.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Hold on while I look up Nigeria,” he said, and she went back to stirring her eggs. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He argues that Nigeria did not have an economy until Independence. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Didn’t you hear what Zik said the other day? Eastern Nigeria seethes, seethes, and will continue to seethe until the federal government addresses the massacres,” Professor Ezeka said, his hoarse voice quickly fading. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Put him in which prison? In this Nigeria where he controlled everything?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It spread brightly over the fertile uplands of Nigeria and outside Ngoma’s windows, far below, was life and color; the bright, bright sun and the quick, drenching showers. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Yes, Nigeria very corrupt. Worst corrupt country in Africa. Me, I watch the film but no, I don’t go to Nigeria!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Why did you come back? How bad are things in Nigeria?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I recently decided to move back to Nigeria. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And Nigeria is not a nation of people with food allergies, not a nation of picky eaters for whom food is about distinctions and separations. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “What shall we do? Shall we keep silent and let them force us back into Nigeria? Shall we ignore the thousands of our brothers and sisters killed in the North?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Lassa fever was first observed in 1969 in Nigeria, where it causes a fatal illness so contagious that Nigerian hospitals have been closed down if even a single case appears. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Ojukwu will have to surrender. This is Nigeria’s final push, and there’s no way Biafra will recover all the lost territory,” the redhead said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “That’s what we do in Nigeria. Do you want to try?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Only most of it goes to my hungry relatives back in Nigeria,” Ifemelu said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He talked about how frustrated they felt to have to drive all the way from Lagos because the federal government blockade meant Nigeria Airways was no longer flying to the southeast. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Immigrants were pouring in from Nigeria and Ghana and all over the continent, bringing different food and exciting music. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Do you have any family doing business in Nigeria?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The other crew members hailed from everywhere—South Africa, Turkey, Nigeria—and welcomed him warmly. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Apparently he has no arms at all and he plans to defeat Nigeria with his fists.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Finally, stuttering, I said, “I pledge to Nigeria, my country/ To be faithful, loyal, and honest. ..” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Socialism could very well work in Nigeria if done right, I think,” he said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “The vandals took our town many weeks ago and they announced that all the indigenes should come out and say ‘One Nigeria’ and they would give them rice. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She spoke with authority about Nigeria and Nigerians. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z This was a woman who could certainly survive a visit to Nigeria. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She had been born in Nigeria and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, though her family had moved to Maryland when she was a teenager. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When a clear voice announced the arrival of a Nigeria Airways flight, the father sprang up and then sat down again. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The title of Zenith Salon’s current show, “California, Nigeria, Washington D.C.,” says more about geography than style. In the galleries: The Washington Color School on show First introduced by British colonial servicemen, polo has been played in Nigeria for over a hundred years and nearly all the teams are owned by local multi-millionaires. Fashion and champagne grace Nigeria polo party 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z The approximately 350 other bronzes that were part of the Berlin museum collections will be transported to Nigeria once the pavilion is completed. How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Said to be due for inclusion on Michelle Williams' upcoming gospel album, "Say Yes" reunites Williams with Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland in a lively rendition of a traditional praise song popular in Nigeria. Listen: Michelle Williams drafts Beyonce, Kelly Rowland for 'Say Yes' 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z On Monday, there were 2,558 confirmed cases in Nigeria, home to large Christian and Muslim communities, 1,107 of them in Lagos. Nigeria taps the power of music to try to beat coronavirus 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z The aggrieved Ekong observes that the war, during which he was an infant and from which Nigeria emerged victorious, is “still raging within us” 50 years later. Review | In ‘New York, My Village,’ the long shadow of Nigeria’s civil war is impossible to escape 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Kleeman tries to persuade her to stay in Nigeria, but magic, poverty and the need to provide for her younger siblings have all cast their own spells. Unreported World: Sex Lies and Black Magic (Channel 4), Baboons with Bill Bailey (ITV) 2011-04-09T08:00:02Z Born in London, Abudu was sent by her parents to Nigeria at age 7 to live with her grandmother in Ondo, a city about 140 miles northeast of Lagos. Mo Abudu Isn’t Waiting for Permission 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Other objects in France that the report says should be returned in this first phase are from Senegal, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mali and Cameroon. Museums in France Should Return African Treasures, Report Says 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z The next stage was for musicians to record their own versions of African songs, and so champeta – the Latin-tinged response to music from Nigeria, South Africa and Congo – was born. How African music made it big in Colombia 2010-07-08T21:45:00Z He later turned his sights on the devastation wrought to Nigeria and Africa by military coups and entrenched dictatorship. Grandfather of African literature, Chinua Achebe, dies aged 82 2013-03-22T17:37:06Z Just before the pandemic, I began writing a cookbook about the food I’ve always known and loved and longed for: the many cuisines of Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city and a cultural nexus. What the Food We Cook Reveals About Us 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Five of the nominees are from the UK, with others from as far afield as Canada, the USA, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. Dylan prize hopefuls announced 2012-07-30T12:15:22Z Which is fine, except that the amalgamation would sprawl across the national borders of Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Ghana. The urban age: how cities became our greatest design challenge yet | Justin McGuirk 2010-03-29T13:39:00Z The rest are from Europe, South America, Japan and Africa, which is represented by a single artist, Uche Okeke of Nigeria, an important figure in the development of post-colonial modernism and a master of line. Beyond Abstract Expressionism: MoMA Rethinks the Art of the 1950s 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z She and her husband split their time between Nigeria, where she grew up, and the United States. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Blueprint for Feminism 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z With his mentor, the producer Don Jazzy, he created the biggest record label in Nigeria, but "now I want to win a Brit award, a Grammy". I'm with D'Banj 2012-06-23T22:30:01Z Last month, on a rare visit to the UK, he gave a lecture at Cambridge University – an institution that turned him down for post-graduate study over 50 years ago – entitled "Nigeria's Painful Transitions". Chinua Achebe: A life in writing 2010-12-13T08:00:00Z “When somebody comes from Nigeria for the first time,” Boyega says, “you look out for them. I was nine, Damilola was 10. He had a fresh African accent and he was getting picked on.” John Boyega: ‘I’m very direct. I can’t lie’ 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Cole, 36, was born in the United States and raised in Nigeria. ArtsBeat: Hemingway/PEN Award Goes to Teju Cole 2012-03-08T20:48:31Z From Liberia, Nigeria and America, they have been working together in Edinburgh for years, since their early teens. New band of the day - Young Fathers (No 1,404) 2012-11-27T16:48:09Z She was making sure her family – her mother flew in from Nigeria for the event – got a cab home from the afterparty in TriBeCa. Carpetbagger Blog: From 'Pariah,' an Ingenue in Her First 'Fancy-Fancy' Dress 2011-12-02T17:39:47Z In the fall of 1962, the African American artist Jacob Lawrence made a 10-day visit to the then newly independent West African nation of Nigeria. A Tribute to Black Artists Could Signal a Change for Museums 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z He detailed his nightmares about misfortunes befalling his wife and three sons during his long absences, and his frustrating efforts to set up self-sufficient potteries in Ghana and Nigeria. Antiques: Michael Cardew, British Ceramist, Is Subject of a Biography 2012-12-21T05:27:15Z Her father was sent back to his home in Nigeria, the other side of Africa. Tipped for Cannes glory, Beirut slum actors play their real lives 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Channel 4 Is Nigeria's sectarian violence really down to a Muslim-Christian clash? Unreported World | Das Rheingold | Ashes to Ashes | The Door and more | Watch this 2010-04-02T05:45:00Z It wouldn't surprise us to know that there are satirical news shows in the U.K., but what about in Nigeria? 25 years of "The Daily Show": Here’s 5 ways it permanently changed U.S. satire 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z According to Parzinger, the agreement allows for 168 pieces chosen by Nigeria’s museum commission to remain in Germany “so that Benin’s art can be shown to the world.” How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z But Nigeria never filed the extradition paperwork, and Kiran was allowed to fly home to Canada. How to Date a Lot of Billionaires 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Born in the US in 1975 to Nigerian parents, he was raised in Nigeria and now lives in Brooklyn. Teju Cole's top 10 novels of solitude 2011-08-24T11:45:07Z Hundreds of comments found on Twitter on the state of Nigeria were fastened on slips of paper to a wall. Lagos, City of Hustle, Builds an Art ‘Ecosystem’ 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Following military coups in Nigeria in 1966, the military and ethnic extremists systematically targeted and killed Igbos across the then Northern and Western regions of Nigeria. Nigerian writers compare genocide of Igbos to the Holocaust 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z The group’s abduction of more than 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria in April has put attention on the issue of violence against women in conflict areas. Jolie and UK’s Hague host sexual violence summit 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z My father lost his lucrative position when Nigeria was in political chaos following the overturn of MKO Abiola's election win. I grew callaloo to spite my mom: How cooking a Jamaican dish healed old wounds, plus how to make it 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Gerards’s team of designers, based in a pristine studio in Helmond, hail from countries as diverse as Cameroon, Germany, Nigeria, France, Mexico, Britain and, of course, the Netherlands. Africa's Fabric Is Dutch 2012-11-14T10:34:28Z The Afrobeat sound, which rose to prominence in Nigeria in the 1970s, combined organ riffs with West African drum patterns and brass instruments. Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen dies aged 79 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Now I go back every time I go to Nigeria. John Boyega Won’t Let Go of ‘Star Wars’ or ‘Coming to America’ 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Ms. Shoneyin, the author of “The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives,” has emerged as a prominent figure in Nigeria’s publishing scene, somewhere between an impresario and a literary fairy godmother. A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z For example, patrons wanting to learn more about an Ifa bowl from the Yoruba region of Nigeria can hear a Yoruba diviner’s explanation of the divination ritual. Technology Invites a Deep Dive Into Art 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z They will be sent to places that include Pakistan, Egypt, Venezuela, China, Nigeria and a Somali refugee camp in Kenya. U.S. to Send Visual Artists as Cultural Ambassadors 2010-10-25T22:37:00Z This is one thing that gives me hope: the rage of the people who watched the clip, and their recognition that, in Nigeria, this is an issue that needs urgent review and resolution. Beaten, raped and forced to work: why I'm exposing the scandal of Nigeria’s house girls 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z What she discovered in Nigeria was a lingerie market that was colloquially referred to as BDS, or “bend down and select.” ‘The dress comes out of pain’: Patience Torlowei creates fashion from the highs and lows of modern Africa 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z From the 19th century onward, the part of present-day Nigeria that falls into the region called Yorubaland, was wracked by territorial conflict, first under Islamic dominion, then British control. Bamigboye, Nigeria’s Tour-de-Force Sculptor, Claims His Fame in the World 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z He had been living in the US since 1990 after a car crash left him partially paralysed and in a wheelchair, returning to Nigeria infrequently. Thousands at author Achebe's funeral 2013-05-23T21:32:27Z This steamroller of a story, about coming of age and coming out in Nigeria, centers on what a family doesn’t see — or doesn’t want to see — and whether that blindness contributes to a son’s death. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z The novel swings back and forth between Ifemelu’s navigation of U.S. culture and race relations in the present to her upbringing in Nigeria, where she fell in love with Obinze. Ten books that explain the complicated nostalgia of being a child of diaspora 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Nigeria is used as a cautionary tale, but the film never preaches, peeling back layers to reveal a complex web of motives and interests. TV highlights 24/06/2013 2013-06-24T06:00:11Z The test showed that my blackness comes from Nigeria; 43% of my DNA, in fact. ‘It made me question my ancestry’: does DNA home testing really understand race? 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z “Nigeria is not a country where anybody ever asks for your receipts,” her daughter explains, “and knowing how poor we were at the time, it’s amazing that she didn’t keep it.” The Nigerian artist who is exploding the myth of the ‘authentic African experience’ 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z The film, released earlier this year in Nigeria and soon to be released in Ghana, is not without controversy. Boko Haram gets Nollywood treatment as Nigerian films imitate life 2013-07-04T15:58:08Z A teacher just back from Nigeria, she is transporting a roll of film that one of her students implored her to deliver to a man in Ireland. Review: In ‘Little Thing, Big Thing,’ a Nun, a Criminal and a Social Conscience 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z By this time, Gilbert has departed for a job in Nigeria. Movie Review: ‘Summer in February,’ an Edwardian Romance 2014-01-16T23:32:39Z He was looking for a way to fund a water system in the village in Nigeria where his parents were born, and fashion seemed a good option. Kerby Jean-Raymond’s Really Big Idea 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The final chapter is an exhortation to better governance, in which he examines corruption, ethnic bigotry, state failure and the steps Nigeria must take to rehabilitate itself. There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra by Chinua Achebe - review 2012-10-05T21:55:01Z Returning to Nigeria just as the country was emerging from a three-year civil war, Fela renamed his band Africa '70 and quickly gained a huge following in Lagos with his new Afrobeat sound. KEXP World Music Festival features Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen 2010-06-17T20:20:00Z Or when he sneaked into Biafra at the height of its war for independence from Nigeria, and spent two years in solitary confinement after calling for an end to the fighting. Wole Soyinka Is Not Going Anywhere 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z "That sum is supposed to restart life. That amount of money... in Nigeria will not pay rent for more than two months," she said at the journal's launch in Bangkok. Of millions spent to fight trafficking, victims get little 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z His distinctively electronic songs became hits across Nigeria, played everywhere. William Onyeabor, Reclusive African Electro-Funk Pioneer, Dies at 70 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z “The history of standup comedy in Nigeria, as with cartooning, is that of a deep-rooted culture finding resonance with a foreign art form.” Sunday Reading: The Power of Political Satire 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z He’s talking about the civil rights of Nigeria of that time and the conflict between the common man and the politics. Damson Idris Was Raised on ‘Def Comedy Jam’ and Bagel King 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Songs about divine love, peace and unity in Nigeria, and others which praise all the girls. Welcome to Lagos: Nigeria's dirt poor 2010-04-03T23:07:00Z But clearly it still is, which made the news that the architect David Adjaye was designing a museum in Nigeria specifically to house returned objects most welcome. The Most Important Moments in Art in 2020 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Gentleman brings back memories of my childhood but also the current political struggle in Nigeria. Family life 2012-07-13T23:09:32Z And as Team Nigeria started to search for another sports apparel partner for the upcoming Olympic Games after their Under Armour sponsorship ended, Ms. Adigun offered the spot to Actively Black. Two Winter Olympics Underdogs That Have Already Won 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z He was also a talented sportsman and academically accomplished; his parents, a taxi driver and a nurse, who had emigrated from Nigeria when Kene was 4, hoped he would become a doctor. Four Rising Theater Stars to Watch This Spring 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z He pointed out that some of Nigeria’s problems stem from the newness and insecurity of the private fortunes. T Magazine: In Lagos, the 1% Takes Stock 2014-04-25T17:00:01Z Iweala was born in Washington D.C. to Nigerian parents and bounced between Nigeria and the U.S. with a solid grounding in both nations. A Harlem Institution Reimagines How Americans Interact With the African Continent 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Today the former wives are scattered around the world, with at least one in London and a handful still in Nigeria, he said. Finding Depth in Fela?s Women 2009-12-17T15:17:00Z But it wasn’t long before its new politicians let him down, and he got wind of electoral fraud in western Nigeria. Wole Soyinka Is Not Going Anywhere 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z Factions in Nigeria may be arguing over where that might be, Mr. Ehikhamenor added, but the West should not try to meddle in those affairs. Who Owns the Benin Bronzes? The Answer Just Got More Complicated. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Matanzas, on the north coast, powered Cuba’s sugar boom, using slaves from Nigeria and Benin. 10 of the best places to enjoy the dances and music of Cuba 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Adichie, who splits her time between Columbia, Md., and her native Nigeria, is passionate about equality. Women, stop worrying about being liked — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s advice for living boldly 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Ebola has been contained in Nigeria and Senegal, the CDC said. Chris Brown, Ebola truther? The singer has a theory about the disease 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Another writer who used the Holocaust as a metaphor for moralizing about the human condition is Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, who was jailed for his attempts to mediate between Biafra and Nigeria. Nigerian writers compare genocide of Igbos to the Holocaust 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Her Nigerian parents were so hell-bent on launching her into the family profession that they named her after the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Folake Olowofoyeku hearts life in the television comedy lane 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z It features performances staged in locations from New York to Paris to Lagos, Nigeria, and Seoul, South Korea. Harry and Meghan visit UN amid world leaders’ meeting 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z Randle Center, a cultural center opening next year in Lagos, Nigeria, focusing on the history and culture of the Yoruba people of Western Africa. France Vowed to Return Looted Treasures. But Few Are Heading Back. 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z In sharp contrast, countries like Uganda and Nigeria are quite poor and the vast majority of residents disapprove. Money, democracy and religion: Why some countries disapprove of homosexuality 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z The London-based campaign group said it is talking to another 17 overseas groups in Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, China, Nepal, Nigeria, Serbia and Spain. UK music festivals join 10:10 campaign to cut emissions 2010-06-07T07:00:00Z Nigeria needs to buy helicopters to evacuate women and children. The Swimming Pool by Jekwu Anyaegbuna 2013-03-16T09:01:08Z In 1972 he moved to Massachusetts and since then spent much of his time in the United States, with occasional spells in Nigeria. Grandfather of African literature, Chinua Achebe, dies aged 82 2013-03-22T17:37:06Z She doesn't take into account that we don't live in the village in Nigeria, in the village, everyone, your mom is down the street. “I have kidney stones. My hair is falling out”: Wendy Osefo of "Housewives'" talks reality TV stress 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Born in eastern Nigeria some 40 years after missionaries first arrived there, Achebe was christened Albert Chinualumogu by his Christian convert parents. Chinua Achebe obituary 2013-03-22T13:56:09Z But after Logan was murdered, in 1969, Price became so disheartened he eventually moved to Nigeria and didn’t return until the 1980s. Lloyd Price, singer and early rock influence, dies at 88 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z The case will be keenly watched by Greece, which is seeking the return of the Parthenon marbles, and Nigeria, which wants the Benin bronzes back, and other nations seeking the repatriation of cultural artefacts. Turkey turns to human rights law to reclaim British Museum sculptures 2012-12-08T19:29:58Z Ethiopian fans at a match against Nigeria during the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. Win a ticket to see Feast ticket in our caption competition 2013-01-31T11:28:00Z August is wealthy, athletic and passes for straight, while Segun is flamboyant, political, working-class and frequently targeted — same-sex relationships are illegal in Nigeria. A ‘Lucky Child’ Writes His Way From Nigeria to the Global Stage 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z I know his struggles, him and my mum, when they arrived in this country from Nigeria in the 1960s, the stuff they went through. Stephen K Amos: 'I used to joke I'd have to wait for Lenny Henry to die before I could get on TV" 2010-10-23T23:06:00Z With India, Nigeria and Uganda’s new anti-gay legislation, it looks like Team USA no longer has a spot among the “homophobic hopefuls.” Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart thinks the U.S. is outclassed in this year’s “Homophobic Olympics” 2014-01-22T14:30:00Z At 87, he says Nigeria’s youth may have the energy and the know-how to get the troubled country back on track. Nigerian Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka has hope in young 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z The Seattle Public Library presents two screenings about Nigeria this week as part of the Seattle Reads program. Langston Hughes film fest opens with a gala screening 2011-04-28T20:10:05Z Searcey traveled to northeastern Nigeria and across the border where the group was pursuing its war into Cameroon, an area the French called the “Extreme North.” What Happened When a Times Reporter Traded Brooklyn for Dakar 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z In spite of conventional opinion, Nigeria has been less than fortunate in its leadership. Chinua Achebe peered deep into the Nigerian psyche 2013-03-22T16:43:31Z “The report is a wake-up call about the reality facing grassroots activists in Nigeria,” said the executive director and founder of the charity, Dr Ann-Marie Wilson. Nigeria: 20 million women and girls have undergone FGM 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z A single case has also been confirmed in Nigeria. Barack Obama pushes for 'global effort' to combat spread of Ebola 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z His company, Immortal Cosmetic Art, is part of a growing services industry that has helped Nigeria’s economy become the biggest in Africa. Nigerian artist makes dark skin prosthetics to boost patients' confidence 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z On Monday, the World Health Organization officially declared Nigeria and Senegal Ebola-free after six weeks with no new case of the virus. Nigeria and Senegal are officially Ebola-free 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z It’s another day in Nollywood, the affectionate nickname for Nigeria’s film industry - the world’s second most prolific after India’s Bollywood, producing hundreds of films and TV episodes each month. Action! Nigeria's film industry draws global entertainment brands 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Several European museums agreed last month to lend works from their collections to a new museum in Benin City, Nigeria. French commission to urge return of looted African art 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z “I lived in Nigeria; I lived in London; I lived in America,” she said via Zoom from her home in Lagos, casually dressed in a T-shirt and, she noted, not wearing makeup or eyelashes. Tiwa Savage, Queen of Afrobeats, Makes a New Start 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z The story centers on Sunny Nwazue, a Nigerian-American girl who moves to southeastern Nigeria from New York, and learns that she belongs to the secret Leopard Society, a group of people with magical abilities. Nnedi Okorafor and the Fantasy Genre She Is Helping Redefine 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Lesser known is Los Angeles painter Njideka Akunyili Crosby, 34, who grew up in Nigeria but has spent the last 17 years studying and working in the U.S. MacArthur fellows for 2017: a tragicomic novelist, an 'Afropolitan' painter and more 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z But this is modern Nigeria, and Ndali’s family is one of the richest and most prominent in the country; Chinonso suffers a barrage of indignities in courting her. A Lovestruck Poultry Farmer on a Journey Far From Home 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Keeping Kosher in Nigeria, a Tiny but Fervent Minority Are the Ibo people of Nigeria a lost tribe of Israel? Movie Review: ‘Re-emerging: The Jews of Nigeria,’ a Documentary 2013-05-17T00:16:07Z It plans to give up ownership of the items and ship the pieces to Nigeria at the Smithsonian’s expense. Smithsonian to Return Most of Its Benin Bronze Collection to Nigeria 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Twins are common in the Yoruba ethnic group that dominates this part of Nigeria. Nigeria's twin town ponders cause of multiple births 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z There is a saying in Yoruba, one of the languages spoken by the people of southwestern Nigeria, that translates as “The soul that does not eat pepper is a dead soul.” Yewande Komolafe’s 10 Essential Nigerian Recipes 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z It aims to do the same in Nigeria. Action! Nigeria's film industry draws global entertainment brands 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z She opened up about her childhood in Nigeria. My son was diagnosed with autism at five. Did he inherit it from my misunderstood mother? 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z The menu focuses on bowls, and features several bases with toppings, sauces and side dishes that evoke the cooking of Nigeria, Liberia, Senegal and even Morocco. Wayan, From Cedric Vongerichten, Opens in NoLIta 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z There is an urgent need for new regulations and better control of local food production, packaging and consumption in Nigeria. Nigeria’s street food adds to the plastic problem — green leaves offer a solution 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Teju Cole’s new book extols the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, where he spent his youth. | Stillness in the Move 2014-02-25T19:46:20Z Bilal — who was born in the United States but grew up in Nigeria and Pakistan — wrote the script 10 years ago. A Pakistani-American Tale Upends Expectations Onscreen and in Life 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z In an agreement negotiated this spring, much of Berlin’s collection of Benin Bronzes, which were set to be exhibited in the building, is to be returned to Nigeria next year. A Long-Awaited Museum Opens, With Agony and Ivory 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z A museum spokeswoman said the other 66 items would stay in London, on loan from Nigeria, for at least the next year. How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z With that series, Abudu wanted to focus on legal issues that were specific to Nigeria. Mo Abudu Isn’t Waiting for Permission 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Three of the five African teams - Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria - were distracted by payment issues. How World Cup cash is paid to teams, players 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z There will be 32 participating countries, including teams from Egypt, Japan, Nigeria and Panama. Where to Watch Sports in 2018 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Do you see any differences in how your work is reviewed in the U.S. compared to in Nigeria? ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on 'Americanah' 2013-06-06T14:50:36Z The descendants of freed slaves in southern Nigeria, called ohu, still face significant stigma. My Great-Grandfather, the Nigerian Slave-Trader 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z Cities like Luanda in Angola, Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and Lagos in Nigeria are getting new skylines, but is life at the street level improving? Review: ‘Facing East’ Examines Chinese Influence on African Cities 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Plenty of Contacting The World alumni will be on hand to help celebrate as companies from the UK, Thailand, Nigeria and Trinidad & Tobago come together to make and show work. This week's new theatre and dance 2012-07-06T23:05:28Z In Nigeria the couple’s affectionate gesture was unacceptable public behavior; keeping a dog, an animal reserved for practical use in much of Africa, as a pet was scorned as a foolish Western custom. Art Review: ?Through African Eyes? at the Detroit Institute of Arts 2010-04-15T22:09:00Z Abubakar Adam Ibrahim was bracing for a backlash when he published his provocative debut novel, “Season of Crimson Blossoms,” in Nigeria two years ago. A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z "Indigo" is a memoir of her journey from bustling markets in Nigeria to camel rides in Niger to a funeral ceremony in Ghana. 'Indigo': the search for the source of indigo blue 2011-06-22T19:01:03Z Mendel's Nigeria work is part of an ongoing project about flooding. Big picture: Floods, by Gideon Mendel 2013-01-04T22:59:35Z In Nigeria, fake news reports about Soyinka’s death are rampant on social media, the most recent one in mid-October. Nigerian Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka has hope in young 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z It has been more than 22 years since Nigeria returned to democracy but Soyinka believes the nation has “never really recovered” from those dictatorial years. Nigerian Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka has hope in young 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z Each year they congregate at Rocktoberfest, the only festival in Nigeria dedicated to rock and alternative music. From MySpace to the Streets of Lagos 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z While the big men fight for percentages, we travel to Nigeria to witness firsthand the trickle-down consequences of more than 50 years of oil extraction. ‘Big Men’ follows the flow of a Ghanaian oil discovery 2014-04-17T20:37:25Z Now, museums in Australia and Nigeria need to meet the same standards as museums in London and Pittsburgh to borrow works, Southwick said, even though the climates in those places are totally different. As Energy Costs Bite, Museums Rethink a Conservation Credo 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z They’d be better off in Nigeria with the culture that created them, he said. This Art Was Looted 123 Years Ago. Will It Ever Be Returned? 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Missy was kidnapped by Boko Haram and survived a harrowing ordeal in which her school was burned to the ground in Nigeria. Here's What Rand Paul Is Thankful For 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z The U.S. mission in Nigeria said in a Tuesday statement that the show will debut May 21 on the state-run Nigerian Television Authority. 'Sesame Street' adaptation to debut in Nigeria 2011-05-10T17:02:00Z The writer and academic went on to write more than 20 works - some fiercely critical of politicians and what he described as a failure of leadership in Nigeria. Thousands at author Achebe's funeral 2013-05-23T21:32:27Z Fellow artist Afrikan Boy, who was born in Nigeria but raised in the UK, is just as excited about the prospect of collaborating. All aboard the Africa Express 2012-09-03T07:36:05Z Growing up in a financially struggling family in the Bronx, Mr. Onwuachi was sent to Nigeria at age 10 to live with relatives because he kept misbehaving in school. A Young Chef, and a Stunning Comeback 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z I used to be based in Berlin, but I just created my second studio, in Lagos, Nigeria, and I’ll be going back and forth between them. Diana Ejaita’s “Portrait of History” 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Ehikhamenor, who splits his time between Lagos, Nigeria, and the United States, said during a video call from his studio in Maryland. History and Humor Inspire Victor Ehikhamenor’s Art 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z But it is important to point out, as my Nigerian friends did, that at least corruption in Nigeria is out in the open. Naomie Harris: 'I want to play Elizabeth Bennet' 2010-03-21T00:07:00Z Fela was fighting for the masses, for the people of Nigeria. Fela Kuti musical moves to Nigeria 2011-03-04T12:57:01Z One of his motivations was Cary's Nigeria-set novel Mister Johnson, which, though much praised by English critics, seemed to him "a most superficial picture of Nigeria and the Nigerian character". Chinua Achebe obituary 2013-03-22T13:56:09Z We have people from every walk of life: Black, white, people from Nigeria, India. Jay Leno bets on reboot of Groucho Marx 1950s game show 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Achebe, as he grew older – and especially after Nigeria's devastating civil war – became more introspective, and tried to, in his own literary manner, warn us about the road we had taken. Chinua Achebe peered deep into the Nigerian psyche 2013-03-22T16:43:31Z Now 33, she moved from Nigeria to America at the age of 16. Join the queue 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z That book will be a follow-up of sorts to “Every Day,” which Mr. Cole described as an unfiltered look at Nigeria. Teju Cole’s ‘Every Day Is for the Thief’ Comes to the U.S. 2014-03-19T21:01:25Z “Owe” is an investigation of identity, particularly of his roots in Nigeria, a country he returned to for the first time in January. ‘Artists Are Migrants’: A Nigerian-Irish Dancer’s Multiplicities 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Illustration: Jane Mount for the Observer I grew up in a university town in Nigeria. What's on Stephenie Meyer's ideal bookshelf? The works that made the artists 2012-11-25T00:05:41Z More than a decade since Nigeria returned to civilian rule, only a handful of local publishers will brave the difficult environment to champion fiction writing. Nigerian authors look West to gain their fame 2012-01-26T11:21:09Z Adewumi and his wife feared their asylum application would be rejected and they would be sent back to Nigeria — a prospect that terrified them, he said. Nigerian chess prodigy, 12, granted asylum in the United States 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Many of Nigeria's food processing facilities are still home-based or in cottage industries using rudimentary tools and procedures. Nigeria’s street food adds to the plastic problem — green leaves offer a solution 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z For him, Nigeria is "the land of unrealised dreams". Nigeria: Africa's superpower? 2010-06-10T11:00:00Z Nabwana called the movie the "first action movie made in Africa, by Africans, on a low budget" — an extraordinary claim considering the presence of Nigeria's long-established and equally raucous film industry, Nollywood. In Uganda, a filmmaker makes gripping $200 action flicks 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Although the enormous wealth from exporting crude oil made Nigeria one of Africa’s largest economies, its people continue to grapple with poverty and underdevelopment. Nigerian Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka has hope in young 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z All the top 100, who come from as far afield as the USA, New Zealand, Nigeria and Thailand, will also receive book prizes and become Youth Members of the Poetry Society. National Poetry Day: Foyle Young Poets and Betjeman prize announced 2012-10-04T13:19:55Z Kukah summed up Nigeria – past, present and future – best: "Nigeria is like a Catholic marriage; it may not be happy, but it does not break up." Nigeria: Africa's superpower? 2010-06-10T11:00:00Z That review, by the museum’s curator for provenance, Victoria Reed, concluded that “these eight objects were probably illegally removed from Nigeria in recent years.” Museum of Fine Arts in Boston Returns Art Works to Nigeria 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z The kingdom of Benin, in what is now Nigeria, reached the height of its economic powers between 1300 and 1500, and the art produced by the kingdom is renowned for its beauty and idealized naturalism. ArtsBeat: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Gets a Transformative Gift for Its African Collection 2012-06-28T23:00:38Z These facilities are already benefiting thousands of farmers and traders in Nigeria, but they are not reaching many others across sub-Saharan Africa. Tanzania’s tomato harvest goes to waste 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Feb. 13: Two men were quietly taken into police custody after landing at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport from Nigeria. How the Jussie Smollett case unfolded, from his initial police report to his eventual arrest 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Rapid digitalisation in Nigeria is heavily concentrated in the country’s metropolitan megacity, Lagos. Breaking the code: how women in Nigeria are changing the face of tech 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Her father moved back to Nigeria, and as a teenager, she flew there to visit him during the summers. ‘Well-Read Black Girl’ Is Bigger Than Glory Edim 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z It is one of several native and traditional alkaline salts used in Nigeria to season, tenderize, emulsify, thicken, preserve vibrancy in greens, as well as add nutritional value to food. The seven pantry essentials in my Nigerian kitchen 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z His traumatic childhood in Cameroon and Nigeria, including illness, separation, and civil war, is not apparent in the photographs where he points the lens at himself. Imagining Africa, past and present 2013-02-13T08:33:51Z Yet Soyinka’s unsparing portrait of Nigeria is also mixed with a hopeful spirit. Nigerian Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka has hope in young 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z Tinie Tempah, to name one, was born in Nigeria and honed his rhymes in London, his influences evident on tracks like "Pass Out." MTV names Wiz Khalifa, Warpaint, Miguel artists to watch 2010-12-20T06:00:00Z Ms. Adler wrote on many topics for The New Yorker in the 1960s, including the march from Selma, Ala.; the Six-Day War; and the nightmares that attended Biafra’s attempted secession from Nigeria. Review: ‘After the Tall Timber,’ Renata Adler’s Collected Nonfiction 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z "Then when they did, they said by mistake that we were from Nigeria, because no one could imagine a Kenyan band like this." Ten Cities, a million tunes 2013-07-07T18:00:02Z Achebe attributes Igbo domination to their self-confidence, inherent democratic values and adaptability, which were suited to Nigeria's modernising economy. There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra by Chinua Achebe - review 2012-10-05T21:55:01Z The hostage takers were a faction of militant Islamist sect Boko Haram that has links with al Qaeda's north African wing, a senior official at Nigeria's State Security Service said. Italian president condemns botched British raid in Nigeria 2012-03-09T13:57:06Z But Mary, 14 years old and fresh from Nigeria, is willing to forgive this new, exciting city its disappointing weather. Theater Review: ‘Roadkill’ Bears Witness to Human Trafficking 2013-06-17T02:00:09Z Aderibigbe considers the roles of women in Nigeria and in the speaker’s own fractured family. ‘New-Generation African Poets’ showcases rich and varied artistry 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z After independence from Britain in 1960, Nigeria became one of the continent's top suppliers of literary talent. Nigerian authors look West to gain their fame 2012-01-26T11:21:09Z In Nigeria, a country with multiple growing seasons, regional harvest festivals are celebrated throughout the year. These Thanksgiving Recipes Aren’t Just Side Dishes. They’re My Memories. 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Some brides opt to send their raw fabrics to trusted tailors in Nigeria, where the craft work is less expensive. The Fabric of Nigerian Weddings 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z My cousin Chidi, who grew up in England, was twelve years old when he visited Nigeria and asked our uncle the meaning of our surname. My Great-Grandfather, the Nigerian Slave-Trader 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z And the tantalizingly murky past of Father Kiobel, Ekong’s parish priest in Nigeria’s Annangland, who is rumored to have served as a child soldier on the Igbo side, is repeatedly hinted at and then dropped. Review | In ‘New York, My Village,’ the long shadow of Nigeria’s civil war is impossible to escape 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z My life mattered more to them that it did to the police in Nigeria, where my family is from, which is my measurement for good and bad. Did my black life matter?: When I was roughed up in front of my house, I was surprised by who helped — and who didn’t 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z He actually went to the same school as one of JLS, a British international school in Nigeria. New band of the day - L Marshall (No 1,420) 2012-12-20T17:46:26Z The outcome shows that the green leaf packaging material for indigenous food items in Nigeria could work in terms of market viability and social acceptability. Nigeria’s street food adds to the plastic problem — green leaves offer a solution 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Nigeria made the trade in stolen artifacts illegal in 1953 with the passing of its Antiquities Ordinance law. Disputed African Artifacts Sell at Auction 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z But some of the works are likely to return to or remain in Washington on a long-term loan from Nigeria, St. Thomas said. Smithsonian to Return Most of Its Benin Bronze Collection to Nigeria 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z The museum will also lend “a substantial number of objects,” Mr. Fischer added, to the Benin Royal Museum set to open in Benin City, Nigeria, in 2023. France Vowed to Return Looted Treasures. But Few Are Heading Back. 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The D.C. artist is thinking not of his native Nigeria, but of places such as Ferguson, Mo. Review | In the galleries: Powerful messages that require few words 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z I’ve never seen a horror movie from Nigeria, so I’m glad I stumbled across this anthology of films written and directed by three filmmakers from the Nigerian cinema collective Surreal16. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Dembow’s spread to the heart of mainstream pop music in 2015 was part of an international pandemic, in which artists and producers from Nigeria, Germany, Australia, Canada, Britain and beyond, became infected with dembow fever. A Secret Ingredient in Songs of Summer 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z And Nigeria’s artists, historians, activists and royals have been seeking for decades to get the pieces back. Smithsonian to Return Most of Its Benin Bronze Collection to Nigeria 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z One gigabyte of data, enough to watch about three films, costs the equivalent of around $2.80 in Nigeria, while most people live on less than $2 a day. Action! Nigeria's film industry draws global entertainment brands 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Within days he was in Nigeria trying to attract more sponsorship from corporations there. Nollywood Seeks a Hit With ‘Doctor Bello’ 2012-09-23T03:17:19Z The debut monograph by the first Black woman to shoot a Vogue cover reflects the photographer’s roots in Nigeria, Jamaica and South East London. Newly Published, From Afro-Atlantic Histories to GameStop 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z The publisher's summary describes a science fiction novel that combines the alien-encounter genre with African mythology to create a vast narrative network of characters, human and nonhuman, that stretches across Nigeria. Disney’s Black mermaid is no breakthrough — look at the literary subgenre of Black mermaid fiction 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z The Kingdom of Benin was in what is now southwestern Nigeria. A Long Way Home for ‘Looted’ Art Is Getting Shorter 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Friends of his traveled across the world to be there, too, the bride said, “from as far away as London, Hong Kong and Lagos in Nigeria.” Slowing Down Sped Up Their Relationship 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Over a week he will give arts management seminars in five cities: Lagos, Nigeria; Kampala, Uganda; Nairobi, Kenya; Zanzibar, Tanzania; and Harare, Zimbabwe. ArtsBeat: Head of Kennedy Center to Give Management Seminars in Africa 2011-01-05T15:17:49Z There she appeared in the context of contemporary art from her homeland, Nigeria, specifically Uli art, a graphic-intensive style based on sinuous linear forms. Art in Review: Marcia Kure: ‘Tease’ 2013-06-13T20:51:46Z That brought her to an earlier instance of Nigerian women’s resistance, the Women’s War of 1929, in which thousands of Ibo women from southeastern Nigeria opposed the threat of taxes from British colonizers. An Artist Who Blurs Bodies and Genres in Protest 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z I asked him whether he thought the vast fortunes he and his friends control would or should trickle down to develop Nigeria. T Magazine: In Lagos, the 1% Takes Stock 2014-04-25T17:00:01Z A Nasty Boy is an example of the flourishing media scene and business culture in Nigeria, which is Africa’s biggest democracy. Nigerian fashion magazine stirs debate about men in skirts 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z But homesickness has led her back to Nigeria, where she will also find her childhood sweetheart, Obinze. Holiday reading: The best books to pack this summer 2013-06-29T07:00:51Z More Photos > IF you plan on conjuring up a 1970s dance club in Lagos, Nigeria, on Broadway, a fine place to start is a patch of Africa tucked along a Harlem cross street. A Wizard Who Works With Color and Pattern 2009-12-17T17:19:28Z The firm’s 2000 master plan for Abuja, Nigeria, for example, used Speer’s human-scale approach to solve the rapidly growing city’s congestion problems, establishing satellite downtown areas with their own markets and hospitals. The Complicated Architecture of Albert Speer, Jr. 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z We are delighted to launch this special showcase featuring some of the best fashion from Nigeria. Nigeria, on the Fashion Catwalk 2012-11-14T10:36:25Z When he died in 1997, a million people attended his funeral in Lagos, Nigeria. Femi Kuti expands the legacy of legendary father 2011-04-28T13:40:53Z Soyinka says to reverse the trend Nigeria must undergo a “brutal” and “marathon” soul-searching in which “we call ourselves names and tell ourselves the truth without any compromise.” Nigerian Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka has hope in young 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z Soon, however, Bello himself falls critically ill, and it falls to Durant to save him by locating the secret elixir, which is found only in the “Garden of Life” on a mountain range in Nigeria. Nollywood Seeks a Hit With ‘Doctor Bello’ 2012-09-23T03:17:19Z It will be released in Nigeria as a series of comics, more in line with the country's tradition. Meet Nigeria's Captain Rugged - a superhero who can dance 2014-02-26T09:12:25Z Born in the eastern region of Nigeria, Chukwuma said the West Africans were his ancestors and that determination was an inherent trait. At the U.S. Open, 5 Artists Get a Place in the Sun 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Despite its oil wealth, Nigeria remains strangled by endemic poverty, with more than 80 percent of people earning less than $2 a day. Broadway's 'Fela!' cast performs for Nigerian fans 2011-04-15T01:38:08Z Some have: Nigeria's military government ran a police state in the 1970s, and Fela Kuti was a thorn in its side. Readers recommend: Songs about the police - the results 2011-03-24T16:42:45Z Her mother, she says, works for a nongovernmental organization in Nigeria. Review: ‘Breathe,’ the Story of a Scary Teenage Romance 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Being his father’s son may be a draw abroad, attracting curious listeners, but at home in Nigeria, it comes with considerable baggage. Femi Kuti, Guarding the Legacy of His Father, Fela 2010-07-11T22:42:00Z It is about middle-class life in 1990s Nigeria, boys coming of age amid the lure of violence and the pull of young love. Books of the year 2012: authors choose their favourites 2012-11-23T22:55:14Z I had no cultural knowledge of Nigeria; should I now start claiming it as my own? ‘It made me question my ancestry’: does DNA home testing really understand race? 