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Abandoned ₦5.4 Billion Road Project Turns Abuja Town Into Kidnappers’ Haven
Earlier this year, community leaders in Shere imposed an unofficial curfew. Once it’s 5 p.m., they said, no one should…
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Malnutrition Is Affecting Displaced Mothers’ Ability To Breastfeed Newborns In Northeast Nigeria
Two weeks after Falmata Ibrahim gave birth, her body stopped making breastmilk for her baby. The baby would whine for…
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Nigerian IDPs’ Struggle To Keep A Roof Over Their Heads
Hajjara Habiba’s life has been a relentless cycle of displacement and hardship. Ten years ago, her world was upended when…
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Reporter’s Diary: This Harrowing Experience Will Stay With Me Forever
When I saw the burns on Ibrahim Shehu’s right arm, nothing would prepare me for the overwhelming gust of emotions…
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From ‘Enemies’ To Neighbours: Borno’s Bumpy Peacebuilding Journey
On a sweltering day on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno state, northeastern Nigeria, two uniformed young men were stopped by…
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The Travails Of Aid Workers Operating In Nigeria’s War-Torn Zones
Bako Faruk* is passionate about serving humanity. In 2017, he volunteered to work as a logistics assistant with Médecins Sans…
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No Simple Way Home: Displaced Sokoto Residents Driven To Despair And Frustration
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Tucked behind a Dogonyaro tree at the centre of the Mai Tandu…
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‘Yan Daba: The Local Gangs Terrorising Kano Neighbourhoods
A blow to the back, a stab in the face, and then … darkness, a total void with deafening silence. …
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Deadly Heatwave Inspires Tree Planting Initiative In Northern Nigeria
In the wake of a relentless heatwave engulfing some parts of Northern Nigeria, a grassroots movement has emerged, reviving the…
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Neglected Elderly Women Sleep On The Streets After IDP Camp’s Closure In Borno
One morning about a year ago, when government officials arrived at the Kawar Maila makeshift camp to distribute relocation notices,…
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