AYESHA RASCOE, BYLINE: In many parts of Nigeria, funerals are often huge celebrations of life, but they can also involve some painful and unwelcome demands. NPR's Emmanuel Akinwotu experienced just ...

In a deeply personal postcard from NPR’s Emmanuel Akinwotu, we go the funeral of his venerated grandfather in Nigeria. It was a huge celebration of life, with music and dance. However, the family was ...

The situation of freedom of religion or belief in relation to death and honoring deceased humanists in Nigeria is quite worrisome .

Nigeria is mourning the loss of one of its most prominent and polarising leaders, former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday in the United Kingdom at the age of 81. His death was confirmed ...

Thousands of mourners have attended the state funeral of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga at a national stadium in the capital, Nairobi. Many carried national flags, portraits of the late ...