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z A string of them — Lagos, Nigeria; Kinshasa, Congo; Cairo — are already more populous than New York. ‘Architecture of Independence’ in Africa’s Fast-Growing Cities 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Godfrey added that the Oxford English Dictionary’s embrace of words from Nigeria, with the world’s largest black population in one country - was only right. Nigeria and the Oxford English Dictionary 'rub minds' 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Before she started her solo career in Nigeria a decade ago, Savage worked behind the scenes in the American and British music business. Tiwa Savage, Queen of Afrobeats, Makes a New Start 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z I walked through Abuja, Nigeria, weeks after the United Nations building was bombed, even though I could still smell the smoke. Why I'm not raising my child in my old neighborhood — the one I said I'd never leave 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z And as you circulate through the conference of people from Nigeria, Pakistan, Tanzania, Germany, Portugal and all across the United States, Kimmel is somehow the hub of the wheel. Michael Kimmel is out to show why feminism is good for men 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z The exhibition “Facing East,” at the Storefront for Art and Architecture, gathers their documentation of the Chinese development phenomenon in several African countries, including Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria. Review: ‘Facing East’ Examines Chinese Influence on African Cities 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z In Britain, Ireland and Nigeria, that day would be the Fourth Sunday of Lent. Motherlode: Call Your Mother 2011-05-05T19:00:04Z Born in Nigeria, where her father was a contractor for oil companies, and her mother a nurse, the family moved to Maryland in the US when Yvonne was six. Insecure’s Yvonne Orji: 'I’m 33 years old and I’m a virgin' 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z In 2017, the majority of those victims were black, from Nigeria. ‘In Italy I Kept Meeting Guys’: The Black Women Who Travel for Love 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z It compounds grief’s already claustrophobic nature by adding the traumatizing physical distance of lockdowns and travel restrictions, preventing Adichie from immediately joining the rest of her family in Nigeria. Review | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie writes her way through grief 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z It is too late for Mariam and Edna, but there are some encouraging signs that the mood in Nigeria is changing, and that girls like them may one day have a voice. Beaten, raped and forced to work: why I'm exposing the scandal of Nigeria’s house girls 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Rather than presenting them as her own artworks, she describes them as depicting members of the UmuEze Amara, one of the oldest noble clans in Nigeria, and the Obafemi, minor aristocrats, merchants and ambassadors. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Lagos’s billionaires and multimillionaires spend up to $50 million on long-range jets, and Nigeria has one of the fastest-growing markets for private aircraft in the world. T Magazine: In Lagos, the 1% Takes Stock 2014-04-25T17:00:01Z A handful of cases have been recorded in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Ebola outbreak: US to send 3,000 troops to west Africa to fight epidemic 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z Opened by 14-year-old soloist Lydia, from Nigeria, the simple, but emotive song packed a huge punch - particularly as the orchestra swelled for the finale. Stars shine on Queen's concert 2012-06-05T03:45:34Z Eight people died in Nigeria, six in Mali and none in Senegal, where just one case was diagnosed. As Ebola 'fear factor' eases, African tourism edges back 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z He also hoped his involvement might, in a way, help Nigeria, he said. Nollywood Seeks a Hit With ‘Doctor Bello’ 2012-09-23T03:17:19Z Life in Nigeria ground to a halt before unions backed down. Nigeria censors documentary in growing crackdown 2013-04-21T11:53:55Z For Ellams, who was raised in Nigeria, England and Ireland, weaving across borders and boundaries is second nature. This Basketball-Loving Poet Resists Categorization 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Sacred Journeys With Bruce Feiler A Hindu festival in India and a Yoruba ceremony in Nigeria are the final stops in this six-part series about religious pilgrimages. Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce' on Bravo 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z The 2014 nominees include four British writers and seven US authors, as well as novelists from countries including Ireland, Canada and Nigeria. Tartt and Atwood vie for book award 2014-03-07T10:48:13Z Vivek is born in Nigeria on the same day his grandmother dies. Review | Like ‘Freshwater,’ Akwaeke Emezi’s new novel, ‘The Death of Vivek Oji’ explores lives outside society’s expectations 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Nigeria has now seen 15 cases and four fatalities, according to the data. Missing Ebola patients found, says Liberian government 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Growing up in Nigeria, Adunni — the teenage heroine of Daré’s debut novel — strives for an education, but her plans are overturned after her father sells her to an older man. 14 New Books to Watch For in February 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z As a child in Nigeria, Emezi started writing stories to get the wonderful stationery the teacher kept supplying. The National Book Foundation singles out the five best young writers in America 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z Ms. Buchloh-Kollerbohm crowded the group into a small corner to show us some “sickness masks” from Nigeria, with distorted features that gave them the appearance of someone who has suffered from leprosy or a stroke. I Went Naked to a Museum, and It Was … Revealing 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria's most talked-about hip-hop video exhibits all the excesses of its American counterparts - beautiful, scantily clad models, a mansion and a bathtub full of hundred-dollar bills. Nigerian hip-hop, long a copy, grows into its own 2011-05-04T10:39:08Z With the help of a girl who volunteers at a local clinic, they find another black door, which transports them to a big house in London shared by refugees from Nigeria, Somalia, Myanmar and Thailand. Mohsin Hamid's 'Exit West' imagines a new way out for refugees 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z "Coming from Africa – Nigeria – doing music for a decade there… it's a different world." I'm with D'Banj 2012-06-23T22:30:01Z She begins with an epigram from northern Nigeria: “When the music changes, so does the dance.” Zadie Smith's 'Swing Time' is a tour-de-force 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z As a result, Nascimento, who was the subject of several military police investigations for his activism, lived in exile in the United States and Nigeria until 1981. In Brazil, a Museum Within a Museum Restores a Legacy 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z The pace builds to a crescendo, as more dubious offers are made: A yacht appears, and a beach house “given to you by an uncle in Nigeria.” Art Review: Laure Prouvost Exhibition Opens at New Museum 2014-02-20T23:19:30Z The next artist, Ms. Akpa, was born in Nigeria and raised in California, and her fluid style blends soul, jazz and electronic music. Around Town for July 22-28 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The lines “a final solution / that failed again” encapsulate the poet’s defiant view that Biafra will survive the genocidal onslaught from Nigeria. Nigerian writers compare genocide of Igbos to the Holocaust 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z This week, Mr. Ehikhamenor’s work will debut at Art Basel Hong Kong when Retro Africa, a gallery based in Abuja, Nigeria, presents his solo show, “Always at the Edge.” History and Humor Inspire Victor Ehikhamenor’s Art 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z She spent the next 40 days in jail, awaiting extradition to Nigeria, according to Italian court documents. How to Date a Lot of Billionaires 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z A migrant from Nigeria explained, “They are not treating my medical condition. I need to leave to receive surgery. I am in so much pain. I don’t understand why they will not let me leave.” Privatized for-profit immigrant detention centers are a “living nightmare,” investigation shows 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Nigeria Govt will bask in the relief from a determined critic. Chinua Achebe: Twitter pays tribute 2013-03-22T17:36:00Z First Schaal and Myers channeled the rhythms of Brooklyn, where they live: subways, taxis, R&B. A girl from Nigeria enlisted the others to conjure a marketplace in her hometown. A Show Reminds Young Audiences: We All Got Here From Somewhere 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Both institutions are part of the Benin Dialogue Group, a museum consortium that is looking into the return of some Benin treasures to Nigeria on long-term loan. Museums in France Should Return African Treasures, Report Says 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z He studied in Britain, the country that colonized Nigeria, and when he returned on New Year’s Day 1960, it was in the process of becoming independent. Wole Soyinka Is Not Going Anywhere 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z This historical survey includes archival materials, work by other Black Orpheus artists, and Lawrence’s “Nigeria” series. More Than 90 Art Shows and Exhibitions to See This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, the murder of Nigeria's northern leaders led to pogroms in which 30,000 Igbos living in the north were killed. There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra by Chinua Achebe - review 2012-10-05T21:55:01Z Ms. Akunyili and her husband stayed in Nigeria, but with the green card they were able to send their children to the U.S. to study. The Art Market Pounces on Its Next Big Star. Now She Has to Hold On. 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z He’s the first to commiserate with Sam when the latter isn’t chosen for Nigeria and then he wears Sam’s number on the pitch. ‘Ted Lasso,’ Season 3, Episode 10 Recap: The Rich Are Different 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The repatriation of the artworks is part of a broader agreement between Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments and the Smithsonian. Smithsonian to Return Most of Its Benin Bronze Collection to Nigeria 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Smithsonian to Return Most of Its Benin Bronze Collection to Nigeria 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z He was also elected deputy national president of the People's Redemption party and published a political pamphlet, The Trouble With Nigeria, in 1983. Chinua Achebe obituary 2013-03-22T13:56:09Z “I was quite nervous before the book came out here, but the response so far has been quite positive,” said Ms. Ayobami, who lives in Ile-Ife, in southwestern Nigeria. A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z In Nigeria, where a Liberian civil servant died of ebola after flying to the commercial hub of Lagos, airport authorities began screening passengers arriving from places at risk for high temperatures. Ebola outbreak sparks states of emergency in Liberia and Sierra Leone 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Fifteen years later, the couple must decide whether they should reunite in a democratic Nigeria. Ten books that explain the complicated nostalgia of being a child of diaspora 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Growing up in Nigeria in the 1970s, Mr. Ehikhamenor was surrounded by the various artistic pursuits of his family. History and Humor Inspire Victor Ehikhamenor’s Art 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Strut Records’ Nigeria 70 series continues to unearth remarkable tracks that were previously unreleased outside Nigeria. How Pop and Jazz Revisited the Past in 13 Boxed Sets 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The international attention helps them secure a reputation in Nigeria and allows their books to be published here too. Nigerian authors look West to gain their fame 2012-01-26T11:21:09Z We follow the conflicts in South Sudan, the Central African Republic and Nigeria with unusual care for Americans. Conservative Christians are divided on Trump’s stance on refugees — but they can be convinced 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Her intimate and seemingly quotidian scenes of domestic life in Nigeria and the U.S. are bold and colorful, literally layered with narratives that are personal and political, “like the layering of sediment,” she says. Njideka Akunyili Crosby: The painter in her MacArthur moment 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Clashes between cattle herders and farmers in central Nigeria’s “Middle Belt” are drawing attention to the impact of beef production. Vegans see green shoots in meat-loving Nigeria 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z “There is no doubt that Nigeria is fast becoming a destination of choice for international tourists,” he said in August. Nigerian millennials fuel domestic tourism 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Since 2013, other activists have held mass rallies and staged social-media campaigns against child marriage throughout Nigeria, where, in several states, girls under eighteen can wed. The Limits of “Message Movies” about Africa 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z From taking in displaced Nigerians, to its trading with the Republic of Benin and its various peacekeeping missions, Nigeria is relevant to the future of Africa. Nigeria: Africa's superpower? 2010-06-10T11:00:00Z The museum also holds a 16th-century ivory mask, looted by British troops in 1897 from Benin City, in present day Nigeria. British Museum Accepts Hundreds of Rare Chinese Ivories as Ban Looms 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Upon his return home, Kuti renamed his band Nigeria '70 and set about disrupting Nigerian politics through music. Chop & Quench brings Fela Kuti's 'The '69 L.A. Sessions' to life 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z But Tuesday’s handover was an important symbolic gesture, and many more of the artifacts are expected to come back to Nigeria next year. How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Apparently after a pipeline explosion back in Nigeria, the oil giant bribed tribal elders and summoned the military to contain disgruntled commoners. Well-intentioned 'Black November' tends to overreach 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z You began your college career in Nigeria studying medicine. ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on 'Americanah' 2013-06-06T14:50:36Z “When we got into our house, that was Lagos to us, that was Nigeria,” Boyega said in a recent interview. John Boyega Won’t Let Go of ‘Star Wars’ or ‘Coming to America’ 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z A State Department travel advisory warns of land mines, suicide bombers and bandits, and the country shares borders with volatile neighbors, including parts of Nigeria that are strongholds of the terrorist group Boko Haram. In Chad, the Elephants (So Many Elephants) Are Back 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z "The Secretary-General is appalled at the frequency and intensity of recent attacks in Nigeria, which demonstrate a wanton and unacceptable disregard for human life," it said. Islamist insurgents kill over 178 in Nigeria's Kano 2012-01-22T12:56:00Z In addition to Nigeria, polio persists in a handful of countries, including Afghanistan, Angola, Chad, India, Pakistan and Sudan. Ted Turner gives $80M to UN fund for Nigeria work 2010-10-25T20:19:00Z Internet connection in Nigeria is still too weak and expensive to guarantee easy access to streaming platforms. What Netflix’s involvement in Nigeria’s massive film industry really means 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z A Nasty Boy is an example of the flourishing media scene and business culture in Nigeria, which is Africa’s biggest democracy. Nigerian fashion magazine stirs debate about men in skirts 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z “Emailing For Dollars”: The most popular game show in Nigeria. Style Invitational Week 1242: That was then . . . — give us a then/now joke 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Designers from Lebanon to China to Nigeria are creating extraordinary face masks and protective clothing, and in South Korea, YouTubers are giving tutorials to maximise the make-up and mask look. Drive-in cinemas, raves and dining behind plastic: the new going out 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Tributes are pouring in from around the world following the passing on of perhaps Nigeria's greatest ever writer. Chinua Achebe peered deep into the Nigerian psyche 2013-03-22T16:43:31Z The second incident took place in northern Nigeria. The Limits of “Message Movies” about Africa 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z It is unlikely other people would be infected on the plane – one man flew from Liberia to Lagos in Nigeria, where he became ill, but no other passenger appears to have contracted the disease. Ebola: what is the real risk to the UK? 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z No sooner had he seen a picture of his grandfather Cyril with his handsome black steward in turn-of-the-century Nigeria than he had made him gay, and the two of them loving partners. TV review: The Hospital and Who Do You Think You Are? 2010-07-27T06:59:00Z A woman in Nigeria recently shocked guests as she rolled into her tenth wedding anniversary party in a giant, clear, bubble-style balloon. Woman rolls into wedding anniversary party in balloon 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z It’s made up of artists and writers from Nigeria who, once a year for the past three years, have driven in vans from Lagos to other parts of the continent. Art Review: ?The Ungovernables: 2012 New Museum Triennial? 2012-02-16T23:45:32Z Nigeria also lacked the facilities to safely store and exhibit the delicate items. How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z But, he says, Nigeria was the hardest country to work in: expensive, bureaucratic and cumbersome. Big picture: Floods, by Gideon Mendel 2013-01-04T22:59:35Z The voyage of the Yoruba diaspora over four centuries – from 18th-century Nigeria to Cuba, Brazil, the USA and London – is the subject of Feast, an ambitious co-production between the Royal Court and Young Vic. This week's new theatre 2013-01-19T05:59:01Z He wanted the project to feel global, and ended up with locations around the world — Brazil, Nigeria, Spain — as well as movement artists from more than 25 countries and young, untested choreographers. Perspective | The best dance, on your laptop: Young risk-takers are going outdoors to create short, raw films 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z In the final room, Ruth Ige, who was born in Nigeria and lives in New Zealand, uses figuration like a weight to hold down great swoops of acrylic indigo, cerulean and gray. New York Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z There are things about Nigeria that I’m still discovering, and that’s just the vastness of the country. For Her Debut, Abi Daré Confronts ‘Dreams and Intelligence That We Kill’ 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z Somewhat incongruously, as part of a Miss Nigeria in America pageant, she wrote a five-minute set about ‘What’s funny about being Nigerian in America?’ Insecure’s Yvonne Orji: 'I’m 33 years old and I’m a virgin' 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Nigeria was a country founded on the premise of a regional power player. Nigeria: Africa's superpower? 2010-06-10T11:00:00Z He became a senior research fellow at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and in 1971 he and a group of Nigerian academics founded Okike, an important journal for African creative writing and critical debate. Chinua Achebe obituary 2013-03-22T13:56:09Z A life-size terra-cotta head of the Buddha from ninth-century Thailand is one of the glories of sculptural naturalism, on a par with sculptures by Bernini and Ife artists of Nigeria in the same medium. Art Review: In ‘Lost Kingdoms,’ National Treasures From Asian Countries 2014-04-10T23:05:18Z Her next video, for “Love Me Love Me Love Me,” showed her in bed with a shirtless man and was banned by the National Broadcasting Commission in Nigeria; some of her performances were canceled. Tiwa Savage, Queen of Afrobeats, Makes a New Start 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z Akunyili Crosby left Nigeria with her older sister to study in Philadelphia. The Nigerian artist who is exploding the myth of the ‘authentic African experience’ 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z These are his mother and siblings and younger self, in 1968, noncombatants caught in the midst of Nigeria’s civil war over the breakaway region of Biafra. Review: For These African Immigrants, Life Is a Haunted House 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Higgins talks to people from Syria, Mexico, China, Dominican Republic, Nigeria and elsewhere, about their journeys to the US and how they differ from her own. 'I too have a dream': the podcast showing Trump the truth about US immigrants 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z It is a challenge that continues around the globe, but it is one Nigeria is well equipped to handle. Breaking the code: how women in Nigeria are changing the face of tech 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Nigeria is “a hostile environment for the life of the mind,” Mr. Cole ruefully observes. Books of The Times: ‘Every Day Is for the Thief’ by Teju Cole 2014-03-25T20:21:54Z Within days after her return, Dr. Aronson designed four solar electric units for the hospital, and created a portable demonstration kit in his backyard workshop that Dr. Stachel took to Nigeria. A Power Couple Finds the Spark Once Again 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Voodoo is an ancient belief system practiced by more than 65 percent Benin’s 7 million people and by millions in neighboring Nigeria, Togo and Ghana. Benin photographer captures voodoo via the lens 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z “White Cube,” a 77-minute film that is screening in art centers across the world this month, including in Eindhoven, the Netherlands; Kinshasa, Congo; Lagos, Nigeria; and Tokyo, documents that process. With a New Museum, African Workers Take Control of Their Destiny 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z I asked her if she knew how lucky she was and told her that, in many homes in Nigeria, girls as young as her were forced to do chores all day, every day. Beaten, raped and forced to work: why I'm exposing the scandal of Nigeria’s house girls 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z “You can tell that even though he is living in Nigeria, where it is challenging to be gay, he is living a vibrant life.” A ‘Lucky Child’ Writes His Way From Nigeria to the Global Stage 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z My father migrated from Nigeria in 1949, and still today we get waves of migration from different countries. Booker Prize Winner ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ Is Coming to America 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Lawmakers are also drafting a bill aimed at outlawing the production of plastics in Nigeria. Nigerian artist turns plastic waste into fashion to raise awareness 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z At the other end of the table, Damascus retained last place, followed by the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, and Lagos in Nigeria. Vienna tops Melbourne as world's most liveable city: Economist survey 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Would she handle a return to Nigeria any better? ‘Americanah’: Africans’ struggle to become American 2013-05-29T22:19:25Z She drives from her home in Lanham, Md., for good prices on staples like goat meat and tilapia that she remembers from her home country of Nigeria. Florida Avenue Market: Morsels on Morse include kitchen supplies, cheap eats She plans to use her award money to travel to Nigeria for research. MacArthur fellows for 2017: a tragicomic novelist, an 'Afropolitan' painter and more 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z My husband is going to Nigeria for a month to visit family, so I’ll have to get used to disconnection and uncertainty. 'Sick and asphyxiating' – why we live in an age of anxiety 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z Today it is home to the world’s largest black population outside of Nigeria. An Enthralling Show of Afro-Atlantic History Illuminates Brazil 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Last month, the Horniman Museum, in London, held a ceremony to transfer ownership of 72 objects, including bronzes, to Nigeria’s government, and immediately returned six to Nigerian hands. How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z When they discover a plot involving the Russians and a wanted terrorist from Nigeria, Pike and Jennifer quickly organize to neutralize the threat. ‘Days of Rage’ is fast-paced thriller 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z She has never seen buildings like this in Nigeria. Review: Roadkill 2010-08-12T15:49:00Z I could not get cinema showings in Nigeria because of the reaction, and we had to be careful to avoid a backlash from the government. Boko Haram gets Nollywood treatment as Nigerian films imitate life 2013-07-04T15:58:08Z For those of you that read The Trouble with Nigeria, Achebe told us that there is nothing wrong with Nigeria. Chinua Achebe funeral celebrates revered Nigerian author 2013-05-23T17:37:10Z I am super-excited by what I believe will be the most inspiring retail building in Nigeria — maybe even in West Africa. My Lagos: Duro Olowu's Home Town 2012-11-14T11:30:18Z “FANTASTICALLY corrupt” said David Cameron, Britain’s prime minister, talking about Nigeria with the Queen on May 10th. No fantasy 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Found in northern Nigeria, these sculptures date as far back as 800 B.C. African Art Is Under Threat in Djenne-Djenno 2012-08-02T12:00:00Z His mother died when he was five, after the two of them fled the brutal civil war in the Biafra region of Nigeria. In Samuel Fosso’s Photos, ‘You Can See Evil, You Can See God’ 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z “And we don’t have institutions anymore. All the institutions that took care of Nigeria, everything is broken down.” Wole Soyinka Is Not Going Anywhere 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z “In Nigeria, for example, where health systems are stronger, the number of cases has so far been limited, despite the introduction of infection into the large cities of Lagos and Port Harcourt.