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The Many Roadblocks To Girls’ Education In Borno
Zarah Adamu, 19, made it to her final year in Junior Secondary School, only to watch her dream of becoming…
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‘One Chance’: Nigeria’s Capital City Residents Narrate Commercial Vehicle Robbery Encounters
On Sept. 16, Precious Ihama hopped into the back passenger seat of a commercial vehicle around 6 p.m. at the…
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Once Independent, Now They Depend On Palliatives. But For How Long?
At 67, Kaltume Abdullahi was content being a widow. She was also fine selling food at a small spot in…
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Social Media Is Helping Nigerian Women Discover A Lesser-Known Premenstrual Disorder
Sometimes, for reasons that she could not fathom, Kemi would feel immense sadness come over her. She would for instance,…
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Family Of Abducted Baptist Student Stigmatised Before His Return
Mary Peter is a happy woman. Her grandson, Treasure Ayuba, had appeared, tired, at their front door on Nov. 2,…
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A Family’s Heartbreaking Account Of Airstrike Killing 9 Members In North-Central Nigeria
Alhaji Yahaya Bello, 89, has given up on justice for those he has lost. In January 2023, nine of his…
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Danbango: Missing Home, Dreading Terror In A Northwestern Nigeria Community
The worshippers at a mosque in Danbango had just observed their Ishai prayer, preparing to retire for the day, when…
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With Nothing To Eat, Nigeria’s IDPs Settle For The Leftover Of Those Who Terrorised Them
After over a decade of waging war in the name of religion, Abubakar* has (apparently) dropped his gun and thirst…
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How Does It Feel To Be A Parent Whose Sons Joined Boko Haram?
Given the chance to turn back time, Yagana Mohammed would have wished to go back a decade and pay closer…
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This School Is Changing The Future Of Herders In Nigeria’s Borno
In 2016, when Boko Haram seized control of Abadam, a local government area in Borno State, North East Nigeria, Aisha’s…
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