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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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In Adamawa, Peacebuilding Begins on the Football Pitch, in Classrooms, and at Townhalls
When Boko Haram attacked a religious gathering in Nassarawo, Yola, the capital of Adamawa State, northeastern Nigeria, and killed 12…
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Displaced People with Disabilities Face Severe Struggles in Borno Camps
About an hour after dawn, Kaka Adam, 45, braces for another day of struggle. He sits quietly outside his small…
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Injured, Ignored, and Intimidated: The Cost of Speaking Out In NYSC Camp
The foot broke first. Then the silence. But it was breaking the silence that cost Mustapha Kyari the most; he…
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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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She Walked into Boko Haram Territory to Free Her Husband With A Ransom
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Babagana Abacha’s sister had just died that November morning in 2024, in…
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Zike Tragedy: Survivors Mourn, Counting Lives Lost in Plateau Attack
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… It was a calm night until just before midnight. And when Mary…
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Adamawa’s Classroom of Resilience
The night they came, Cecilia Colman was preparing to rest for the night. Then a teacher at Government Christian Secondary…
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Nigeria’s Race For Inclusive Education Leaves Millions of Nomadic Children Behind (II)
In addition to Nigeria’s northern region, many nomadic communities down south lack functional schools. School-age children idle around their huts…
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Nigeria’s Race For Inclusive Education Leaves Millions of Nomadic Children Behind (I)
Jaafar Mohammed is 10. He walks 10 kilometres from Lambel, a rural community in Kaduna state, to school every day…
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