Features
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Handbag Carriers, Gate Keepers… The Nigerian Police Officers Who Are Domestic Servants
When Ademola Adigun* was recruited into the Nigeria Police Force in 2016, he swore to put his best in the…
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Farmers In Nigeria’s Zamfara Forced To Pay Protection Money By ‘Repentant’ Terrorist
A district in Zamfara that -until now- has been spared from extortion by armed groups has been forced into paying…
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The Struggles Of Northern Nigeria’s Milkmaids
From childhood, Hafsatu Muhammed’s future was set – she would become a milkmaid. Being Fulani, Hafsatu came from a nomadic…
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Building Collapse: How Lagos’ Unscrupulous Developers Corrupt The System
When an uncompleted seven-storey building on Lagos’ Banana Island collapsed in April, it was thought no one had died, as…
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African Migrants Dream Of America, But The Road Is Strewn With Corpses
Lost on a jungle trail, all on her own, Aliah Atebo had been left behind by her travelling companions, a…
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Terrorists Tortured Captives ‘For Sport’ In Northwest Nigeria
Mansur Garba, 22, says the reason he is still alive is a herbal substance that he believes gives him immunity…
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Herders Are Increasingly Coming Under Attack In Northern Borno
As Bappa Tambaya, 57, moved around with his cattle as they grazed, he was attacked by armed men he thinks…
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Jihadists Warn Members To Beware Online ‘Deepfakes’
Jihadists with ties to Al-Qaeda have warned followers about the possibility that “deepfake” Artificial Intelligence technology could be used to…
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Abducted, Abused, And Now A Mother: One Woman’s Journey
“He forced himself on me in the most brutal manner every night and would beat the hell out of me…
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Inside Nigeria’s Stinking And Dilapidated Police Barracks
“I no longer believe in the police force,” said Stephen Amos, an inspector who has served his country for over…
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