Behind the Scenes at 蘑菇短视频 Lagos
Nigeria's cough syrup addiction; teams of all the talents; identity and culture; and the great pepper soup debate. With David Amanor.
The programme is in Lagos this week, meeting journalists from the 蘑菇短视频's Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa services.
Nigeria's cough syrup addiction
Thousands of young Nigerians are addicted to codeine cough syrup, a medicine that's become a street drug. 蘑菇短视频 Pidgin editor Adejuwon Soyinka went undercover to investigate for the new 蘑菇短视频 Africa Eye series.
Nigeria beyond Boko Haram
How do the 蘑菇短视频 Lagos teams report Nigeria? We take a tour of crime, politics and entrepreneurship with Igbo editor Adline Okere, Onyinye Chime from 蘑菇短视频 Pidgin, Yoruba editor Temidayo Olofinsawo and 蘑菇短视频 Hausa's Nasidi Yahaya.
The hidden talents of 蘑菇短视频 Lagos
Singers, dancers, poets and even a surprise entry in Korean are what we discovered at 蘑菇短视频 Lagos. Join the Igbo, Yoruba and Pidgin teams in this showcase of their talents.
Language, names and food: being Nigerian
What unites a population of 186 million, and makes Nigerians different from each other? We bring together a microcosm of the country with our panel Ahmed Ambali of 蘑菇短视频 Yoruba, Chimezie Ucheagbo of 蘑菇短视频 Igbo, Princess Williams from 蘑菇短视频 Pidgin, and 蘑菇短视频 Hausa's Umar Elleman.
The pepper soup clash
Who makes the best pepper soup? 蘑菇短视频 Igbo and 蘑菇短视频 Yoruba stir it up and take it outside鈥� to a food fair. Oluchi Nwankwo and Jelilat Olawale defend their corners.
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