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Communities Turned Into Sewage Swamps
Johan Lotter and his parents moved into numbers 2 and 2A Johann Street in Standerton 15 years ago, planning to…
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Halted Inheritances, Marriages … Lives On Hold Due To Nigeria’s Disappearances
With the disappearance of her sister, Mairam Modu says she lost more than a sibling. She also lost a mother…
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Amid Terror: Playing ‘Hide And Seek’ With Terrorists In North-central Nigeria
It is one thing to live in terror and completely another to know that you are surrounded by it. This…
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The Hopelessness Of One Orphaned By A Brutal Insurgency
Children bear the physical and mental scars of the horrors and brutality of Nigeria’s 13-year-old insurgency in the northeast. One…
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Wedding Guests, Brothers… Ebubeagu’s Murdered Victims In Nigeria’s Southeast
Priscilia Obinwa cried bitterly as she spoke of the death of her only son, Chigozie, almost as if the ferocity…
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Flood Washes Away Farmlands In Borno
Justina Augustine, a widow and mother of eight, was in a dismal mood as she stood, ankle deep, in the…
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Anger At Zamfara Gov’t Peace Deal Giving Land To Terrorists
A deal supposed to bring peace to Zamfara State is provoking anger among farmers, who fear they will be forced…
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Amid Terror: Travelling The ‘Red Zone’ From Kaduna To Birnin Gwari
When he talks about his farm located at Birnin Gwari, Jibrin spits in anger: “Anyone who tells you there’s security…
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‘Thief! Thief!’: Living With The Scars Of Nigeria’s Jungle Justice Rage
Frank Afanvi, 38, was a Nigerian-Togolese who lived all his life in Nigeria’s southwestern Lagos State. He taught French at…
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What Happens When An Abuse Victim Leaves?
Once, Roseline went to a writers’ association meeting with one side of her face swollen. Her close friend asked what…
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