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Behind the Scenes at ´óÏó´«Ã½ 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 ´óÏó´«Ã½'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. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Pidgin editor Adejuwon Soyinka went undercover to investigate for the new ´óÏó´«Ã½ Africa Eye series.

Nigeria beyond Boko Haram
How do the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Lagos teams report Nigeria? We take a tour of crime, politics and entrepreneurship with Igbo editor Adline Okere, Onyinye Chime from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Pidgin, Yoruba editor Temidayo Olofinsawo and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Hausa's Nasidi Yahaya.

The hidden talents of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Lagos
Singers, dancers, poets and even a surprise entry in Korean are what we discovered at ´óÏó´«Ã½ 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 ´óÏó´«Ã½ Yoruba, Chimezie Ucheagbo of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Igbo, Princess Williams from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Pidgin, and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Hausa's Umar Elleman.

The pepper soup clash
Who makes the best pepper soup? ´óÏó´«Ã½ Igbo and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Yoruba stir it up and take it outside… to a food fair. Oluchi Nwankwo and Jelilat Olawale defend their corners.

Image: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Lagos staff
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50 minutes

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Fri 4 May 2018 17:06GMT

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  • Fri 4 May 2018 11:06GMT
  • Fri 4 May 2018 15:06GMT
  • Fri 4 May 2018 17:06GMT