Lagos

tablescape of assorted Nigerian foods

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

Food

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

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Conflict & Justice
Hauwa Nkaki, mother of one of more than 200 girls abducted in the remote village of Chibok.

In 100 days since the mass abduction of Nigerian schoolgirls, 11 of the girls’ parents have died

Conflict & Justice

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Chibok girl's school uniforms from three of the kidnapped girls.

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Conflict & Justice

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Chibok girl's school uniforms from three of the kidnapped girls.

These photos show the missing Nigerian girls as real people, as individuals

Conflict & Justice

It’s been a month an a half since hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls were abducted by the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram. But despite the global attention, we still know very little about the missing girls themselves. Glenna Gordon realized that although she could not photograph the girls, she could photograph their personal possessions as a way to highlight who they are.

Every Day is For the Thief  includes photos by the author, Teju Cole.

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Every Day is For the Thief  includes photos by the author, Teju Cole.

This book by Teju Cole may just help you understand what drives Nigeria’s corruption

Arts, Culture & Media

In Teju Cole’s book about his hometown of Lagos, Nigeria — “Every Day is for the Thief” — a culture of corruption creates a society of “barely containable hysteria” and a sort of constant post-traumatic stress.