“ As many as 1.4 million could be infected with Ebola by January, CDC warns 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z For decades Nigeria has suffered a doubly dubious reputation: recognised as a kleptocracy and notorious for its armies of imaginative criminals, formed into organisations with international reach. No fantasy 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z When Nigeria gained independence, in 1960, it began asking that the objects be returned, but success did not come until recently, when museums began to address colonial wrongs. Who Owns the Benin Bronzes? The Answer Just Got More Complicated. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z “My mom would tell me that in Nigeria, it’s a sign of beauty. I was like, ‘We’re in Massachusetts.’ 'OITNB' Stars Talk Body Image on the Cover of Essence 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Nigeria is in the grips of civil war, one very similar to the real Biafran War that ravaged the Igbo tribe in 1967-70 as they attempted to secede from Nigeria. It’s the Year 2172: Time to Fight the Bloody Biafran War Again 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z A family in southeastern Nigeria confronts what little it knew of — and was willing to accept about — its son after his body is delivered to his mother’s doorstep. 13 Books to Watch For in August 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z "We had over 20 types of preserved seafood on display for the chefs to work with, ranging from Scotland's smokies to Nigeria's okporoko to Japan's katsuobushi — we went all over the world with this." "Top Chef" producer on that demanding thali challenge: "I'm getting winded just thinking about it!" 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Daré, who lives in London but grew up in Lagos, told her that there were girls her age in Nigeria who did housework for a living. For Her Debut, Abi Daré Confronts ‘Dreams and Intelligence That We Kill’ 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z They are part of Nigeria's vast informal sector, which accounts for 57.7% of the country's economy. Nigeria’s street food adds to the plastic problem — green leaves offer a solution 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z He graduated from the Federal University of Technology Owerri in Nigeria, and completed his master’s degree from San Francisco State. Choosing to be in Each Other’s World 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z The result is Nok by Alara in Lagos, Nigeria, a restaurant whose celebratory feel is informed by both its hip ambience and its new takes on regional staples. A Rare Gem of a Restaurant in Lagos 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z Yet not only did they qualify for this year’s tournament, they advanced through the group phase, stunning Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo to reach the quarter-finals where they lost to Tunisia. The highs and lows of fans watching the Africa Cup of Nations 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z In a symbolic gesture, Germany’s foreign minister flew to Nigeria in December, and handed back the first 20 items, with more scheduled to follow. Who Owns the Benin Bronzes? The Answer Just Got More Complicated. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z "We're starting with Kenya, Niger, Mali, Nigeria, Ghana and Egypt," he said. Barack Obama pushes for 'global effort' to combat spread of Ebola 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Nigeria has been calling for the objects’ return for several decades, and its deal with Germany is the largest yet. How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Nigeria is home to the highest number of women subjected to FGM in the world and Saliu said her family do not want to subject her daughters to it. Pressure on Richard Branson to block deportation of Nigerian FGM mother 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z I met my birth father, Jonathan, for the very first time on a Sunday, a Sunday in Nigeria with Jonathan. How I met my real father 2010-05-22T23:01:00Z And it’s fertile ground to seed: The Blackest nation outside of Nigeria, Brazil was the last country in the Western Hemisphere to abolish slavery, in 1888. After 22 Years, Gayl Jones Returns 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z The setting was a hasty interrogation that followed Yusuf’s capture after a brief uprising in north-eastern Nigeria sparked by a clash with policemen. Bringers of sorrow 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z After consulting his prophet in Nigeria, he paid a Khmer boy to collect two bottles of water, one from the Mekong River and another from a filthy urban lake. Modern Love: The Hardest Lesson to Learn 2011-02-04T18:20:03Z In 1980s Nigeria, a new form of masquerade called Ogele emerged, in which men wore top-heavy tiered wooden masks carved and painted to represent both real people and imaginary beings. ‘Disguise: Masks and Global African Art,’ Where Tradition Meets Avant-Garde 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Moukheiber said Bongani would launch in Nigeria this year and, he hoped, the United Kingdom, and aims to be the cigar of choice for African professionals who want to flaunt their wealth or success. Can 'Made in Africa' cigars compete with Cuba? 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z So as an undergraduate at a university in Nigeria, he instead pursued a degree in English and literature. History and Humor Inspire Victor Ehikhamenor’s Art 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Nigeria, with supposedly the highest film output in the world, is the unstoppable home of on-the-fly video features. Only greater inclusivity will give South Africa full ownership of its cinema 2012-06-13T16:07:05Z When he wasn't on trains with African musicians, he was off to Nigeria in search of the stars of the Afrobeats scene. Our 2012 music features: Five of the best 2012-12-27T09:00:00Z Unable to return to Pakistan after her recovery, Yousafzai moved to England, setting up the Malala Fund and supporting local education advocacy groups with a focus on Pakistan, Nigeria, Jordan, Syria and Kenya. Pakistani teen, Indian activist win Nobel Peace Prize 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s sense of dislocation was not helped when his birth parents, of whom he was hardly aware, abruptly arrived to take him with them back to Nigeria when he was eight or nine years old. ‘Farmed’ out to a white family, I became a skinhead: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on his first film 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z As of last year, Nigeria was the 11th largest oil-producing nation in the world. T Magazine: In Lagos, the 1% Takes Stock 2014-04-25T17:00:01Z On Friday, Ms. Hill was also forced to pull out of a show in Lagos, Nigeria, due to travel issues. Lauryn Hill Cancels Performance in Israel 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z It is also an extremely international list: the writers' backgrounds – and storytelling interests – include China, Nigeria, Ghana, the US, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Granta list celebrates fresh crop of British novelists 2013-04-15T19:00:01Z The dish is just one of many contributions to West African cuisine from the Hausa people, who live in what is now northern Nigeria, Cameroon, southern Niger and elsewhere across the region. Sugared and Spiced, This Creamy Porridge Comforts 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z We heard so many things, but nobody really knows – and like so many of the underage house girls living and working in Nigeria, Mariam and Edna simply disappeared without a trace. Beaten, raped and forced to work: why I'm exposing the scandal of Nigeria’s house girls 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z The efforts at vaccinating the young appear to be working so far in oil-rich Nigeria. Ted Turner gives $80M to UN fund for Nigeria work 2010-10-25T20:19:00Z Plucked lutes are displayed in Turkmenistan, Mongolia, Nigeria and Australia. Museum Review: The Musical Instrument Museum Opens in Phoenix 2010-04-24T00:46:00Z Originally from Nigeria, he’d moved to southern California to study and make film. Go to Boise for its arts scene? Yep! The booming city is undergoing a cultural renaissance. 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z State Department sent him to Nigeria as a relief officer in 1967. Keeper of Africa's lost arts 2012-01-11T21:13:12Z Countries deep in the red zone, such as Syria, Iraq and Nigeria, are an unequivocal “no.” The most frequently asked travel questions answered 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z On a crisp winter day, worshippers from Singapore, Nigeria and Germany performed their own baptism ceremonies in the waters. Sea of Galilee draws faithful despite receding waters 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z For the Ibo of Eastern Nigeria, the Hausa of the North is a much more fearful, deadly and real adversary than the white-skinned men across the sea he will never sail.” “How Does It Feel To Be a White Man?”: William Gardner Smith’s Exile in Paris 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z "Today is a somber day in Nigeria, as Chinua Achebe was laid to rest in his native village," Rice tweeted, according to Politico. Chinua Achebe dies a second time, thanks to social media 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z I wanted to include Nigeria in the show because there’s no way I could tell my story without showing you where I came from. Yvonne Orji, the ‘Insecure’ Star, Returns Confidently to Stand-Up 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z He had been a drummer in Nigeria, so took his instrument to the same park and just started playing. Go to Boise for its arts scene? Yep! The booming city is undergoing a cultural renaissance. 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z John Boyega was born in London to parents who grew up in Nigeria and raised their children in a house that felt like a piece of their home country inside the United Kingdom. John Boyega Won’t Let Go of ‘Star Wars’ or ‘Coming to America’ 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Nigeria players canceled a training session before its round of 16 loss against France to ensure its bonus payments were upheld. How World Cup cash is paid to teams, players 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z These books are part of a flourishing literary movement centered in the ancient city of Kano, in northern Nigeria, where dozens of young women are rebelling through romance novels. Romance novellas by women in Nigeria challenge traditions 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Puerto Rico, Nigeria—stuff like that is awesome to think about. Mark Ronson: Pop Songs Don't Have to Have Dumb Lyrics 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The number of countries where polio regularly circulates dropped from 125 in 1988 to just three as of last year – Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan. Polio double vaccine gives better protection, study finds 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z “For Africa and for Africans, I think migration has done a lot,” Chukwuma, who is from eastern Nigeria, said in an interview. U.S.T.A. and the Armory Show to Bring 5 Artists to the U.S. Open 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Back then Air Afrique flew through Dakar to Nigeria, so my first experience in Africa was here. Kehinde Wiley, Spoiler of Artists 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Working with police intelligence, specific flights to countries which practise FGM – including Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Dubai, Egypt and Turkey – will be targeted, said Ingrid Smith, assistant director of the Border Force at Gatwick. Parents who allow female genital mutilation will be prosecuted 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z While Nigeria serves as a muse, many of these new authors must live abroad or tap into Western networks to earn a living from their writing. Nigerian authors look West to gain their fame 2012-01-26T11:21:09Z Fearing the disintegration of Nigeria, the government blocked the secession with military force, backed by a UK government keen to protect its oil interests. There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra by Chinua Achebe - review 2012-10-05T21:55:01Z The impetus was a DNA test that revealed Hall’s ancestors were the Yoruba people from Nigeria and the Bubi from Bioko Island off the west coast of Africa. Carla Hall is ‘the most visible black person in food.’ Now she wants to take soul food mainstream. 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The Guardian’s Nigeria media campaign will launch in Abuja on Tuesday alongside the country’s first national conference on FGM. Ban Ki-moon calls on men across the world to campaign to end FGM 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z We took over a stage at Glastonbury – I remember doing a broken-down version of my song Feel Free, with Damon on the piano and a guy called Scratch beat-boxing – and then we went to Nigeria. Kano: 'Africa Express is random and surreal. Wicked, though' 2012-08-25T23:08:32Z When visiting friends and family in Nigeria and traveling across Africa, Idowu discovered that it was difficult to find spirits that he could bring home to share with others. The delicious, diverse world of spirits from the African continent 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z He was an outspoken political dissident against the military regime in his native Nigeria. Get-up-and-dance ‘Fela!’ coming to Seattle May 28-June 2 2013-05-22T23:12:41Z African influences became more noticeable in his music when he spent four years studying and teaching in Nigeria in the early 1980s. Yusef Lateef, Innovative Jazz Saxophonist and Flutist, Dies at 93 2013-12-24T19:55:27Z Ms. Duboc will also report from Lagos, Nigeria and Phnom Penh, Cambodia in future installments. On the Runway Blog: Fashion Without End 2011-11-18T21:54:35Z “The way we were disciplined and the lessons that we learned were all in direct link to Nigeria.” John Boyega Won’t Let Go of ‘Star Wars’ or ‘Coming to America’ 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Too African for Jamaica, too Jamaican for America, too American for Nigeria, Chude-Sokei grows up in search of a Blackness that fits him. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Besides Senegal, Nigeria and Benin are also opening new museums meant to serve in part as rejoinders to arguments by European museum directors that Africa lacks the facilities to care for the works. Senegal opens new art museum honoring black civilization 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z There are also those voices, he knows, who think that now he's tasted success in the UK, he'll turn his back on Nigeria, but he's adamant. I'm with D'Banj 2012-06-23T22:30:01Z The other was music from Ghana, Nigeria, Congo and Cameroon. Music Review: Creating an International Sound Without Compromising Their Roots 2011-08-08T22:15:02Z He angrily sweeps the family to Nigeria, where he works in a hospital as Jennings’s mother teaches. Review | New ‘Queens Girl’ memoir revisits 1960s U.S. and Nigeria 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z In Nigeria, Eric, who is out and proud, is told to tone down his queerness and gender expression because of the country's laws that criminalize being gay. On "Sex Education," Ncuti Gatwa's Eric always shines, even in a disappointing final season 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z He is in Nigeria, and he is performing cataract surgeries in a remote village. "It would change our politics": Emilio Estevez on why we should all take a pilgrimage 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z But when she showed up again in “Her Portmanteau,” 36 years had elapsed and she still hadn’t returned to Nigeria. Review: For These African Immigrants, Life Is a Haunted House 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z It was imported to Nigeria when Liberian-American diplomat Patrick Sawyer collapsed at the main international airport in Lagos on July 20. How Nigeria successfully curbed its Ebola outbreak 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Here, he describes the formation of a creative relationship with his late wife, Linda, and why he chose to record the album in Lagos, Nigeria. Exclusive: Paul McCartney talks about Band on the Run 2010-10-26T10:37:00Z Yet because he has a foot in both America and Nigeria, he embodies an institution that wants to mingle both worlds, Golden said. A Harlem Institution Reimagines How Americans Interact With the African Continent 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z But the younger Mr. Kuti’s status as a mainstream celebrity in his native Nigeria — he has been a judge on “Nigerian Idol” — hasn’t made his lyrics any less fiery. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Voodoo is an ancient belief system practiced by more than 65 percent Benin’s 7 million people and by millions in neighboring Nigeria, Togo and Ghana. Benin photographer captures voodoo via the lens 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z His 1958 novel "Things Fall Apart," about a young man growing up in colonial Nigeria, was one of the most widely-readly read books by an African novelist in the 20th century. Chinua Achebe dies a second time, thanks to social media 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z The Kingdom of Benin, in what is now southern Nigeria, had no heritage law in place in 1897 when British soldiers seized thousands of them as trophies. For U.S. Museums With Looted Art, the Indiana Jones Era Is Over 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z It’s a sprawling series, moving between the United States and Nigeria, and also across time and space. Nine Plays, One Truth: Mfoniso Udofia on Her Immigrant Experience, and Ours 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z She adds that, being from Nigeria, the whole fuss around pregnancy in California seems a little unnecessary. The Nigerian artist who is exploding the myth of the ‘authentic African experience’ 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z “These personnel will support the operation of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft for missions over northern Nigeria and the surrounding area,” the White House said in a statement alerting Congress of the action. U.S. deploys troops to Chad to aid in search for schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z The saga of the bronzes predates Nigeria as well as the British protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria that preceded it; instead the area was a diverse tapestry of kingdoms and empires. Who Owns the Benin Bronzes? The Answer Just Got More Complicated. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z But now, many of Nigeria’s promising young authors are increasingly building an audience at home, where there is a growing appetite for fiction that addresses contemporary issues. A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Photograph: Sony Pictures It's no accident that the three African countries with the highest GDP are also the three with sustainable film industries: South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria. Only greater inclusivity will give South Africa full ownership of its cinema 2012-06-13T16:07:05Z Growing up in Nigeria, I loved reading crime novels. What the Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Reads While She Works 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Ife, the ancient city-state of the Yoruba people — now in present-day southwestern Nigeria — was a cosmopolitan hub of trade, beginning about 1100 and lasting 300 years. Inside Art: A Late Picasso Painting Is for Sale at Sotheby?s 2010-04-22T22:34:00Z None of this was expected – she left Nigeria thinking she would become a doctor just like her father and several of her five siblings. The Nigerian artist who is exploding the myth of the ‘authentic African experience’ 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z He moved to Nigeria, took up polo, drove a Land Rover across the Sahara, lived on a ranch in South Africa, divorced his first wife and married three more times. Ginger Baker, Cream’s volatile drummer, dies at 80 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z The piece was partly inspired by women’s resistance movements in Nigeria, though that isn’t necessarily discernible in the final product, which blends dance, music and theater. Review: Okwui Okpokwasili Gives Voice to the Ignored and Oppressed 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z But the connection to the Yoruba, one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, was more meaningful. The story behind the design of the African American history museum 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Nigeria was locked in the grip of a military government, for one thing. How Paul McCartney proved Wings haters wrong with "Band on the Run" 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z Within the episode titled “Gender,” Charles spends time with women who have forged comedy careers in some of these “unlikeliest of places,” such as Nigeria. The perils of "dangerous" comedy, or what makes a notorious warlord laugh? 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Teju Cole: The son of Nigerian parents, Cole was born here but raised in Nigeria, and is now writer-in-residence at Bard College. Novels of the African Diaspora: A reading list 2014-04-30T21:32:43Z Growing up in Nigeria, I experienced this dish as a welcome offering, with bowls handed to arriving guests, a restorative precursor to an evening’s meal. Sugared and Spiced, This Creamy Porridge Comforts 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z But the focal point of the labels’ interest is clearly Mali, a landlocked nation in sub-Saharan West Africa with a population of only 14.5 million, less than one-10th that of Nigeria. Music: Indie Rock Embraces an African Invasion 2011-01-30T02:30:03Z “Nigeria is my muse,” said Ms. Okorafor, who lives in a suburb of Chicago. Nnedi Okorafor and the Fantasy Genre She Is Helping Redefine 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Growing up in Nigeria, Akunyili Crosby toggled between rural and urban life. Njideka Akunyili Crosby: The painter in her MacArthur moment 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z That personal history was perhaps his greatest gift to Nigeria. Chinua Achebe peered deep into the Nigerian psyche 2013-03-22T16:43:31Z In April, Germany said it would start returning around 1,100 looted artifacts known as the Benin Bronzes from its museums to Nigeria, beginning next year. As Europe Returns Artifacts, Britain Stays Silent 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z His version of the Chekhov play “Three Sisters,” which he set in Nigeria during the Biafran war, opened at the National Theater in London. This Basketball-Loving Poet Resists Categorization 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Ultimately, he said, the oba’s family, Nigeria’s museum commission and the government of Edo State agreed to join a trust together, with independent directors that oversee the construction and operation of the new museum. How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z A few days after the Matharoos had returned to Nigeria, they were awakened by a loud knocking at their hotel room door. How to Date a Lot of Billionaires 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z When Mr. Dunstone got back to England from Nigeria, he couldn’t shake that note from his mind: “Please help return the Benin Bronzes.” This Art Was Looted 123 Years Ago. Will It Ever Be Returned? 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z While thwarting the theft of a tightly guarded biohazardous substance from the Institute for Infectious Diseases, in Lagos, Nigeria, they accidentally set several floors of a skyscraper on fire, resulting in fatalities. The Stifling Decency of “Captain America: Civil War” 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z In “The Water Will Come,” partly built on stories he’s written for Rolling Stone, he visits cities in peril around the globe: New York; Lagos, Nigeria; Norfolk, Va.; Miami; Venice; Rotterdam. Not if the Seas Rise, but When and How High 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Nigeria and Senegal have recorded 21 cases of infection and a total of eight deaths. Tourists Urged to Avoid Ebola Zone in West Africa 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z We then went to Nigeria for a month, and the characters came to us throughout this process. Netflix's existential "Shine Your Eyes" searches for a man who "inhabits the world of fiction" 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z In parts of Nigeria these resource rents are shared between an elite that controls the state and armed warlords who held it to ransom through blowing up pipelines and kidnapping oil workers. Blood earth 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Chicago police detained the brothers in mid-February at O’Hare International Airport after their return from Nigeria. Smollett attorney wants focus on brothers role in attack 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z After leaving my father, my brother and me, my mother lived in Nigeria from when I was 10 to 35, rarely visiting the UK. My son was diagnosed with autism at five. Did he inherit it from my misunderstood mother? 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z Abudu has made Nigeria her base and her focus so far, but she is not constricting her horizons. Mo Abudu Isn’t Waiting for Permission 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z His 1972 prison memoir "The Man Died" expresses his frustration over the unending cycles of brutality and the pattern of genocidal murders taking place in Nigeria. Nigerian writers compare genocide of Igbos to the Holocaust 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Naturally, the Pages dress quite differently from the Fords, who are from Nigeria. Ankara Print Dresses? These Aren’t Shakespeare’s ‘Merry Wives.’ 