LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Thousands of revelers flooded Nigeria’s Lagos for the annual Lagos Fanti Carnival, celebrating the Afro-Brazilian heritage of the “Aguda” or the formerly enslaved people who ...

Elaborate costumes, blaring music and vibrant processions took over Nigeria's Lagos Island on Monday as the annual Fanti Carnival hit the streets. The festivities have lit up Lagos' financial hub for ...

The Carnival Calabar Commission has announced that the annual theme-unveiling event for this year’s edition of Carnival Calabar will be held on the 31st of May at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre, ...

Lagos Island burst into life on Sunday as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, alongside his wife, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, led the city in celebrating the return of the Lagos Fanti Carnival, a vibrant showcase of ...

IN fulfillment of his administration’s pledge to make Lagos the preferred tourism destination in Africa, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has lent his weight behind the hosting of this year’s Lagos Street ...

In the heart of Lagos Island, the Fanti Carnival rose like a phoenix—bold, rhythmic and unapologetically Afro-Brazilian. After years of silence, it returned not just as celebration, but as resistance.

Thousands of revelers flooded Nigeria's Lagos for the annual Lagos Fanti Carnival, celebrating the Afro-Brazilian heritage of the “Aguda” or the formerly enslaved people who returned from Brazil in ...