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‘Naija no dey carry last’: Nigerian students in US rock traditional attires, dance to native songs 

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Christopher Duran

Updated on April 07, 2026

Some Nigerian students schooling in the United States have proudly displayed their culture as they rocked their traditional attires during a school cultural event. 

The proud Nigerian students danced to Nigeria’s native songs.

In a video making the rounds on social media, the students dressed in attires of the major tribes of Nigeria – Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo.

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The white students at the cultural fest were stunned as they brought out their phones to capture the beautiful moments.

The video caused a buzz online as Netizens praised the Nigerian students for representing Nigeria.

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They praised them for wearing traditional attires and displaying great dance moves to the native songs played at the school’s cultural fest.

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Some reactions are captured below:

@Engineer Joseph: “I can’t love my country less ❤️❤️❤️”

@💀: “I love our culture🇳🇬 Igbo Nigerian girl here🫶🏽”

@thecuteisla: “it’s the yoruba girl on purple for me 😂😂😂 and her shade too 😂🥰”

@Raheema: “So no body is talking about the Fulanis they nail it.”

@Nelly💕🌸🥺: “The Yoruba guy and the igbo girl came out with big energy plus the rich Yoruba aunty 😂🥰”