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z LAGOS, Nigeria — With theater, traditional fabric studded with precious stones and decorated motorcycle helmets, Africa's up-and-coming fashion designers put on a dazzling show in a three-day runway event that debuted Friday in an unconventional city. Tradition meets modernity at Nigeria fashion show 2011-03-13T16:16:04Z I looked at your face and I thought: Nigeria. How a Mancunian taxi driver taught me the true meaning of friendship 2010-12-26T00:05:09Z Prince Twins Seven-Seven, a prominent Nigerian artist and leading representative of the Oshogbo School, whose brightly colored, intricately patterned paintings evoked the world of Yoruba folklore and religion, died on June 16 in Ibadan, Nigeria. Prince Twins Seven-Seven, Nigerian Artist, Dies at 67 2011-07-03T23:00:06Z There is no tax on period products in Ireland, Canada, Australia, Kenya, India, Columbia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Nigeria, Uganda, Lebanon and Trinidad and Tobago, the Scottish government’s briefing on the bill said. Scotland to approve free sanitary products for all women 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Most were born or now work in the United States, but Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Great Britain, Japan and Canada are also home, past or present. Identity transformed in the Fowler's 'Disguise: Masks and Global African Art' 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z He is also scheduled to visit Freetown, Conakry and Abuja in Nigeria. Ebola: airlines cancel more flights to affected countries 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z My last trip to Lagos, Nigeria, where I grew up, was in January 2020, and the visits I took to market apothecaries with her have stayed with me. Three Restorative Recipes to Warm From Within 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z The artist was born in London but spent their early years with their mother in Lagos, Nigeria. The Artist Who Transforms Galleries Into Forests and Fields 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z The Met itself recently returned two of the many Benin sculptures in its holdings to Nigeria. In ‘African Origin’ Show at Met, New Points of Light Across Cultures 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Ms. Webb has developed a strong link with several schools in Nigeria and is expanding into Kenya and Ghana. Dancing in the Streets of Harlem, and Gathering to Dance, Merce-Style 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Olatuja, who grew up in both Lagos, Nigeria, and London, favors an amalgam of West African styles, often overlaid with soul and gospel harmony. Music Review: E. J. Strickland Project and Olatuja Project at 92Y Tribeca 2012-01-19T23:32:37Z The daughter of Nigerian immigrants, she was raised in Illinois, but spent holidays with her extended family in Nigeria. Nnedi Okorafor and the Fantasy Genre She Is Helping Redefine 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Back in Nigeria, he edited and produced discussion programmes and short stories for the NBS in Enugu, eastern Nigeria, and learned much about how good dialogue works. Chinua Achebe obituary 2013-03-22T13:56:09Z I lived seven years of my life in Nigeria, and I've now lived 14 years of my life in America. David Oyelowo on fighting the legacy of colonialism and being told to just "shut up, make movies" 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Ballet appealed to him for another reason, too: It wasn’t widely taught or practiced in Nigeria. In Lagos, a Homegrown Ballet Academy Leaps Into the Spotlight 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z “My protagonist’s life in America is as important as his life in Nigeria, if not more so,” he said. New Wave of African Writers With an Internationalist Bent 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Fresh from an assignment—it might have been Prague, or London, or Nigeria, or Zambia—Priya told us stories of his travels and showed us contact prints. Priya Ramrakha’s Brief, Heroic Life as a Conflict Photographer, in Africa and Beyond 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z It had been decades since my parents, aunts, and uncles had emigrated from Nigeria, and they didn’t see that country as where there lives were anymore. Waking Up and No Longer Feeling Part of America 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z After FESTAC, Nigeria’s claim to leadership in the Black world would fade. A Shining Moment of Pan-African Promise 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Among the countries represented by its people are Nigeria, Syria, China, Iran, Mexico, and India, and that changes up the tone and feeling from one half hour to the next. "Little America" is a joyful roadtrip through the American dream in Apple TV+'s best series yet 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z But it wasn’t until 2019 that the artist decided to develop her own story, which, she said, was an attempt to write herself into “a history of Nigeria that felt safe, exploratory and queer.” Toyin Ojih Odutola’s Mesmeric Alternate Universes 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z “I loved that ballet is not common here. When you talk about dance in Nigeria, it’s like hitting one-way traffic: Everybody does the same thing, and they all end up in the same place.” In Lagos, a Homegrown Ballet Academy Leaps Into the Spotlight 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z The Chinese were already making sneakers in Nigeria. A Hologram for the King – extract 2013-01-26T21:00:02Z “They literally moved here from Nigeria, like, 30 years ago, so they rely on me as well for money.” For TikTok creators, the vibes in Washington were … not immaculate 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z It was up to Nigeria to decide what happened to the items in its possession, not former colonial powers, she added. Who Owns the Benin Bronzes? The Answer Just Got More Complicated. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Here I was in Nigeria for the very first time at the age of 42, meeting my father. How I met my real father 2010-05-22T23:01:00Z The comparison of Igbo suffering to the Holocaust offers a way for the writers to internationalize Igbo experience in Nigeria. Nigerian writers compare genocide of Igbos to the Holocaust 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Did you get any sense of the corrupt Nigeria of the film? Naomie Harris: 'I want to play Elizabeth Bennet' 2010-03-21T00:07:00Z Maryam, the narrator of O’Brien’s latest novel, is kidnapped by jihadi fighters in northeastern Nigeria. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Twenty-seven years ago I wrote a pamphlet called 'Trouble in Nigeria', which was about corruption. Chinua Achebe: A life in writing 2010-12-13T08:00:00Z Wole Oguntokun, director of the Renegade Theatre company, says he hopes the performance at the Globe, modeled after the theater where Bard plays were once shown, will bring new focus to stage acting in Nigeria. 'Winter's Tale' by Shakespeare gets African reboot 2012-05-25T12:16:04Z We went out to visit his family in Nigeria just after Biafra. How a Mancunian taxi driver taught me the true meaning of friendship 2010-12-26T00:05:09Z Ani kept the African rights so the book could be published in Nigeria by a local publisher, making it less expensive for readers. A ‘Lucky Child’ Writes His Way From Nigeria to the Global Stage 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Although Julius tells us that he’s completing the final year of a psychiatry fellowship, he’s strangely detached from his own past, consciously or unconsciously withholding crucial aspects of his youth in Nigeria. Books of The Times: Roaming the Streets, Taking Surreal Turns 2011-05-18T21:30:05Z After Nigeria, the country with the largest population of people of African descent isn’t in Africa at all. When Predator and Prey Are One: A Brazilian Artist’s Fish Tale 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the video, co-directed by Savage, hints that Nigeria is not immune to impossible digitized beauty standards. Drake Clears His Throat With DJ Khaled, and 10 More New Songs 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Fans of the show still stop into Elgin Charles Beverly Hills to get their hair done, some from as far away as Australia and Nigeria. Reality TV's new stars: Small businesses 2013-05-08T10:39:11Z Born in Minna, northern Nigeria, the son of a cook, he grew up in a family of six boys. Danlami Aliyu obituary 2012-05-25T16:25:45Z With members who hail from Japan, Jamaica, Haiti, Nigeria, South Africa and the United States, this world-music group will enliven the children’s portion of this free annual Lincoln Center summer festival. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z His “Small Fates” series was composed of deadpan summaries of tragic news from Nigeria. Teju Cole’s ‘Every Day Is for the Thief’ Comes to the U.S. 2014-03-19T21:01:25Z What is the comedy scene like in Nigeria? "Insecure" star Yvonne Orji is rewriting the immigrant narrative "one joke at a time" 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z In 2008, Dr. Stachel went to Nigeria to study why women are so much more likely to die in childbirth there than in the West. A Power Couple Finds the Spark Once Again 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Things Fall Apart told the tragic story of Okonkwo in late 19th-century Nigeria as Christian missionaries began their work in the region. Chinua Achebe: A life in writing 2010-12-13T08:00:00Z His father retired as a director of statistics at the National Bureau of Statistics in Abuja, Nigeria. Effie Johnson, Adetola Ladejobi 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z He grew up during a particularly tumultuous time in Nigeria, where freedom of expression was often violently curtailed. Nigerian writer Helon Habila wins a Windham Campbell Prize 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z As compared to a lot of people, Achebe was a man of character, who refused not one, but two national honours because he was not at peace with the way Nigeria is being run. Chinua Achebe peered deep into the Nigerian psyche 2013-03-22T16:43:31Z They come from the ancient Kingdom of Benin, now in southern Nigeria, and the most famous items are a series of brass plaques, which were once nailed to pillars in the kingdom’s main palace. Germany Begins Return of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z In Nigeria, none of the major restaurant chains offer meat substitutes and meat consumption is growing, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Vegans see green shoots in meat-loving Nigeria 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z I'd been to the continent only once before: to Nigeria, at seven and without my mum, whose painful adolescence in London and Lagos had left her with no love of home. Taiye Selasi: "I'm Afropolitan dammit!' 2013-03-22T10:54:01Z She now wants to move her products into other East African countries, and then perhaps to Nigeria. Finding the Beauty in African Sales 2012-11-15T06:07:03Z Portraits by another artist, Toyin Odutola, who was born in Nigeria and now lives in Los Angeles, are more offbeat and generate interesting ideas. Art Review: ‘Fore’ at Studio Museum in Harlem 2012-11-29T22:40:44Z Onwuachi lived in a remote area of Nigeria for two years. Chef Kwame’s ready to show D.C. a fine-dining experience unlike any other 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Despite such hurdles, Nigeria’s publishing industry has blossomed in recent years, following the country’s return to democracy in 1999 after decades of military dictatorship. A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z In March, the Smithsonian Institution said it would return most of its 39 bronzes to Nigeria, shipping them at the institution’s expense. Germany Begins Return of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Last year, the German government signed an agreement with its Nigerian counterpart to transfer ownership of over 1,000 looted bronzes to Nigeria. Who Owns the Benin Bronzes? The Answer Just Got More Complicated. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z On a recent visit to Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda, Ms. Sozzani met with Africans working in the design field from creative fashion through product development and film. Rebranding Africa 2012-05-14T11:56:45Z LAGOS, Nigeria — Rock music is often produced and enjoyed under the pressure of social constraints, and the restrictive culture of post-dictatorial Nigeria made for a perfect cooker. From MySpace to the Streets of Lagos 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z Visitors to the Humboldt Forum can still view several dozen Benin Bronzes, accompanied by signage clarifying that the objects belong to Nigeria. How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Akinmolayan, best known for directing “The Wedding Party 2”, Nigeria’s highest grossing movie, said he was inspired after several attempts to explain the lockdown to his 5-year-old son. Cartoon monster helps explain coronavirus to Nigerian children 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z But that plan has run aground since Nigeria’s outgoing president announced he had transferred ownership of the looted items to a direct descendant of the ruler they had been stolen from. Who Owns the Benin Bronzes? The Answer Just Got More Complicated. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Cast members said Thursday they were honored and humbled to perform in Nigeria before Fela's fan base, but acknowledged it would be impossible to please all his fans. Broadway's 'Fela!' cast performs for Nigerian fans 2011-04-15T01:38:08Z She is also a director of Solar Sister, an organization in Washington that helps women in Tanzania, Nigeria and Uganda become solar-product entrepreneurs. Cynthia Drakeman, Richard Wanerman 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z In Nigeria, many of these house girls have no power, no voice of their own. Beaten, raped and forced to work: why I'm exposing the scandal of Nigeria’s house girls 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z His father, who immigrated to England from Nigeria, was a DJ. U.K. rapper Skepta finding success with American audiences 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Arts A rare West African ivory mask, taken by the British during a 19th-century invasion of the city-state Benin in present-day Nigeria, was withdrawn from a Sotheby’s sale after online protests, The Independent reported. ArtsBeat: After Online Protest, Sotheby's Withdraws African Mask From Sale 2010-12-29T17:54:35Z Others, including South Africa’s MultiChoice, are using Nigeria as a testing ground for introducing streaming platforms in African markets with poor communications infrastructure and low income levels. Action! Nigeria's film industry draws global entertainment brands 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z After all, my fellow ministers had all sworn with Bibles and Korans, promising to be faithful, loyal and honest – as we say in Nigeria. The Swimming Pool by Jekwu Anyaegbuna 2013-03-16T09:01:08Z “I’m a black woman first. Regardless of where I come from — London, Nigeria, wherever, my skin does not change,” Erivo said of the backlash surrounding her heritage. We all know Harriet Tubman was a hero. The stars of ‘Harriet’ want you to see her humanity. 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z The novelist Okey Ndibe, 54, said for his part, “My reflexes are shaped mostly by life in Nigeria, but so many aspects of me are in the American mode.” New Wave of African Writers With an Internationalist Bent 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z "Nigeria has been successful at containment. But have we eliminated the disease? No," he told reporters. Ebola epidemic will get worse before it gets better, top US health body warns 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z In Nigeria, dance was “present everywhere,” he said, as part of social life. ‘Artists Are Migrants’: A Nigerian-Irish Dancer’s Multiplicities 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z One of the photographs hanging on a house in Makoko, Nigeria. Makoko exhibition opens a window on a Nigerian world 2013-03-28T14:04:50Z She also visits Nigeria to convey how her culture influences her bits. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Shirley’ and Yvonne Orji 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z Below are edited excerpts from the conversation: Your first two novels were set in Nigeria, and this book takes place there and in the United States. ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on 'Americanah' 2013-06-06T14:50:36Z We believe that our work is critical in informing food, health and environmental policy decisions in Nigeria and other developing regions. Nigeria’s street food adds to the plastic problem — green leaves offer a solution 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Born in 1970 in a small village in Edo State in Nigeria, Mr. Ehikhamenor was given a plastic camera when he was 9. History and Humor Inspire Victor Ehikhamenor’s Art 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, new projects, like the Edo Museum of West African Art in Nigeria, where repatriated artworks from historical Benin will be housed, are recasting conceptions of what an ethnological museum should look like. When a Visit to the Museum Becomes an Ethical Dilemma 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z It took Ms. Reed seven years to unravel their provenance and arrange for restitution; from the same collector’s trove, the museum also returned eight objects to Nigeria. A Long Way Home for ‘Looted’ Art Is Getting Shorter 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z The two new cases in Nigeria are causing particular concern because they are outside the immediate group of caregivers who treated a dying airline passenger. Ebola outbreak: British national living in Sierra Leone tests positive for virus 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z Rapping about Lagos, Nigeria, on the new song “Pandemonium”? Music Review: A Quick Study of Status (Fine Watches Set to Rap) 2011-03-06T22:43:04Z He flew both sisters on private jets to France and Greece and eventually to Nigeria, a destination they did not disclose to their strict parents. How to Date a Lot of Billionaires 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z For the first time, the museum, through Ms. Reed, has acknowledged that the statues should be returned to Nigeria, where they originated. A Long Way Home for ‘Looted’ Art Is Getting Shorter 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z There were cases of the hemorragic disease in Nigeria and Senegal, but those potential outbreaks appear to have been stopped by fast action. The 5 most toxic myths about Ebola, debunked 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z The works on view, which include metalwork, sculpture and textiles, date from the 13th to 19th centuries, and cover various African regions, including Mali, Nigeria, Liberia and Congo, among others. Datebook: Kerry James Marshall at MOCA, L.A. in '92 and Mary Weatherford's brilliant abstractions 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z While queens rule less often, especially in the conservative north of Nigeria where it is banned, there are a number of exceptions. Contemporary African Royals, in Regalia and Complexity 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z I travelled to Nigeria last month, to attend a literary festival. Why I’m channelling Blanche DuBois 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z The couple met in December 2014 at a wedding in Ibadan, Nigeria. Morenike Johnson, Ademola Adewale-Sadik 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z Spokesman for Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria Yakubu Dati says airports are also setting up holding rooms in case another potential Ebola victim lands in Nigeria. Nigeria to screen airline travelers for Ebola 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z The groom and his father are princes of the Yoruba ethnic group from the Ijebu Kingdom of southwestern Nigeria. Morenike Johnson, Ademola Adewale-Sadik 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z Plastic is made from oil: I think of oil fields in Nigeria. Seattle native's 'Story of Stuff' videos go viral 2010-07-28T22:50:00Z The journey takes her around Scotland and to Nigeria, where she meets her father. The artists' artist: children's authors 2011-07-06T21:30:01Z Thousands were killed in the raid, which is known as the Benin Massacre in Nigeria and is remembered as one of the bloodiest episodes perpetrated by the British. Who Owns the Benin Bronzes? The Answer Just Got More Complicated. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z In Nigeria, it is the biggest force in the country, with Islam and Christianity. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: my new novel is about love, race... and hair 2013-04-06T23:05:05Z "A giant of African lit., he brought the Continent-and Nigeria, in particular-2 the world. His works left lasting impression on me & my gen." Chinua Achebe dies a second time, thanks to social media 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Players from Syria, Afghanistan and African countries including Ivory Coast, Congo and Nigeria took part in a series of matches in a FIFA-designated Football Park by the Kremlin walls. Asian, African migrants living in Russia play soccer on Red Square 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z The resulting database, he said, “was the material foundation for taking up conversations with Nigeria.” How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Among the participants was a class beaming in from Lagos, Nigeria, the pupils neatly arranged along two outdoor ballet barres. Dancing in the Streets of Harlem, and Gathering to Dance, Merce-Style 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Opinion is divided over who should receive them, but many in Benin City feel that because the items were stolen before Nigeria existed, it would be inappropriate to hand them to its federal government. Who Owns the Benin Bronzes? The Answer Just Got More Complicated. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z We had over 20 types of preserved seafood on display for the chefs to work with, ranging from Scotland's smokies to Nigeria's okporoko to Japan's katsuobushi — we went all over the world with this. "Top Chef" producer on that demanding thali challenge: "I'm getting winded just thinking about it!" 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z It was my first time being with my boys in Nigeria. John Boyega Won’t Let Go of ‘Star Wars’ or ‘Coming to America’ 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z He came from Nigeria to study at university in England but is now sleeping rough in Birmingham. One night on the streets: a portrait of homelessness in Britain 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z I'd ended the book with a coup," Achebe explains, "which was ridiculous because Nigeria was much too big a country to have a coup, but it was right for the novel. Chinua Achebe: A life in writing 2010-12-13T08:00:00Z As the book begins, Cole is hired to find Amy Breslyn, whose son was killed by a terrorist’s bomb in Nigeria. In ‘The Promise,’ Robert Crais wins our hearts with an unusual hero: A dog 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z The Lancaster-based charity Stepping Stones Nigeria, which campaigns on behalf of children in the Niger delta, recently had a case on its own doorstep of a child being accused of witchcraft. Blake Morrison: under the witches' spell 2012-07-20T21:55:10Z The song also connects with audiences worldwide — Parton has a lot of fans in Nigeria and Kenya — due to its relatable story of family, struggle and acceptance. How Dolly Parton’s "Coat of Many Colors" became an LGBTQ+ anthem 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The Nigeria that Mr. Lawrence encountered — vibrant, chaotic, creative — intrigued him. A Tribute to Black Artists Could Signal a Change for Museums 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Apocalyptic in their foreboding, the images of environmental despoliation — especially in China, Nigeria, Brazil and Indonesia — are more powerful than any words voiced by the film’s soft-spoken narrator, Oscar Isaac. Review: ‘Time to Choose’ Extols Renewable Energy to Combat Global Warming 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z The event still receives no support from the government, but it's growing every year, nipping at Nigeria and South Africa's heels. Big Picture: Dakar fashion week, by Vincent Boisot 2012-11-23T22:58:06Z Go and ask the former Minister of Finance who punctured Nigeria's treasury in order to build a world-class toilet in America. The Swimming Pool by Jekwu Anyaegbuna 2013-03-16T09:01:08Z “Look at the rest of the world,” said one man, an actor originally from Nigeria. Want the ‘Real’ Brooklyn? Go Cheap 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z "Welcome to Nollywood": Documentary about the film industry in Nigeria, part of "Seattle Reads" events related to the novel "Little Bee," 2 p.m. Summer season at the zoo kicks off with dinosaurs 2011-04-29T20:39:04Z Mr. Abulu was born and raised in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, and immigrated to the United States in the early 1980s. Nollywood Seeks a Hit With ‘Doctor Bello’ 2012-09-23T03:17:19Z And, police said, he hired two brothers from Nigeria, to pretend to attack him for $3,500. Trial set to start on charges Smollett faked racist attack 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z The average life expectancy in Nigeria is about 53 years, and citizens rich and poor struggle with hourly power outages and obtain their own potable water, which the poor often carry home on their heads. T Magazine: In Lagos, the 1% Takes Stock 2014-04-25T17:00:01Z LAGOS, Nigeria — The chaos of Nigeria's largest city of Lagos gets boiled down to prose as a narrator notes "how unpretty" its sprawl looks, with "its unplanned houses sprouting like weeds." Nigerian authors look West to gain their fame 2012-01-26T11:21:09Z While Nigeria argued that the Bronzes represent its cultural patrimony from recent centuries, it is harder for countries to argue for the restitution of prehistoric objects without looking at the specific circumstances around their removal. Dispute Over Java Man Raises a Question: Who Owns Prehistory? 