It Happened in Nigeria

In our final episode, a woman confronts her mortality while undergoing a caesarean section. Her near-death experience attempts to answer the difficult question we’ve been asking all season: what goes through your mind when faced with the scariest moment you could imagine?

On August 26th, 2011 an explosion rocked Nigeria’s capital Abuja, altering the lives of the people affected. This is a story about love, community and divine providence.

In this episode, we join a man and sit in the uncomfortable place of grief as he recounts his feelings the morning he found his mother cold.

Port Harcourt, Nigeria, is combating a reputation of being unsafe. In this episode, a young man's close-shave encounter with death sprinkles a dash of irony over his conviction of the city’s safety.

A short commute to fellowship turns into a nightmarish journey. Helen has a one-chance encounter that takes an unexpected turn. How does she escape?  

Yinka’s world turns grey when she wakes up one morning and realises she has lost hearing. Which Doctor, Pastor, Imam or Spiritual Healer can help her live with her new reality?

It Happened In Nigeria returns for a second season. In each episode, we meet characters faced with daunting life-shaping experiences. This season asks a big question. How do people react when the worst possible thing that could happen happens? New episodes coming soon. Don't miss it.

A new season of It Happened In Nigeria is coming, with stories about scary moments. It Happened In Nigeria is a podcast by Voix Collective. This podcast is about big and small moments, all taking place in Nigeria. Each episode features a story about a life-changing moment

Felicia's story takes us back to October 2020 when Nigerians flooded the streets in protests. She had left her house that day in search of a job and found herself in the middle of one of those protests. Things went downhill from there.

Peculiar was standing on the road waiting for a bus when someone touched her and she passed out. The next thing she remembers is waking in a small dark room wearing nothing but underwear. How does she get out?