In the old photo studios of Lagos, Nigeria, negatives were being burned. No longer needed or wanted, they were too difficult to store, the subjects had moved on or died, and the photo labs that ...

Thousands of people along the Lagos coastline have been evicted by the Nigerian Navy and government in an apparent effort to make way for luxury developments. Many beach communities thrived for years ...

LAGOS—I just passed from JJC status here in Lagos. A JJC is an expression bestowed upon a newcomer, a Johnny Just Come, in this city that is a series of islands. I arrived to work in this metropolis ...

I could barely breathe. My eyes burned. I gasped for air and repeatedly told the officers, "I cannot breathe. I am a journalist." It did not matter.Leaving home that Wednesday morning to cover a ...

LAGOS, Nigeria—A century old riverside community of more than 9,000 people located in Nigeria's largest city, Lagos, was demolished on Friday and residents were forcefully evicted. Dozens of Lagos ...

A swimming coach in Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos is teaching disabled children how to swim through his nonprofit aimed at empowering them in life. LAGOS, Nigeria — About 20 children in shorts and ...

Meet Ayokanmi David, the creative mind transforming the hustle and chaos of Lagos street life into an innovative gaming experience that captures the city’s spirit and survival energy. In Lagos, chaos ...