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z The former governor tweeted frequently during his recent travels to Brazil, Nigeria and France, but Shriver was not mentioned in his online updates from the road. Schwarzenegger, Shriver separating after 25 years 2011-05-10T13:08:09Z A few months later, in May 2021, Nigeria’s museums commission authorized the trust to negotiate with western museums and store any returned items. Who Owns the Benin Bronzes? The Answer Just Got More Complicated. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Our research involved looking at three phases of the leaf-type material used for food packaging in Nigeria. Nigeria’s street food adds to the plastic problem — green leaves offer a solution 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z The studio’s marketing chief, Asad Ayaz, orchestrated a global campaign that found the cast walking red carpets at premieres in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City and Lagos, Nigeria. ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Ends Box Office Drought 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z The sculptures originated from southeast Nigeria, a region devastated by one of the late 20th century’s bloodiest civil conflicts. Disputed African Artifacts Sell at Auction 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z He composed the gentle composition from traditional percussion and flute melodies used by Nigeria's Igbo people during masked performances. Identity transformed in the Fowler's 'Disguise: Masks and Global African Art' 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Unable to return to Pakistan after her recovery, Yousafzai moved to Britain, setting up the Malala Fund and supporting local education advocacy groups with a focus on Pakistan, Nigeria, Jordan, Syria and Kenya. Pakistani teen, Indian children's right activist win Nobel Peace Prize 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The book’s last chapters race breathlessly through important events of the past few years, including China’s huge investment in Africa and the theft and corruption in Nigeria, without pausing to analyse, explain or conclude. The unlucky continent 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Without mincing words, these artworks are heirlooms of the great people of the Benin Kingdom and Nigeria generally. ArtsBeat: Nigeria Wants Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to Return Trove of Benin Artifacts 2012-07-23T19:00:42Z Considering that local food has been packaged in leaves since long ago in Nigeria, we concluded that there's a strong case for reviving the use of natural leaf type packaging in the country's cities. Nigeria’s street food adds to the plastic problem — green leaves offer a solution 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z “It was Nigeria after all,” Osunde writes in the story “Gold.” A Novel-in-Stories of Queerness and Corruption in Lagos 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z There was also Muhammad Ali, who visited Ghana, Nigeria and Egypt in 1964, and found it nothing like Hollywood. Black Panther: does the Marvel epic solve Hollywood's Africa problem? 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Since then he has taken several more trips to Nigeria, including this month, to try to raise financial support for the film. Nollywood Seeks a Hit With ‘Doctor Bello’ 2012-09-23T03:17:19Z A fund to raise money to educate “iliterate” children in Nigeria, and a list that tut-tuts about the five countries with the highest “iliteracy” rates. ‘I am a genious’ and other cluelessly ironic spelling errors 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z The massacres led the Eastern Region of Nigeria to declare its secession from Nigeria. Nigerian writers compare genocide of Igbos to the Holocaust 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Tillmans lives between Berlin and London, though he travels frequently; in July, he wrapped an eight-city tour of Africa with an exhibition called “Fragile” that concluded in Lagos, Nigeria. Wolfgang Tillmans: Older, Wiser, Cooler 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Ifemelu spends 13 years in the U.S. before moving back to Nigeria. ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on 'Americanah' 2013-06-06T14:50:36Z Let me remind you that I am a retired general, a former Minister of Water Resources of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Swimming Pool by Jekwu Anyaegbuna 2013-03-16T09:01:08Z The official corruption in Nigeria astounds our unnamed narrator. Books of The Times: ‘Every Day Is for the Thief’ by Teju Cole 2014-03-25T20:21:54Z During an evening in which classic Fela songs were played alongside contemporary artists, and a fashion show was held, the French president told the audience Nigeria was important for African culture. France's president visits Nigerian music legend's nightclub 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z “Another Story” opens with a monologue that traces Nigeria’s independence in 1960 back to a transaction between the British government and the Royal Niger Co., the mercantile company that would eventually be absorbed by Unilever. Perspective | Burna Boy is an ‘African Giant’ with a sound that defies geography 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Up to now, it was unclear how Nigeria would respond to the idea. Nigeria could borrow back its plundered Benin Bronzes: governor 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Yet as Nigeria approaches a critical presidential election next year and corruption still pervades life, no one mentioned it in the air-conditioned comfort of the hotel ballroom where the ceremony took place. Singer 2 Face wins MTV Africa artist of the year 2010-12-12T01:16:00Z While women entering and participating equally in the labour market is commonplace in Nigeria, there are still certain lines of work considered solely the province of men, including computing and engineering. Breaking the code: how women in Nigeria are changing the face of tech 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z He came to Britain in 2009 to study at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge on a scholarship paid for by his secondary school in Nigeria, so proud are they of his intellect. One night on the streets: a portrait of homelessness in Britain 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z The death of a Liberian man hospitalized in Lagos with the virus is raising fears that the latest outbreak could spread into Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is now the deadliest ever 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Binding them ever more tightly is a lilting Afrobeats vamp produced by Bongo BytheWay, who was born in Nigeria and raised in the United States. Jeff Tweedy’s Homesick Tune, and 11 More New Songs 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Uwechue got his start singing in the choir at House on the Rock Pentecostal church in Lagos, Nigeria. Nigerian Finds Pop Stardom in Beijing 2011-03-15T20:49:01Z Three years ago, United discontinued a Houston to Lagos, Nigeria, route that serviced travelers in the energy and oil industries. Wheels Up on More Flights to the African Continent 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Otunba Balogun and the men of his generation amassed giant fortunes because they were in the right place and knew the right people when Nigeria began nationalizing its oil in 1971. T Magazine: In Lagos, the 1% Takes Stock 2014-04-25T17:00:01Z Her latest film, "Frontieres", centers on four market women who travel across West Africa from Dakar, Senegal to Lagos, Nigeria, braving corrupt border guards and the ever-present threat of violence to earn a living. Burkina Faso director gives African women authentic voice 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z But it connects, from Nigeria to Jamaica, and everywhere in between. Why I love… Céline Dion 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z Speaking in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, Turner said his gift would help further reduce polio rates in Nigeria, home of 150 million people. Ted Turner gives $80M to UN fund for Nigeria work 2010-10-25T20:19:00Z Andreas Goergen, a German official who helped negotiate the agreement, said in a news conference that, in the future, if Nigeria ever asks for an item back, “it will be shipped.” Germany Begins Return of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z If the movie is of quality and has some kind of universal appeal, it should work in Thailand and Iceland and Nigeria and Israel. With ‘Keanu,’ Key & Peele Break Into Feature Films — Kittens in Tow 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z “We lived in Nigeria, Gambia, Panama and up and down the east coast in the US,” she says. Miss Juneteenth star Nicole Beharie: ‘Black people are not monolithic’ 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Like Scoob, her two young sons have a white grandmother, who is from Russia, and a black grandfather, from Nigeria. Nic Stone’s ‘Clean Getaway’ explores a mixed-race family and a travel adventure 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Despite a flurry of activity in the development of infrastructure to improve internet connectivity across the continent, bandwidth remains relatively low and distribution is a problem, especially in Nigeria. From farming to films: how the web is changing Africa 2012-08-25T23:05:58Z Mr. Cole’s novella, “Every Day Is for the Thief,” came out in Nigeria in 2007, and Random House is publishing it here for the first time in March. New York Times Critics on What They Want to See 2013-12-31T23:10:26Z Sold dry in Nigeria, it's what I reach for when I'm craving a sweet drink. The seven pantry essentials in my Nigerian kitchen 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Ekserdjian said there would also be outstanding works from Asian and African countries including Cambodia and Nigeria. Bronze exhibition at Royal Academy shows its mettle 2012-06-25T16:12:22Z Nigeria is that place where anything can happen and all things are possible. Yvonne Orji, the ‘Insecure’ Star, Returns Confidently to Stand-Up 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z In Nigeria, in the church compound where she collapsed, they told me my mother believed she’d be healed by prayer. My son was diagnosed with autism at five. Did he inherit it from my misunderstood mother? 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z There's a wooden divination board, made by the Yoruba people of Nigeria in the late 19th or 20th century, that was used to connect with the spirit world. LACMA exhibition 'African Cosmos' illuminates art of astronomy 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z More recently he has expanded his repertoire to include female subjects, as well as models from Brazil, India, Nigeria and Senegal, creating the collective image of a global black aristocracy. Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Bell had just returned from studying in Nigeria, and he brought Mr. Morrow a gift: a traditional wooden comb, with long, stiff tines spaced well apart, meant to tease out curly hair. Willie Lee Morrow, Barber Who Popularized the Afro Pick, Dies at 82 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z He was the best showman, which is probably why his World Changers Church had the longest reach, with offices in South Africa, Nigeria, Australia, and the UK. My search for Creflo Dollar 2013-01-06T23:00:00Z Polio is still endemic in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria, where frequent mass immunisation campaigns are organised. Polio in two Ukrainian children first occurrence of disease in Europe since 2010 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z If no additional cases are reported, the travel notice will be removed for Nigeria. Tips for traveling to Africa in the age of Ebola Ms. Silva works from Lagos, Nigeria, as an independent curator and artistic director of the coming ART X Lagos Art Fair. Discovering Contemporary African Art, With a Curator as a Guide 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Is China's presence in Africa, and specifically Nigeria, a threat? Nigeria: Africa's superpower? 2010-06-10T11:00:00Z The flurries of narration allude to socialistic objectives in architecture, whether in a Yugoslav company’s construction work for the International Trade Fair in Lagos, Nigeria, or the plans for the 20th-century city of Brasília. Review: ‘All the Cities of the North’ Explores Architecture and Men 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z First up is this song from Nigeria: Silent Night by Tosin Martins. 12 songs of Christmas: Tosin Martins – Silent Night 2012-12-17T12:59:00Z In her second novel, Adébáyò looks at two young people in Nigeria with vastly different economic circumstances whose lives intersect amid a period of political and cultural struggle. 13 New Books Coming in February 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z This sense of persecution still persists today: Achebe believes that Igbo people are the engine of Nigeria's advancement, stifled by a corrupt elite that prefers power and mediocrity to meritocracy. There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra by Chinua Achebe - review 2012-10-05T21:55:01Z Nabarro met Nigeria's president, Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday evening and said the country's health authorities had performed excellently in controlling the spread. Ebola epidemic will get worse before it gets better, top US health body warns 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Writers and publishers in Nigeria still face significant obstacles. A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z In southern Italy, African refugees from Nigeria, Sudan and Senegal huddle under gold Mylar blankets that glisten in the moonlight and crinkle in the breeze. 'Human Flow,' Ai Weiwei's feature-film debut, takes on the global refugee crisis 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Akunyili Crosby plans to use the money to travel to Nigeria for an extended period to do research. Njideka Akunyili Crosby: The painter in her MacArthur moment 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z In Nigeria, the curator Bisi Silva, who fostered contemporary art at a center in Lagos, became a mentor. Simone Leigh, in the World 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Nine “lost” episodes were recently found in a storeroom in Nigeria, but about 100 remain missing. BBC Plans Birthday Bash as ‘Doctor Who’ Turns 50 2013-11-21T16:09:00Z “It’s very, very hard to get formal ballet training in Nigeria,” she said in an interview. In Lagos, a Homegrown Ballet Academy Leaps Into the Spotlight 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z A Fulbright Scholar with a law degree, he spent seven years working for nonprofit groups serving youth in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia and Liberia. Can a California company do better than the egg? 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z I'd always known ents – but in the north of Nigeria, they were the solitary giants of baobab trees, stranded on parched earth on the way to some prehistoric moot. Summer readings: Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien 2011-07-28T15:01:11Z Daré, 38, who works in project management for an academic publisher, talked about the novel’s focus on education, writing about class in Nigeria and how she tried to find Adunni’s voice. For Her Debut, Abi Daré Confronts ‘Dreams and Intelligence That We Kill’ 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z Damascus in war-torn Syria remained the worst-ranked city, below Lagos in Nigeria and the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, which swapped places. Vienna holds off Melbourne to top EIU ranking of most liveable cities 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Smith, 36, said he wanted the looks to “pay homage to Nigeria, to the motherland”; the tribal Ankara print in the designs is part of that goal. Two Winter Olympics Underdogs That Have Already Won 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z “I asked the people who made journey from Nigeria across the desert to Libya: ‘What made you cross the sea? What Would You Say on the Oscar Stage? 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z “Making the collection, we found we were thinking about childhood a lot,” said Mr. Pam, who was born in Nigeria to parents who are both Christian pastors. How New York Is New York Fashion? 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Once ownership is transferred, it will be up to Nigerian authorities to decide which artifacts they want back, and which they want kept in German museums as cultural ambassadors for Nigeria. Germany Begins Return of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z You go from the success of Ghana in the '40s to '60s to Ghana Must Go bags, and Ghanaian refugees going to Liberia and Nigeria. Wayétu Moore on writing the immortal heroine of "She Would Be King": "She grew as I grew" 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z The war in Nigeria, with its associated mass atrocities, is arguably one of the first major moments in postcolonial Africa when accusations of genocide were made. Nigerian writers compare genocide of Igbos to the Holocaust 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Two years later, Rip has quit the SEALs and is in Nigeria, drinking off his demons and working for a private contractor building a girls’ school. Review: ‘Six’ Follows Rough-Edged Navy SEALs in a War on Terror 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z It has issued an urgent warning to doctors after an infected man was able to make several flights from Liberia to Nigeria, where he died. Ebola outbreak: UK ministers to hold emergency Cobra meeting over threat 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Nigerian museums have lent about 100 of the works for “Dynasty and Divinity: Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria,” which opens on Sunday at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Antiques: A Fantasy Movie House Is Saved From Extinction 2010-09-16T21:00:00Z The Girl Generation campaign aims to bring about cultural and behavioral change in 10 African countries, starting with Kenya, Burkina Faso and Nigeria. Africa can end 'child abuse' of FGM by 2035: activists 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The circumstances of Christie’s Igbo figures’ removal from Nigeria, however, are more obscure. Disputed African Artifacts Sell at Auction 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z It also emphasizes the museum’s long collaboration with Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments. Why the Smithsonian is changing its approach to collecting, starting with the removal of looted Benin treasures 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Three recent collections from writers with roots in Nigeria, Japan, and the Dominican Republic direct their slant lenses toward capitalism, patriarchy, and white supremacy. In the latest wave of science fiction, authors of color take space to imagine multiple new societies 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z President Jonathan said Mr Achebe's writings - which were often fiercely critical of Nigeria's leadership - remained an inspiration for political leaders to do better. Thousands at author Achebe's funeral 2013-05-23T21:32:27Z Now though, sellers of luxury goods are opening stores in Nigeria where seemingly gratuitous displays of wealth are the norm. Luxury brands target Nigeria's wealthy elite 2012-03-22T10:37:32Z Throughout the resulting grisly conflict between Nigeria and the Igbos, the latter persecuted those Delta minorities, such as the Annang, they deemed disloyal. Review | In ‘New York, My Village,’ the long shadow of Nigeria’s civil war is impossible to escape 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Ibrahim’s publisher, Cassava Republic, has been at the forefront of Nigeria’s literary renaissance, and now the company has global ambitions. A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z The virus is now only endemic to three countries in the world – Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan – and cases of polio number in the dozens. The man in the iron lung 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z In northern Nigeria, a man can divorce a woman simply by pronouncing three times, "I divorce you." Romance novellas by women in Nigeria challenge traditions 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Arguably the best book about contemporary Lagos published in the past decade, received enthusiastic reviews on its publication in Nigeria. Open City by Teju Cole ? review 2011-08-06T23:05:38Z They are part of a trove the country has begun to repatriate to Nigeria, beginning in December with the return of 20 bronzes. When a Visit to the Museum Becomes an Ethical Dilemma 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z In the end, New Yorkers from a wide cross section of countries, including Tibet and Nigeria, shared their personal journeys. Phone Booths Are Back in Times Square. No Quarters Required. 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z At 30, having enjoyed a brief modeling career, she moved back to Nigeria with the goal of seizing professional opportunities she saw opening up in her motherland. Mo Abudu Isn’t Waiting for Permission 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Born in Sierra Leone, Terry grew up in Nigeria, the UK and the Cote d'Ivoire, studied in New York and lived in Kenya, Somalia and Uganda before currently settling in Cape Town. Olufemi Terry wins Caine prize for African writing 2010-07-06T13:17:00Z Two years later, however, when Ejiofor was 11, he and his father, a doctor and singer, were on a father-son road trip in Nigeria when their car was struck head-on by a speeding tractor-trailer. Chiwetel Ejiofor Was Asked to Play a Space Alien. He Knew What to Do. 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z As an English instructor and tutor, I’ve met young men and women from Ethiopia, China and Nigeria, and I have taught students whose parents emigrated from Mexico to the United States “illegally.” The case for open borders 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z Presidential, in particular, is one of those places where you feel like you're in Nigeria, he says. Love music love food: pop will eat itself 2011-07-15T22:00:00Z When I was a child in Nigeria, a military regime was in charge. General election 2010: the art of the political poster 2010-04-27T07:00:00Z Dispatches: Nigeria's Hidden War was praised for its "outstanding and courageous reporting of an extraordinary story". Office named best show in 20 years 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z His mother is from Barbados, his father from Nigeria. Chat & Chow: Making ‘Famous Nathan,’ a Film at the Tribeca Festival 2014-04-24T14:00:02Z The author grew up in Nigeria and currently lives in New York City. Teju Cole wins $10,000 prize for first novel 2012-03-07T01:31:06Z His father wore printed shirts and short shorts at a time when Nigeria was less conservative. What It Means to Dress in Lagos 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria suffer more than 40% of all malaria deaths. Malaria-free Sri Lanka may mark beginning of end for deadly disease 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Last season, Adam and Eric realized they were not a match when Eric traveled to Lagos, Nigeria in a series stand-out episode, examining the nuances of the Black queer experience in Africa. On "Sex Education," Ncuti Gatwa's Eric always shines, even in a disappointing final season 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z A slightly less lopsided contest follows, between Nigeria and Uruguay. TV highlights 20/06/2013 2013-06-20T06:00:06Z It examined the effective mental enslavement that prefaces the forthcoming physical servitude of women trafficked from Nigeria to Europe. Unreported World: Sex Lies and Black Magic (Channel 4), Baboons with Bill Bailey (ITV) 2011-04-09T08:00:02Z A malcontent at age 10, Onwuachi is packed off to Nigeria to live with his grandfather, a former Howard University professor. Chef Kwame’s ready to show D.C. a fine-dining experience unlike any other 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z He founded an organization in Nigeria that promotes private sector investment in health services. A Harlem Institution Reimagines How Americans Interact With the African Continent 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z To inhabit that role, Mr. Ejiofor drew from his roots — his family is from Nigeria, which for several hundred years served as a shipping point for tens of thousands of slaves. The Carpetbagger: Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Moment of Self-Doubt 2013-12-12T17:31:01Z Thomas-Greenfield then spent the next 10 years working at embassies in Africa, first Nigeria, then Gambia and Kenya. From the segregated South to the U.S. Africa summit, a diplomat comes full circle In Nigeria, French and Dutch oil companies are pumping. "They are both lying": Claire Denis on creating ambiguous tension between her "Stars at Noon" lovers 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z He won the Nigeria Prize for Literature, which comes with a $100,000 reward, and received the African Writers’s Residency Award from Germany’s Goethe Institute. A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z As one of the oldest in a camp of rebel girls based in southeastern Nigeria in the year 2172, she’s an authority on wartime survival. It’s the Year 2172: Time to Fight the Bloody Biafran War Again 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z It sees the liquid haircare market growing by about 5 percent from 2013 to 2018 in Nigeria and Cameroon, with a slight decline for the more mature South African market. In Africa, haircare becomes a multi-billion dollar industry 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z The dress communicates in long, emotional paragraphs a story that its designer Patience Torlowei, who was born in Enugu, Nigeria, knows intimately. ‘The dress comes out of pain’: Patience Torlowei creates fashion from the highs and lows of modern Africa 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z In the 1980s, he taught at a university in Nigeria, where he did research into the Fulani flute. Saxophonist Yusef Lateef dies at age 93 2013-12-24T07:33:07Z The effect is decorative, the basic format a reminder that she spent an apprentice year working in El Anatsui’s studio in Nigeria around the time he was developing his pieced-together and draped metal “fabrics.” Art in Review: Nnenna Okore: ‘Transfiguration’ 2012-11-08T22:47:27Z While only 16% of computer science undergraduates in the UK – and a similar proportion in the US – are female, the balance is different in India, Malaysia and Nigeria. Why are there so few women in tech? The truth behind the Google memo 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z In 2008, Dr. Knight helped start Nigeria’s Field Epidemiology Training Program, training “disease detectives” to identify diseases and how to respond to them. How to Stop a Disease From Crossing Borders 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z Adjusting to life in the United States as a young immigrant from Nigeria, I felt compelled to master spoken and unspoken ceremonies surrounding American holidays. These Thanksgiving Recipes Aren’t Just Side Dishes. They’re My Memories. 