Two men claim to be the emir of Kano, an ancient kingdom in northern Nigeria. Their struggle for power and influence is feeding into a wider competition ahead of the country’s next election.

yams have fuelled Nigerian and wider West African communities for millennia. However, the humble yam is far more than just a nutritional source. Revered at New Yam festivals, central to ancient ...

Ancient artifacts On display for the ceremony ... All are the work of the Nok culture, which existed within what would become Nigeria from more than 2,000 years ago, before disappearing in the ...

Sculptures created by French artist Prune Nourry, inspired by ancient Nigerian Ife terracotta heads, titled "Statues Also Breathe," and representing the remaining 108 Chibok still in captivity are ...

Reuters Nigeria's masquerade festival breathes life into ancient tradition Posted: May 16, 2025 | Last updated: May 16, 2025 Drums pounded and colorful figures whirled through crowds as Nigeria ...

Yet MOWAA already stands shoulders above most other Nigerian museums, where many valuable artefacts are shut away in old warehouses. In 1897 most of Benin City, then the capital of an extensive ...

(Pixabay image via CNS) MEXICO CITY (AFP) — The Mexican government delivered to Nigeria on Tuesday an ancient bronze sculpture seized by customs agents at Mexico City airport as its buyer tried to ...