Nigeria

Competition for land, scarce resources and political influence has lead to acts of extremisms and violence that threaten the stability of Nigeria and its 150 million population.

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Members of the GCCT from Nigeria:


Participants sing and dance during the Eyo festival in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, April 25, 2009. The Eyo festival is the foremost cultural event in Lagos and it is a play of pageantry, grace and beauty in honour of a prominent citizen or a deceased monarch (photograph by festivals gallery, published under a Creative Commons license).