Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- What began as a planned homecoming for South African singer Tyla has become the latest flashpoint in the long-running tensions between Nigeria and South Africa, with her scheduled Lagos concert removed from the itinerary of her APOP World Tour amid calls for a boycott.

Tyla had been billed to perform in Lagos on 22 December 2026, making Nigeria her only West African stop and the first African date on the tour before performances in Cape Town and Johannesburg in January 2027.

But after days of online backlash over the treatment of Nigerians in South Africa, the Lagos date was removed from the tour's public schedule. Neither Tyla nor her management has explained the change or confirmed whether the concert has been cance...