Dear Reader,
Nigeria’s commercial and entertainment capital may lose its reputation as a melting pot of cultures, as authorities attempt to erase traces of Igbo heritage in the state.
Tensions between the Yoruba and the Igbo are usually palpable during elections, especially in Lagos State which has a balanced mix of several tribes.
But with south eastern opposition candidate Peter Obi running, a deeper friction emerged.
What does that mean for the ‘New York’ of Africa?
GET THE STORY
Nicholas Norbrook
Managing Editor
Dear Reader,
Nigeria’s commercial and entertainment capital may lose its reputation as a melting pot of cultures, as authorities attempt to erase traces of Igbo heritage in the state.
Tensions between the Yoruba and the Igbo are usually palpable during elections, especially in Lagos State which has a balanced mix of several tribes.
But with south eastern opposition candidate Peter Obi running, a deeper friction emerged.
What does that mean for the ‘New York’ of Africa?
GET THE STORY
Nicholas Norbrook
Managing Editor