NIGERIA
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nigerian youth on the change they want to see
Nigeria is about to vote in a new president, and the outcome will have a vast impact on the country's youth, who make up over half of the population. 17-year-old photographer Isabel Okoro captured her peers and asked them what they want for the country.
Isabel Okoro
2.13.19
Culture
skating in lagos with the wafflesncream crew
WNC is a skate company and clothing brand, cut from a similar cloth as Supreme or Palace but run through with a Nigerian ethos and POV.
Carmen Hogg
1.11.19
Culture
akwaeke emezi: the 'freshwater' author standing on the edge and claiming it as central
Akwaeke Emezi’s extraordinary debut novel 'Freshwater' is the real life tale of a queer, trans, black, African, Nigerian writer as they attempt to navigate the occasionally odd sensation of being alive.
Matthew Whitehouse
12.26.18
Music
a guide to the exorcisms, witches and cults of nigerian horror
Let your new fave musician and huge horror fan Santi give you nightmares.
Frankie Dunn
10.3.18
Photography
ruth ossai's vibrant studio portraits celebrate nigerian tradition
The young photographer takes influence from traditional Nollywood movies and old Igbo gospel videos — even when she's collaborating with Miu Miu or Kenzo.
Sarah Moroz
9.25.18
Fashion
tokyo james makes suits for the streetwear generation
The British-Nigerian designer blends London grit with African spices, modeling puffer coats after luxury smoking jackets.
Amira Rasool
4.20.18
Music
this essential lagos playlist will instantly improve your weekend
Afropop your heart out with DJ Spinall.
Frankie Dunn
3.30.18
Culture
nigerian artist toyin ojih odutola paints radically soft visions of black wealth
Her work has been collected by Solange and shown at the Whitney Museum.
André-Naquian Wheeler
3.12.18
Fashion
daniel obasi's fashion film explores being 'alien' in nigeria
The photographers afrofuturistic short, 'An Alien in Town' illuminates how African fashion and culture are perceived by foreigners.
Amira Rasool
2.6.18
Music
has the time come for nigeria’s music scene to step up?
As Davido and Wizkid go global, we look into the mainstream’s growing embrace of Nigerian sounds.
Helen Jennings
4.22.16
Culture
meet nigeria’s most famous gay activist
Nigerian LGBT campaigner Bisi Alimi talks about coming out on national TV, escape to the UK and the ballroom scene in his homeland.
i-D Staff
2.22.16
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Open your eyes! Gorgeous girl in good ol' US of A, sweet souls in Seoul and new faces in the Netherlands. Beauty is universal and we've got the snaps from around the globe to prove it!
i-D Team
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