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‘Unwrapped Lollipops:’ The Consequences Of Purity Culture Are Far Reaching For Women
Hiba Ahmad* didn’t need a lot of years to figure out that the purity culture she was raised in has…
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Closure Of Borno IDP Camps Forcing More Children Out Of School
Young Bintu Yarima’s education came to a halt nine years ago when Boko Haram occupied her hometown, a place called…
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Farmer-Herder Crisis In Nigeria’s Borno State Is Taking A Different Turn
On a Monday morning, 11-year-old Rukayya was excited school had resumed, hoping to see her friends after the long break,…
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UCH: Federal Workers In Nigerian Hospital Not Paid In 34 Months
Ayo Adedeji can barely afford to feed his wife and four children despite his role as an accountant at the…
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Extrajudicial Killings, Unlawful Arrests Smear ‘Operation Farauta’ In Nigeria’s Adamawa State
Abdallah Abba was at home with his father on Saturday, Aug. 5, when operatives of a state security outfit codenamed…
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A Blind Woman’s Search For Happiness
When 31-year-old Habiba (surname withheld) was married off at the tender age of 14, she still had her sight. Underage…
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Children Orphaned By The Insurgency In Nigeria’s Northeast Face Peculiar Challenges
“With zero knowledge of where they were heading, I too hauled myself into the big truck that came to help…
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What The World Can Learn From Africa’s ‘Cradle Of Water Reclamation’
As one of the driest countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia is no stranger to water scarcity issues. Since 2012, the…
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The Working Realities Of Nigeria’s Female Lawyers
When Damilola Bakari,*28 , decided to pursue a law degree abroad, she was not sure about the kind of lawyer…
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Locals Forced Into Unusual Tasks To Meet Boko Haram Taxations In Northeastern Nigeria
“I had to choose between farming or not,” said Abba Gana, a farmer from Konduga, Borno State, in North East…
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