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Local Organisations Greening Northern Nigeria Through Tree Planting
Growing up in the Biu local government area of Borno State in North East Nigeria, Usman Aliyu enjoyed different types…
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‘We Can’t Breathe’: Renewed Hardship As Inflation Chokes Nigerians
On Feb. 5, residents of Minna, the capital of Niger State in North Central Nigeria, took to the streets to…
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Most Birth Control Measures Still Not Made Safe For Women. Why?
The pain 27-year-old Ramatu Adam* experienced during the insertion of her Intrauterine device (IUD) in 2023 was so overwhelming that…
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What Happens To The Abducted And Forgotten?
She was standing by a stove outside her captor’s tent, holding a bowl from which she was supposed to fry…
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Mechanics Are Converting Generators To Use Gas Amid High Fuel Cost In Nigeria’s Borno
The English proverb ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’ best describes what is taking place at Ko’oma Adam’s generator repairs…
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Corps Members In Bauchi State Are Lacking Access To Medical Care
On Nov. 24, 2023, Mustapha Kyari was deployed to serve in Bauchi, North-East Nigeria, under the mandatory National Youths Service…
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IDPs Resettled To Marte Are Fleeing, Complain Of Hunger And Insecurity
“The government told us they were taking us back to our homes. They also said we were not going to…
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‘Like Slavery’: Nigeria’s Special Police Constables Risking Their Lives For Zero Pay
Nearly three years after Ibrahim Oladeni died as an officer of Nigeria’s Special Constabulary Police, his widow, Omolade, and his…
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The Struggles And Strengths Of Mothers Raising Children With Special Needs
In an unexpected turn of events in early 2015, Modupe Famodun received her son’s cerebral palsy diagnosis. A neurologist at…
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Warabe: A People Fighting Terror To A Standstill In Borno
The youth of Warabe should have been scared to death. Over 50 terrorists, on motorcycles and bicycles, firearms blazing, stormed…
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