Sodiq Adelakun Adekola

Photo-journalist @worldpressphoto, 2022 Ex AFP, Ex Channels TV, Ex PUNCHer, Currently at Thomson Reuters - @sodiqadelakun

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It was mid-morning when Aduke Balogun noticed a masked man in military fatigues walking towards her children's school. Minutes later, gunfire erupted, more gunmen appeared and residents fled. https://t.co/cR9bwWAFuR

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Reflecting on my recent trip to Oyo, following the abduction of dozens of schoolchildren along with their teachers and principal. It signals a troubling expansion of kidnapping-for-ransom gangs into regions far from their traditional strongholds.
#bringbackourstudents #oyo

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For years, mining in central Nigeria happened far from people’s homes. But across Plateau state, families are sinking deep shafts in their own backyards in search of minerals - a risky shift driven by poverty and the minerals running beneath their doorsteps.REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun

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First Jumat prayer of Ramadan 2026. Lagos, Nigeria. Reuters/Sodiq Adelakun
#Ramadan2026 #Ramadan

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As European museums return looted Benin Bronzes, the centuries-old craft that produced some of Africa's finest and most significant heritage objects is struggling to survive in the Nigerian city where it began https://t.co/LIYdNXxHL6

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Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco

Nigeria fans celebrate as they watch the Algeria vs Nigeria AFCON quarter-final football match on a screen, on the street of Lagos, Nigeria - January 10, 2026. REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY #AFCON25 #StreetOfLagos

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Masquerades wearing traditional Eyo attire take part in the Eyo Festival, also known as the Adamu Orisa Play, in Lagos, Nigeria, December 27, 2025. REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun #EyoFestival2025 #EyoFestival #Eyo2025 #Eyo #Lagos #Nigeria

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As the year comes to a close, I'm grateful and humbled that 'Soccer Dreams' was selected as one of the year's best visual stories!

Click to read the story and see other outstanding visuals from around the world.

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G20 World Leaders Summit 2025.

#G20SouthAfrica #G20summit

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Snippets from G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. November 2025. REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun (More photos on Reuters platforms) #G20 #G20SouthAfrica

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South Africa is discussing with the United States the possibility of U.S. participation in the G20 summit after an initial boycott by the Trump administration, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday. https://t.co/F1vcXteifI

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US considering sanctions, Pentagon engagement in plan to protect Christians in Nigeria https://t.co/TiImOTQHht

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Protesters lie on the ground, holding placards, during a nationwide shutdown, calling for action on gender-based violence and femicide ahead of the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South November 21, 2025.
REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun #G20Summit

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Johannesburg 🇿🇦 !

The very first @g20org Summit on African soil.

World Leaders arrives today .

#G20SouthAfrica #G20Summit #sodiqadelakun #Reuters

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Afrobeat icon Fela Kuti's legacy celebrated in “Afrobeat Rebellion” Lagos exhibition - celebrating Fela’s lifestyle, musical legacy, and political activism across his lifetime featuring memorabilia, photographs, art installations, and videos. REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun

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Women take part in the annual Lagos Women Run, a 10-kilometre race created to spotlight issues affecting women, including sexual abuse, girl-child education, and gender equality, in Lagos, Nigeria, November 8, 2025. REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun

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In north central Nigeria's Muslim-majority state of Kwara, where religious traditions shape daily life, a group of girls are challenging cultural norms by playing soccer. https://t.co/veEsnFUyBj

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In north central Nigeria’s Muslim-majority state of Kwara, where religious traditions shape daily life, a group of girls are challenging cultural norms by playing soccer https://t.co/yRwKP4g4sV

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Last drill before the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Uyo. #NigeriaVsBenin #WCQ2026 #SodiqAdelakun

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Plastic pollution, discarded fishing nets and coastal development are taking a heavy toll on Nigeria's sea turtles, say conservationists battling to save them. https://t.co/v4RCZfpLBu