As one of his mentees won the ICN Chess Championship, $500 scholarshipFounder of Chess in Slums Africa and the co-founder of Great Minds Chess Academy, Tunde Onakoya, has led some Nigerian teenagers ...

Nigeria's celebrated chess champion and founder of the Chess in Slums initiative, Tunde Onakoya, has shared a deeply ...

Jamiu Ninilowo, a young chess player from Ikorodu, Lagos, has won the gold medal at the 2025 United Nations Chess Tournament ...

Nigerian chess champion, Tunde Onakoya, has revealed how he transformed Jamiu, a roadside mechanic in the slums of Majidun, ...

In the heart of Makoko, one of Africa’s largest slums, a 10-year-old boy with cerebral palsy defied all odds to become a ...

Makoko slum in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos is built on stilts and was founded as a fishing village in the 19th Century. It is home to more than 100,000 migrants from West African countries.

Born Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie, Patoranking rose from the slums of Ebute Metta, Lagos, to become one of Nigeria’s most versatile and successful musicians. Blending reggae, dancehall and Afrobeats ...