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Beyond The Masks (II): The Struggles of Nigerian Women Living with Mental Health ConditionsÂ
One of the hardest parts of living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) for Emily Audu* is becoming emotionally tethered to…
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Beyond the Masks: The Mental Health Struggles of Nigerian Women (I)
 Growing up between Ogun State and Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria, Suhayla Yusuf* still remembers the exact moment her Obsessive-compulsive Disorder…
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What Justice Looks Like for Displaced People in Northern Nigeria
The first terror attack Falmata Ibrahim witnessed was in 2015; ten years later, the painful event still haunts her. Rain…
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Beyond the Seizures: How Epilepsy Affects Nigerian WomenÂ
Fatima Malumfashi’s life took a dramatic turn when, at just eight years old, she underwent her first exorcism in Sokoto…
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Nigerian Graduates Struggle as JAMB Withholds Admission Validation
Loveth Adamâs future was bright in 2018 when she was admitted to study Anatomy at the Ambrose Ali University (AAU)…
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Battling Disability Stigma, Nigerian Woman Push for Change Through Social Media
For Pelemo Ava Nyajo, living with a disability began at the age of two when her mother noticed an unusual…
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Lost Homes, Lingering Trauma: The Mental Health Crisis Among Nigeriaâs DisplacedÂ
The first attack on the Mai Ido, a small settlement in Kachia, Kaduna State, northwestern Nigeria, started around 11 a.m.…
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Abandoned by Her Father, This Young Woman Struggles with the Emotional Fallout of Neglect
Maryam Umarâs* father had faded into the background of her life for the past eight years. Before then, he was…
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One Manâs Struggle with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Its Severe Financial Implications
Mahmoud Idris* lives with Ankylosis Spondylitis (AS), a chronic, life-altering inflammatory disease affecting the spine and other joints. The debilitating…
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How a Late Cancer Diagnosis Caused Four Years of Struggle
Image discretion warning: This story contains descriptions of a medical condition and includes an image of a tumour removed during…
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