Kings of Lagos: Children learn chess to seek escape from Nigeria's slums

Nigerian artist, Nathaniel Hodonu is cutting coconut shells and shaping them into leaf-shaped designs for his latest art project in Nigeria's megacity, Lagos.

Nigerian sculptor transforms coconut shells into art

Nigerian police arrested a small group of protesters in Lagos on Saturday after they tried to hold a rally demanding justice for victims of a deadly shooting during demonstrations last year.

Nigeria police arrest protesters at symbolic Lagos tollgate

Shops lifted their shutters and market traders set out their stalls Saturday, as Nigeria's biggest city Lagos cautiously reopened after a curfew was eased following days of unrest.

Lagos curfew eases after days of unrest in Nigeria

Nigeria's sprawling city of Lagos and the surrounding region were under an indefinite 24-hour curfew on October 21 after claims that security forces had opened fire on and even killed people protesting police brutality in the country. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari called for protesters to stop demonstration & engage with the government.

Protest against police brutality in Nigeria: Nigerian President addresses the nation

Nigeria's sprawling city of Lagos and the surrounding region were under an indefinite 24-hour curfew on October 21 after claims that security forces had opened fire on and even killed people protesting police brutality in the country. Watch report.

WION Dispatch: Protests against police brutality in Nigeria: Eyewitness claimed soldiers opened fire

Thousands of Nigerians demanding an end to alleged police brutality have taken to the streets every day for more than a week across the country. Rallying under the #EndSars hashtag and harnessing social media to raise awareness and funds and to garner support from international celebrities, protesters have built a momentum that previous actions led by civil groups and unions failed to do.

Lagos imposes indefinite curfew to curb Nigeria protests

Nigeria is witnessing massive End SARS rallies for police reforms. Protesters besieged Africa's largest city and blocked the Lagos airport. In response, the government has imposed a curfew and deployed riot cops. WION's Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Protesters shutdown Africa's largest city

11-year-old Anthony Mmesoma Madu stands out in black leggings, a white turtleneck and poise beyond his years. His parents wanted him to become a priest. Instead, he has captivated millions with his ballet.

Leap of faith: Nigerian boy captivates the world with his ballet

A Dance Academy, a ballet school in a poor district of sprawling megacity Lagos that aims to bring classical dance to underprivileged children in Africa's most populous nation. Watch report.

WION Dispatch: A leap of faith through ballet, Nigeria's poor find joy in ballet

An explosion at a gas processing plant on Sunday killed at least 15 people and destroyed about 50 buildings after a fire broke out in a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital, emergency services said.

Lagos gas blast kills 15, destroys several buildings: Nigerian officials

A fire on a pipeline owned by Nigeria's state oil company in the commercial capital Lagos killed three people on January 19. A witness said that the blaze broke out in the Abule-Egba district of the southwestern megacity and it started shortly before 8 PM (1900 GMT). The fire has burned nearby houses and vehicles. Many fires on pipelines in Nigeria, Africa's biggest crude oil producer, are caused by theft and sabotage. The methods used to steal oil often result in accidents that cause fires.

Three reported dead in Nigeria pipeline explosion, Over 200 building gutted by fire

A massive fire has engulfed Central Market in Lagos, Nigeria. Cause of the fire not ascertained yet.

Massive fire in Central Market in Lagos

Police in Nigeria said they rescued 15 people chained up in a church in Lagos during the latest raid in a nationwide crackdown on religious institutions accused of abuse.

Nigerian police rescue 15 people chained up in Lagos church

Another body has been recovered from the rubble of a building housing a school that collapsed in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, rescue workers said Thursday, taking the death toll to nine.

Nigeria: Death toll rises to nine in collapsed Lagos school building

At least 10 young children were trapped when a four-story building collapsed in a densely-populated area of Lagos Wednesday, and rescuers were trying to reach them through the damaged roof.

School children trapped as building collapses in Lagos

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