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z The vestiges of these histories, now mostly disappeared, subsist in dilapidated British colonial buildings and houses with Cuban-Brazilian type architecture built by formerly enslaved people who returned to Nigeria in the late 19th century. A Landscape of Organized Chaos: Nigerian Photographers at MoMA 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Protests against the sale of the mask began last week on social networking sites and an online petition was circulated by a group calling itself the Nigeria Liberty Forum. ArtsBeat: After Online Protest, Sotheby's Withdraws African Mask From Sale 2010-12-29T17:54:35Z And I know the grinding stone, called olo in Yoruba, that she was working with on that day in 1982 in Lagos, Nigeria. Mortars, Pestles and the Comfort of a Culinary Ritual 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Nigeria holds the moral high ground in demanding the return of sculptures burgled from that country’s beleaguered museums, even though insiders were often complicit in the crimes. Abroad: Demands for the Elgin Marbles Raise Art Partimony Issues 2010-05-05T19:10:00Z What the world should do about the horrors in Nigeria is far less clear. ‘Frontline’: ‘Ebola Outbreak’ and ‘Hunting Boko Haram’ 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z In Nigeria, some of these African Christians discovered Mormon publications and began writing letters to Mormon leadership requesting baptism into the church, claiming to be attracted by the church’s temple worship and teachings about heaven. Mormons confront a history of Church racism 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z Nigeria is the fifth country that the Guardian Global Media campaign will be working in; the others include the US, the UK, Kenya and the Gambia. Ban Ki-moon calls on men across the world to campaign to end FGM 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z An appreciation for what Young brought to the movement came after his death in Nigeria in 1971 at age 49. New film tells story of unsung civil rights leader 2013-02-23T10:46:08Z Tani displayed his trophies in the homeless shelter where he and his family lived after leaving Nigeria. The story behind the 10-year-old homeless refugee turned NY chess champion 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z While the big men fight for percentages, we travel to Nigeria to witness firsthand the trickle-down consequences of more than 50 years of oil extraction — and an estimated 400 billion petrodollars stolen or wasted. Movie Review: ‘Big Men’ Looks at Ghanaian Oil Discovery 2014-03-13T23:56:19Z If there is a stridency in what I say it is because I believe Nigeria is once again on the brink of a precipice. Chinua Achebe: A life in writing 2010-12-13T08:00:00Z When I first visited Nigeria, my parents' homeland, a decade ago, I was unprepared for the reality. Welcome to Lagos: Nigeria's dirt poor 2010-04-03T23:07:00Z Nigeria’s artists, historians, activists and royals have been clamoring for decades to get the pieces back. Smithsonian Moves Toward Returning Benin Bronzes 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z There are thirty-six different states in Nigeria, each with its own set of tribes, individual family customs, community ideologies and neuroses, rationales and taboos. The Beauty and Burden of Being a Nigerian Bride 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z That purchasing power is starting to draw new brands into Nigeria. Luxury brands target Nigeria's wealthy elite 2012-03-22T10:37:32Z The Matharoos’ growing notoriety, fueled largely by Instagram, made them particular favorites of Nigeria’s gossip blogs, which tracked their rumored relationships with the sort of savage coverage normally reserved for troubled royals. How to Date a Lot of Billionaires 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z ‘SOJOURNERS’ AND ‘HER PORTMANTEAU’ A young woman leaves a relatively privileged life in Nigeria in the late 1970s to study biology at Texas Southern University. The Best Theater of 2017 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z In Lagos, Nigeria, a young pop star, closeted in a deeply homophobic country, writes a hit song and begins to reclaim his true identity. ‘The Anomaly,’ Part Airplane Thriller and Part Exploration of Reality, Fate and Free Will 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Chukwuma, who incorporates elements of the Uli art tradition from southeastern Nigeria in his sculptural work, uses his pieces to represent voluntary and forced global migration. U.S.T.A. and the Armory Show to Bring 5 Artists to the U.S. Open 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z His wife, the eponymous Alice, immigrated to Britain decades earlier from Nigeria when they married. A Rich, Capacious Family Saga, Bookended by Tragedy 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z In Nigeria, the compound where the hostages were held was pock-marked with bullet holes after the raid. Italian president condemns botched British raid in Nigeria 2012-03-09T13:57:06Z Indeed, being from a country so close to the Equator means that Nigeria’s bobsled and skeleton teams have had to travel as far as Pyeongchang, Korea, just to practice. Two Winter Olympics Underdogs That Have Already Won 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z But after the film I was interested in going to Nigeria. Naomie Harris: 'I want to play Elizabeth Bennet' 2010-03-21T00:07:00Z After several rounds of negotiations in the spring of 2021, Germany and Nigeria signed a “memorandum of understanding,” and then the official agreement in July 2022. How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The bronzes consist of thousands of sculptures and plaques that British forces looted from Benin City, in what is now southern Nigeria, during a raid in 1897. How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z There have been calls for a museum housing the Benin Bronzes in Nigeria for decades. A New Museum to Bring the Benin Bronzes Home 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z The same Lithuanian team that lost to Nigeria a month ago, a team the U.S. beat by 83 points last week. LeBron James is a hero 2012-08-05T13:06:00Z Ellams’s title characters are hemmed in by newly insurmountable obstacles when war erupts between Nigeria and the breakaway republic of Biafra, where they reside. Reimagining Old Friends at the National Theater in London 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Now he’s added the flags of Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo alongside those of Ghana, Nigeria and the United States. Meals for (Mostly) Everyone at Divine Flavored Nigerian Food Truck 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Ihenacho, however, made it clear that the bronzes’ return brought with it a new set of practical challenges for Nigeria. How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z I saw him in Uganda when he was preparing to go to Nigeria, and he explained how hard it was to get from there to Biafra. Priya Ramrakha’s Brief, Heroic Life as a Conflict Photographer, in Africa and Beyond 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z They were effortlessly absorbed into the media, industry and civil service, serving a Nigeria driven by optimism on its way to freedom from British rule. There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra by Chinua Achebe - review 2012-10-05T21:55:01Z She begins with an epigram from northern Nigeria: ‘When the music changes, so does the dance.’ Books: Loving libraries, now more than ever 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z In Nigeria, rumors abound that Ebola doesn’t even exist. 6 things Americans should fear more than Ebola 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Nigeria’s Chi Farms Limited recently began marketing its own veggie burger, which it aims to sell for less than chicken or beef. Vegans see green shoots in meat-loving Nigeria 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z But after her father’s murder in 1995, Nigeria became “a place where nightmares did come true.” Dear Match Book: What Should I Read on My Summer Vacation? 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Karen Edwards, a writer and producer of the documentary, told the Guardian that the Chibok girls were a symbol for a much larger problem in north-east Nigeria. Stolen daughters: what happened after #BringBackOurGirls? 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Nigeria’s health minister said on Tuesday his country had “thus far contained” the Ebola outbreak. Ebola: worker infected at WHO laboratory in Sierra Leone 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z Anthony Mmesoma Madu gained fame through a simple cellphone video of him performing the pirouette without shoes in the drizzling rain in Nigeria earlier this year. Despite bleak 2020, celebrities make effort to brighten year 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z In particular, both sisters traveled frequently to Nigeria and said that dating wealthy men there was easy. How to Date a Lot of Billionaires 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Last year, Nigeria requested its antiquities back from the British Museum in London, which has some 900 Benin Bronzes in its collections. Germany Begins Return of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z They are refreshingly international in scope — we visit Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Japan, Korea, China, India and Qatar, among other places — and explore topics such as algorithm bias, deepfakes, self-driving vehicles and automation-induced mass unemployment. Memory, That Unreliable Narrator: New Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Nigeria produces its own versions of the rom-com, as do such robust film markets as India, Brazil and Russia. Love is all around, and rom-coms are, too 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Did you visit Nigeria to make the film? Naomie Harris: 'I want to play Elizabeth Bennet' 2010-03-21T00:07:00Z In the 1950s, the British Museum sold several plaques to Nigeria for a planned museum in Lagos, for instance, and sold others on the open market. This Art Was Looted 123 Years Ago. Will It Ever Be Returned? 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z According to Johnson, the American-born brothers left for Nigeria shortly after the staged attack and were detained Feb. 13 upon arriving back in Chicago. A look at why brothers in alleged hoax appear off the hook 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z In Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Sierra Leone, he talked to people, attended dance performances, listened to music and collected both costumes and a mini-orchestra of percussion instruments. Art Review: A Language Explorer Who Heard Echoes of Africa 2010-09-02T21:30:00Z Pieces of paper stuck to the side of the map indicate faraway places such as Brazil, Germany, the Marshall Islands and Nigeria. Six times a year, book lovers flock to Shenandoah Valley for rock-bottom prices 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z LAGOS, Nigeria — In Nigeria's biggest city, a Monday morning typically sees bumper-to-bumper traffic as people struggle through heat and exhaust fumes to get to work. AP PHOTOS: Nigeria's biggest city holds a carnival 2013-04-01T19:37:10Z In his delicate runs were a mix of styles from across the cluster of the region's countries, including Nigeria, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. Angelique Kidjo delivers urgent, resonant joy to California Plaza 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z On Thursday, a doctor infected with the virus died in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, which is at the heart of the country's 2m-barrels-a-day oil industry and a hub for expat workers in major international oil companies. Ebola epidemic will get worse before it gets better, top US health body warns 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Used clothing is smuggled into Nigeria, and in Lomé, Nigerians dominate the resale industry. Where’s That Jumpsuit From? It’s a Long Story 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z Displaying more than 250 artworks, the exhibition features loans from partner institutions in Mali, Morocco, and Nigeria, many of which are being seen in North America for the first time. Raising the Cultural Bar on Campuses 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Achebe went on to write four other novels – two of them, No Longer at Ease and Arrow of God, tell the story of Okonkwo's descendants, charting the fate of Nigeria itself. The great Chinua Achebe was the man who gave Africa a voice 2013-03-24T00:06:34Z Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments and the Smithsonian will share exhibitions and work together on education programs as part of a broad agreement that includes the repatriation of the artworks, officials have said. In a Nod to Changing Norms, Smithsonian Adopts Policy on Ethical Returns 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z In the late nineteenth century, he carried a slave-trading license from the Royal Niger Company, an English corporation that ruled southern Nigeria. My Great-Grandfather, the Nigerian Slave-Trader 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z South Africa alone represented $3.9 billion; Nigeria and Kenya are second and third among sub-Saharan nations, with Kenya’s market totaling more than $260 million. Finding the Beauty in African Sales 2012-11-15T06:07:03Z Adjaye’s influence spans the globe, including projects in London, Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Gabon, Dakar, and other locales. David Adjaye to receive Harvard’s W. E. B. Du Bois Medal 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Agbaje's parents moved from Nigeria to the UK in the early 1980s and her third play, Belong, explored questions of identity and the African diaspora. Royal Court theatre prepares to bid farewell to King Dominic 2013-03-10T07:00:00Z Last year it kidnapped more than 200 girls from a school in Chibok in north-eastern Nigeria that used Western teaching principles. Bringers of sorrow 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z LAGOS, Nigeria — Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says his nation Nigeria is "at war" with a radical Islamist sect and shouldn't negotiate with a group that only wants "abysmal appeasement." Nobel laureate Soyinka: Nigeria 'at war' with sect 2012-11-09T14:19:08Z "I was going to say Nigeria," he said, looking at me keenly in the rear-view mirror. How a Mancunian taxi driver taught me the true meaning of friendship 2010-12-26T00:05:09Z Four British writers and seven from the United States made the list, along with writers from Ireland, Canada and Nigeria. ArtsBeat: Donna Tartt and Eleanor Catton Among Nominees for Women’s Fiction Prize 2014-03-07T20:39:21Z With a population of 200 million, Nigeria is attracting attention. Vegans see green shoots in meat-loving Nigeria 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z As such, during its monthlong tour — which also included stops in Senegal and Nigeria — it would discover both the exhilarating potential and sobering limitations of such a role. Evidence, ODC and Urban Bush Women Dance for Diplomacy 2010-03-20T03:34:00Z Mr Achebe's body had arrived back in Nigeria on Wednesday from the US, where he died in March at the age of 82. Thousands at author Achebe's funeral 2013-05-23T21:32:27Z Among these are the Grecian antique sculptures known as the Elgin Marbles and the Benin Bronzes from modern-day Nigeria. Easter Island delegation heads to British Museum to lobby for... 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Gunmen abducted 20 women from the village of Garkin Fulani in northeastern Nigeria, according to a report from the Associated Press. Report: Boko Haram abducts 20 women in northeastern Nigeria 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z In July, the United States Consul General in Nigeria Jeffrey Hawkins said “The last thing anyone in the world wants to hear is the two words, ‘Ebola’ and ‘Lagos’ in the same sentence.” Nigeria and Senegal are officially Ebola-free 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z He was born in London, but moved to Lagos, Nigeria, when he was three. Go See Yinka Shonibare at the Morris-Jumel Mansion This Weekend 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z Or should we think of it as one set in "Nigeria decades ago"? Noises off: why there's no such thing as new writing ? or an all-black play 2012-05-18T08:50:58Z His message: Nigeria wants them on display in the world’s museums, not just in Benin City. This Art Was Looted 123 Years Ago. Will It Ever Be Returned? 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z An Italian couple and a couple from Nigeria joined us on a tour conducted by the vodun priest, a young man who led us to the temple, a concrete building with a clay roof. Cultured Traveler: On the Vodun Trail in Benin 2012-02-03T17:18:18Z Here are appliquéd masquerade costumes from the Ibo of Nigeria. Keeper of Africa's lost arts 2012-01-11T21:13:12Z Nigeria’s past, present and future converge in these stories, where the relationships between mothers and daughters often play a central role; many stories linger under the specter of war. Paperback Row 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Senbanjo, a former human rights lawyer in Nigeria, found himself yearning for a life beyond the constraints of the corporate world. A Nigerian Artist Who Uses the Skin as His Canvas 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z All eight were to be formally handed over to Nigeria on Thursday. Museum of Fine Arts in Boston Returns Art Works to Nigeria 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Born in Lagos, Nigeria, he moved to Ireland when he was 9. ‘Artists Are Migrants’: A Nigerian-Irish Dancer’s Multiplicities 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z With roots in Nigeria and the United States and literary influences from around the globe, Cole is an ardent proponent of global culture. As the World Cup turns and the ball rolls, authors weigh in 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z With a rotating cast of 30, it is inspired by the act of Igbo women of Nigeria publicly shaming a man with dances and songs. 12 Things Our Critics Are Looking Forward to in 2020 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z His singing often includes words in the Yoruba language, heard throughout southwestern Nigeria. Singer 2 Face wins MTV Africa artist of the year 2010-12-12T01:16:00Z Soyinka, the Nobel laureate and playwright, returns with his first novel in nearly 50 years, set in an imaginary Nigeria. 19 New Books Coming in September 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Nigeria's health minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu, however, warned there was no room for complacency, despite only one patient remaining in isolation with the virus. Ebola epidemic will get worse before it gets better, top US health body warns 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z He also runs a board game cafe in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. Should Board Gamers Play the Roles of Racists, Slavers and Nazis? 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Last year, Michelle Obama expressed her support for schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria by joining in the #BringBackOurGirls online campaign and giving a radio address — typically the president’s turf — on the topic. Obamas launch global focus on the education of girls 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The PBS series “Frontline” pours a double shot of dismal on Tuesday in a program that examines the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and atrocities in Nigeria related to the hunt for Boko Haram. ‘Frontline’: ‘Ebola Outbreak’ and ‘Hunting Boko Haram’ 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z I read Beano when I was a kid in Nigeria in the 70s and stopped when I moved to the States in 1980. Naughtiest boy 2011-03-17T10:41:32Z Personally, I prefer the lower-volume alternative from Ms. Anyanwu, whose earlier works include the warmly received “The Homecoming Queen,” about a young woman returning to her native Nigeria from the United States. Review: Remembering What Was and Wasn’t in ‘Good Grief’ 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The chaos and confusion of the book certainly provokes reflection on post-colonial Nigeria, where it is set. Booker club: The Famished Road 2011-01-20T13:46:07Z This feeling of distance from the food I encountered here in the United States began almost as soon as I arrived from Nigeria as a young college student. This Lemon Pie Captures the Feeling of Home 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z In the back of the crowd, Mr. Awoyemi, who was born in Britain and grew up in Nigeria, noticed two men holding what looked like political placards. This Art Was Looted 123 Years Ago. Will It Ever Be Returned? 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The letter, written in the Hausa language spoken in northern Nigeria, said the attacks were retribution for police arrests and killings of members of the sect. Boko Haram claim responsibility for Nigeria Kano blasts 2012-01-21T13:04:00Z And the nature of Mr. Okoro’s project posed an additional challenge: He would be shooting in Lagos, Nigeria, far from their New York support systems. He Won $1 Million to Make a Movie. Then the Problems Set in. 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z But home is Nigeria – it always will be. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: my new novel is about love, race... and hair 2013-04-06T23:05:05Z Greig's extended family are from Aberdeen; he was born in Edinburgh and returned there at the age of 12, after a decade in Nigeria. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: David Greig on making a musical to rival Matilda 2013-06-18T07:00:00Z Although 14 cases of Ebola have been reported in Nigeria, flights to and from the country have not been affected. Ebola: airlines cancel more flights to affected countries 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z One of the best examples is in Nigeria, where the stunning success of Real Nolly Movies provides a benchmark for budding technology entrepreneurs across the continent. From farming to films: how the web is changing Africa 2012-08-25T23:05:58Z That two-week trip to Nigeria was the end of his work on “Owe” — “like tying the string,” he said. ‘Artists Are Migrants’: A Nigerian-Irish Dancer’s Multiplicities 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z “There’s something Brooklyn does to you, to be honest, something about an artist here — either you evolve or you die,” said Mr. Senbanjo, who now splits his time between Nigeria and New York. A Nigerian Artist Who Uses the Skin as His Canvas 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Abortion is illegal in Nigeria under almost all circumstances. US anti-pill campaigners promote menstruation tracking app in Nigeria 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z An appointment as a minister in Nigeria was a passport to travel abroad to have a haircut. The Swimming Pool by Jekwu Anyaegbuna 2013-03-16T09:01:08Z This hugely complex initiative — organized through the Benin Dialogue Group, which first convened in 2010 — is being celebrated as a chance for people in Nigeria to see part of their cultural heritage. This Art Was Looted 123 Years Ago. Will It Ever Be Returned? 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Someone once pointed out to me some really splendid buildings in Nigeria and proudly announced that they were built by hardworking Nigerian girls who were working really hard in Italy. EC Osondu's top 10 immigrants' tales 2011-01-26T15:26:49Z Mourners gathered in his hometown for a funeral Thursday in Ogidi, a small town in Nigeria's east. Writer Chinua Achebe honored in Nigeria funeral 2013-05-23T14:57:08Z But when told that Sam’s “very special guest” is his father, traveling all the way from Nigeria, she agrees to work something out. ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3, Episode 7 Recap: Restaurant Week 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Her mother, who had immigrated from Nigeria, chose the name so that Attiah could “easily move around in a white-dominated world”. What does it mean to be a ‘Karen’? Karens explain 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z Children carrying crops in Nigeria: McMahon and Rayner agree that removing trade barriers in Africa is key to tackling world food security. Feeding Frenzy by Paul McMahon; A Hungry Man in a Greedy World by Jay Rayner – review 2013-05-26T07:00:05Z The sculptures by Olu Oguibe, who was born on Nigeria and lives in the United States, is a response to rampant gun violence in both countries. Museum and Gallery Listings for Dec. 13-19 2013-12-12T23:27:54Z In Nigeria, the goat would come with the skin still on. Meals for (Mostly) Everyone at Divine Flavored Nigerian Food Truck 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The event focused on Rwanda, Congo and Nigeria, and speakers debated issues of democracy, economics, the environment and regional cooperation. Chinua Achebe: A life in writing 2010-12-13T08:00:00Z Investigators believe that Egbuna was sending regular sums of money back to relatives in Nigeria and had no intention of giving up her work. Italian arrested in murder case with echoes of Basic Instinct 2012-08-22T15:51:55Z “We have people working here who are from Mexico, Honduras, Venezuela, Panama, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Ecuador, Bolivia and Poland, but they’re all Americans,” said the diner’s longtime manager, Sammy Hamido, who is of Egyptian origin. Everybody Goes to Burger Heaven 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Yet her songs ride sleek, complex studio grooves that draw from all over Africa and beyond — Nigeria, Congo, Senegal, the Caribbean — to find pleasure in hard-headed resilience. Music: Listening to Sia Tolno, Wye Oak, Etta James and Givers 2011-12-30T17:00:00Z “When that piece of wisdom was first voiced, a certain entity called Nigeria was not yet thought of.” Wole Soyinka Is Not Going Anywhere 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z Featuring essays by Zadie Smith and others, this illustrated tale by a Nigerian American artist renders in charcoal, pastel and pencil two elite families in a Nigeria untouched by colonialism and the slave trade. Newly Published, From James Baldwin to a Life-Changing Dog 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z We were in Nigeria for three weeks, and that was the only thing I listened to. Musicians and their obsessions 2010-12-09T21:46:00Z More than 700 people have died; the disease has also been reported in Nigeria. Condition of Ebola-infected US doctor has improved, says hospital 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z “It’s actually still illegal to be in a homosexual relationship in Nigeria.” Mo Abudu Isn’t Waiting for Permission 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z It’s 1980s Nigeria, and the childless marriage between Yejide and her husband, Akin, is unraveling, as his secrets and betrayals come to light. New in Paperback: ‘No Apparent Distress,’ ‘The Destroyers’ 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Sir Henry Gallwey, a vice consul of a British protectorate in Nigeria who took part in the 1897 invasion of Benin when the British deposed the king and burned and looted the city. ArtsBeat: After Online Protest, Sotheby's Withdraws African Mask From Sale 2010-12-29T17:54:35Z Put forward as Exhibit A of its new seriousness was an announcement that it would return 29 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. For U.S. Museums With Looted Art, the Indiana Jones Era Is Over 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z If Nigeria had won the hosting rights for the Olympic Games that year, I would have leased out my swimming pool to the Local Organising Committee. The Swimming Pool by Jekwu Anyaegbuna 2013-03-16T09:01:08Z That content, for Mr. Okeke, included a distinctive type of drawing associated with the Igbo people of southern Nigeria. Uche Okeke: ‘Works on Paper, 1958-1993’ 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z They had moved to New York from Nigeria in 2017, seeking religious asylum after the family, devoutly Christian, was threatened by the terrorist group Boko Haram and forced to flee their country. Nigerian chess prodigy, 12, granted asylum in the United States 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z I am Igbo, my family is Igbo from the east of Nigeria. '12 Years a Slave:' an American story unearthed by British filmmaker 2013-09-09T15:22:40Z Thursday's premiere at a Johannesburg multiplex will be followed by a U.S. debut in January in Washington and one in Nigeria later next year. South African debuts AIDS film on World AIDS Day 2011-12-01T12:54:16Z He has other concerns, like the smog in Lagos, Nigeria’s capital and Burna Boy’s current residence. Burna Boy Faces Success and Second Thoughts on ‘Love, Damini’ 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Images of the Niger Delta, polluted by international oil companies that have turned Nigeria into a corrupt petro-state, are, in a word, hellish. Review: ‘Time to Choose’ Extols Renewable Energy to Combat Global Warming 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Fully one third say it is acceptable, the highest proportion than in any country other than Nigeria. And the least feminist nation in the world is... Denmark? 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z But there are plenty of other shows opening tonight that look interesting, including, at Bristol Old Vic, Inua Ellams's Untitled, a story about two twin boys set in Nigeria and England. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2010-09-24T14:48:00Z It was “none of the Smithsonian’s business” what happened to the bronzes now, said Linda St. Thomas, a spokeswoman for the museum, which last year handed ownership of 29 bronzes to Nigeria’s museum commission. Who Owns the Benin Bronzes? The Answer Just Got More Complicated. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z And there is also Obinze, the childhood sweetheart – indeed, once her future husband – whom she left in Nigeria and who shares, as a lesser partner, the narrative. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – review 2013-04-11T08:01:01Z Desperate to leave Nigeria, and getting no help from the Canadian Embassy, the Matharoos feared they were running out of options. How to Date a Lot of Billionaires 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z A startling revelation occurs in Open City’s final pages when Moji, the sister of a childhood friend from Nigeria, invites Julius to a party. Baudelaire makes a comeback 2013-02-04T19:15:00Z Only four Martian meteorite falls are known to have been witnessed, the last one in Nigeria in 1962. Martian meteorite contains pockets of the red planet's atmosphere 2012-02-08T17:40:12Z And, most important, I was also thinking about, when I was young in Nigeria, there was a festival of black arts, Festac ’ 77. It’s Time for African Resistance, This Artist Says 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z "What is national security for Nigeria is different from that of the U.S.A.," Nigeria censors documentary in growing crackdown 2013-04-21T11:53:55Z “Segregation is like hell. It is total isolation,” recalled an immigrant from Nigeria with mental illness. Privatized for-profit immigrant detention centers are a “living nightmare,” investigation shows 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Several times, Soyinka has had to sneak out of Nigeria and into exile, his life in danger because he spoke out against the politicians of the day. Wole Soyinka Is Not Going Anywhere 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z The majority of the arrests made were Vietnamese nationals, but also included suspected immigration offenders from Mongolia, Ghana, China, Nigeria, Pakistan and India. Britain cracks down on illegal nail-salon workers in fight against modern slavery 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Paypal told her that they didn't serve customers in Ghana or Nigeria, and started a set of security checks that led to phone verification to her US mobile, which didn't work in Ghana. Online, some are more equal than others 2013-03-10T00:05:42Z That’s true of a selection of paintings, by the Caribbean artist Frank Walter, at the Antigua and Barbuda Pavilion, and of excellent group shows at the pavilions sponsored by Iraq and Nigeria. Venice Biennale: Whose Reflection Do You See? 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Topics: , , , kidnapped Nigerian girls, An unidentified mother at a demonstration with others who have daughters among the kidnapped school girls of government secondary school Chibok, Tuesday April 29, 2014, in Abuja, Nigeria. Why is the media ignoring 200 missing girls? 2014-04-30T18:58:00Z In cities like Lagos, Nigeria, Idowu connects with food and hospitality folks about how they use and sell these spirits. The delicious, diverse world of spirits from the African continent 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z It said Nigeria was ranked the ninth country in the world for pollution of marine environments. Nigerian artist turns plastic waste into fashion to raise awareness 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z They were mainly connected to the costs of infrastructure development in Nigeria and to the hostility of local distributors who controlled Nollywood’s economy since its creation. What Netflix’s involvement in Nigeria’s massive film industry really means 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z “I’m from Nigeria and at the same time I’m from America. And it’s like both sides are going crazy right now.” The Afrobeats Star Davido, an Upbeat Voice in a Turbulent Time 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z The six-book shortlist includes one author from Nigeria, one from Jamaica, two from America and two from the U.K. Man Booker shortlist includes Marlon James, Tom McCarthy, Anne Tyler 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z His commissions include Ghana’s national cathedral; a museum in Nigeria to showcase African art; and a multi-faith center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. David Adjaye Relinquishes Roles After Reported Accusations of Misconduct 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Soyinka says Nigeria started going in the wrong direction back in 1955 when the West African giant started to get “unearned and undeserved wealth” from oil. Nigerian Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka has hope in young 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z The country's main carrier, Arik Air, has suspended flights between Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone, while international airports and seaports have been placed on red alert, with passengers being monitored. Ebola outbreak sparks states of emergency in Liberia and Sierra Leone 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Over the years, Mr. Safer covered conflicts from Israel to Northern Ireland to Nigeria, where a photographer standing next to him was killed by a sniper. Morley Safer, longest-serving correspondent for CBS’s ‘60 Minutes,’ dies at 84 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Set in Akure, Nigeria, the tale is told by Ben Agwu, who, with his brothers, goes fishing in a forbidden river. Book World: 5 stories to relish even with your eyes closed 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z But their use in cities has not been fully explored — so we studied the possibility and sustainability of using natural leaves as packaging material for traditional foods in Nigeria. Nigeria’s street food adds to the plastic problem — green leaves offer a solution 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z And she has an old flame in Nigeria, Obinze, who has never gotten over her. Books of The Times: ‘Americanha,’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2013-05-19T20:26:59Z Just out of university in Santa Barbara with a masters in criminology, he took a job teaching in Nigeria, then wracked by the war over Biafra. Tom Russell sings of life from Hollywood to Mexico 2012-01-19T13:14:07Z She referred to an ivory arm band from the kingdom of Benin, in present-day Nigeria, featuring emblems of the oba, or king. How Jewelry Makes Us Who We Are 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Naipaul's journey across the continent takes him from Uganda, where he lived for a short while in the 1960s, to Nigeria, then to Gabon via the Ivory Coast and Ghana, and finally to South Africa. The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief by VS Naipaul 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z When the members of the group place Sandayo under citizen’s arrest, they decide to donate his money anonymously to schools across Nigeria. Going AWOL in Africa’s Largest City 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Kevin from Nigeria admitted that he originally came to Germany on a false passport and lied about being a political refugee. Rewind radio: The Story of Music in 50 Pieces; In Search of the British Dream – review 2013-02-02T23:00:02Z In a letter dated April 8, Nigeria's National Film and Video Censors Board told Bako that the documentary was "prohibited for exhibition in Nigeria." Nigeria censors documentary in growing crackdown 2013-04-21T11:53:55Z Monu, 56, who was born in Nigeria but lives in Salzburg, Austria, said that racism in Austrian society largely lay beneath the surface. A Rare ‘Othello’ Puts the Spotlight on Race 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Those public land papers list a legal contact for Shokunbi in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city. Fugitives enrich themselves from abroad 2011-11-02T14:00:00Z Set in the eastern Nigeria village of Umuofia in the late 1880s, it looks back the fierce collision of Nigeria’s Ibo culture – into which Achebe was born – with encroaching European power. Remembering Chinua Achebe 2013-03-22T17:48:00Z That book, about a young Nigeria returning home to Lagos after a long absence abroad, was published in 2007 by Cassava Republic Press, a small publishing house based in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. ArtsBeat: Hemingway/PEN Award Goes to Teju Cole 2012-03-08T20:48:31Z Almaty in Kazakhstan was the least expensive, followed by Lagos in recession-hit Nigeria. Of bread and wine: the world's most expensive cities 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z I live half the year in Nigeria, the other half in the US. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: my new novel is about love, race... and hair 2013-04-06T23:05:05Z But its video — modest by American norms — drew a backlash in Nigeria, along with some awards nominations. Tiwa Savage, Queen of Afrobeats, Makes a New Start 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z But he did know of board gamers in Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Egypt and Kenya. Should Board Gamers Play the Roles of Racists, Slavers and Nazis? 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z He describes being part of an intellectual elite that came together to recreate a Biafran microcosm of Nigeria's early spirit, their ideals drawn from a mix of traditional Igbo philosophy, US-style liberalism and socialism. There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra by Chinua Achebe - review 2012-10-05T21:55:01Z Like Adichie, who lives part-time in the U.S., most of these Nigerian fiction writers live in Western countries for much of the year, returning home to Nigeria frequently where they also research and observe. Nigerian authors look West to gain their fame 2012-01-26T11:21:09Z Legacy of language and the politics of that; in Nigeria, it was about pidgin English. ‘Barber Shop Chronicles’ Gives Black Men Control of Their Story 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Ahead of the 400-year anniversary, Reuters photographers visited museums in Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa and Britain displaying items from the Africa to North America slave trade. Chains, shackles and auction documents: remnants of the Africa to... 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z In another, more humorous piece, Hemon describes playing football with a ragtag bunch of immigrants from Italy, Cameroon, Nigeria, Tibet and elsewhere. Nowhere man 2013-02-23T08:00:16Z Another suggested changing the setting from Nigeria to America. New Wave of African Writers With an Internationalist Bent 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z This debut novel is a portrait of a marriage in Nigeria beginning in the politically tumultous 1980s. 100 Notable Books of 2017 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z I imagined journalists coming to my farmhouse, when I retired, to seek my opinion on how to govern Nigeria. The Swimming Pool by Jekwu Anyaegbuna 2013-03-16T09:01:08Z Having Nigeria decide the bronzes’ future was “a fundamentally different relationship to what we had before,” he added. Germany Begins Return of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z His first, “Every Day Is for the Thief,” was until now available only in Nigeria, where it was published in 2007. Books of The Times: ‘Every Day Is for the Thief’ by Teju Cole 2014-03-25T20:21:54Z His first published book was set in Nigeria and his second one, set in New York, was listed among The New York Times' 100 most influential books for 2011. Nigerian authors look West to gain their fame 2012-01-26T11:21:09Z A pipe leads to a tub of black goo, which clearly represents the ecological devastation caused by the petroleum industry in Adeniran’s native Nigeria. Review | In the galleries: A tip of the hat to a revered Washington milliner 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z This is why in 2005 Unesco declared it one of the two World Heritage sites in Nigeria. In Sacred Grove in Nigeria, Worship and Connection 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z German and U.S. museums have been returning Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. Amid Criticism and Seizures, the Met Sets Plan to Return Looted Art 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z And he said he had set up the meeting “on the low” with Abimbola Osundairo to arrange help in getting herbal weight-loss steroids from Nigeria that are not legal in the United States. Jussie Smollett Found Guilty of Reporting a Fake Hate Crime 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z I’m from Nigeria, so having a large Nigerian community meant that I never had to feel like I didn’t belong here. Chidera Eggerue Has Some Tips (and Hashtags) for Self-Love 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan recently signed a similar measure, also dubbed a “jail the gays” law, in Nigeria. “Jail the gays” measure becomes law in Uganda 2014-02-24T14:30:00Z The narrator is a white British man and his wife was born and raised in Nigeria. You by John Haynes 2011-01-24T10:59:38Z A virtuosic chapter of reminiscence finds Oluo traveling to Nigeria for the first time and visiting the tribal village of his father, now long dead. Drawing on the Past, Living in the Present, Dreaming of the Future 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z The present African installation, in place for a while, has recently been enhanced by the addition of antique sculptures from Mali and Nigeria. Art Review: Yale University Art Gallery Reopens After Renovations 2012-12-13T23:11:46Z That one person can do all of those things, that one person needs to do all of those things, speaks to how far board games are from being popularized in Nigeria. Should Board Gamers Play the Roles of Racists, Slavers and Nazis? 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Another story we received was from an ornithologist searching for an extremely rare owl in Nigeria. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z Not far into the book, Ike is on his way back to Nigeria with only one plan in mind: to steal what he thinks is an inanimate object and bring it back to New York. Books of The Times: ‘Foreign Gods, Inc.,’ by Okey Ndibe 2013-12-29T22:31:18Z "Nigeria is one of the fastest growing economies but none of that is trickling down," Jones told Reuters in a telephone interview. Meet Nigeria's Captain Rugged - a superhero who can dance 2014-02-26T09:12:25Z Meanwhile, West African nations have imposed stringent new measures to stop the spread of Ebola as two new cases emerged in Nigeria that appear to indicate a widening of the circle of those affected. Ebola outbreak: British national living in Sierra Leone tests positive for virus 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z Boyega was born in Peckham, south London, to a dad who was a minister and a mum who worked with disabled children; both immigrated from Nigeria before their son was born. John Boyega: storming from Peckham to galactic fame | Observer profile 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z He fears he has gone soft in America, that in Nigeria he will become prey. Books of The Times: ‘Every Day Is for the Thief’ by Teju Cole 2014-03-25T20:21:54Z The romances are cheaply printed with covers of photo-shopped stars from Nollywood, Nigeria's burgeoning film industry, or Bollywood, the Indian variety some writers are accused of plagiarizing. Romance novellas by women in Nigeria challenge traditions 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Victory and her mother prepare lunch in Lagos, Nigeria. This is 18 Around the World — Through Girls’ Eyes 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z By the 1940s it had made her one of the country’s richest women, with 24 houses and one of Nigeria’s first automobiles. 7 of the most amazing women you’ve never heard of 2014-01-20T20:00:00Z Such images reflect Akunyili Crosby’s notion of Nigeria as a “contact and confluence zone”—a site of continuous cultural transfers with the United States and Britain. Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s Intimate Universes 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z He went on to have a second family in Nigeria and a substantial career in city planning. Kehinde Wiley Puts a Classical Spin on His Contemporary Subjects 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Similar to the setting of his novel, Soyinka said he feels the current system in Nigeria is not a “working, productive” one. Nigerian Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka has hope in young 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z "Have you been to Nigeria?" he asked me. How a Mancunian taxi driver taught me the true meaning of friendship 2010-12-26T00:05:09Z “Better Change Your Mind,” a song from “Atomic Bomb,” was reissued on the 2001 compilation “Nigeria 70: The Definitive Story of 1970s Funky Lagos” and sparked increasing interest among musicians and disc jockeys. William Onyeabor, Reclusive African Electro-Funk Pioneer, Dies at 70 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z I was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. Beaten, raped and forced to work: why I'm exposing the scandal of Nigeria’s house girls 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Believed missing for many years, a complete version of the six-part story, originally broadcast in 1967-68, was found last year at a TV station in Nigeria. Australian actor Bill Kerr dies 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Unlike documentaries that tie things up in a tidy bow, "Supreme Price" wants viewers to understand that the status of democracy in Nigeria remains very much in flux. 'Supreme Price' tallies the cost of seeking change in Nigeria 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z In Nigeria, in particular, it was easy for men to dismiss what I said because they thought I looked like a small girl. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Talks Beauty, Femininity and Feminism 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Together they relocated the comedy to 116th Street, among the African immigrants — from Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone — who live and work there. Hot Vax Summer? Falstaff and Shakespeare in the Park Are Ready. 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Nigeria could “give them away, sell them, display them,” she said: “In other words, they can do whatever they want.” Who Owns the Benin Bronzes? The Answer Just Got More Complicated. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z "For Hennessy cognac, Nigeria ranks among the Top 10 consuming countries in the world." Luxury brands target Nigeria's wealthy elite 2012-03-22T10:37:32Z Artists like Mr. Amoda, who is 60, remember a relatively functional Nigeria of the 1970s, but began their careers later, under dictatorship and economic crisis. Lagos, City of Hustle, Builds an Art ‘Ecosystem’ 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Pepper soup is the only traditional "drinking" soup in Nigeria, and though it is called pepper soup, its name hearkens more to its spiciness, for which "pepper" is the closest word in traditional Nigerian languages. The seven pantry essentials in my Nigerian kitchen 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Under the agreement, St. Thomas said, the cultural institutions would share exhibitions and work together on education programs in Nigeria. Smithsonian to Return Most of Its Benin Bronze Collection to Nigeria 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z His tracks with the Benders were breakout attractions from Soundway’s two volumes of the compilation “Nigeria Special”; here are two full discs of his work. Boxed Sets of CDs and DVDs for 2012; Critics’ Picks 2012-11-22T21:24:13Z Wars in Liberia, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Libya — the world's open wounds — were vocation destinations for this English photojournalist, whose pictures had the impact of stark truth stripped of political attitudinizing. Tim Hetherington: War Hero Who Shot With a Camera 2011-04-21T10:20:00Z In 1992, I went to Ghana, with stops in Nigeria and Egypt. Chuck D: ‘I don’t think old folks should be leaders’ 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z Even in Nigeria, home to the sparkling mansions and red-earthed villages depicted in the world's most prolific film industry, the sector's value is underexploited. Nigeria's entertainment industry eager to make pirates part of sea change 2012-12-14T07:00:01Z Attend a Hindu ritual in India and a Yoruba ceremony in Nigeria on the final installments of "Sacred Journeys With Bruce Feiler." TV This Week, Dec. 28-Jan. 3: 'The Kennedy Center Honors' and more 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Oluwalogbon, 40, was born in Ghana, his mother’s homeland, and raised in Nigeria, his father’s. Meals for (Mostly) Everyone at Divine Flavored Nigerian Food Truck 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Documenting these contemporary monarchs was a way to “celebrate the various rich cultures in Nigeria,” Osodi said. Contemporary African Royals, in Regalia and Complexity 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Odogwu suggested that religion – not politics – was the answer to problems with Nigeria’s wealth distribution issues. T Magazine: In Lagos, the 1% Takes Stock 2014-04-25T17:00:01Z The four generations of guests at Balogun’s 80th were all as tied to London as to Lagos, but the younger generations have almost no links to the provincial and traditional Nigeria of Balogun’s generation. T Magazine: In Lagos, the 1% Takes Stock 2014-04-25T17:00:01Z The aim of the practice, mainly prevalent from the 1960s to 1980s, was for the immigrants to eventually return to Nigeria. British-born Nigerian actor hopes black skinhead film will 'heal' pain 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z After university he was employed by the Nigeria Broadcasting Service as a scriptwriter, which led to his first visit to the UK to attend a BBC training course. Chinua Achebe: A life in writing 2010-12-13T08:00:00Z He retains his sense of humour in Nigeria, a place where many have been known to lose theirs. The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief by VS Naipaul 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z |
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