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Let There Be Light
Akinruntan Banjo was 12 when his father told him of a future where the government would supply electricity to their…
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U.S. Played Secret Role In Nigeria Attack That Killed More Than 160 Civilians
The United States played an unacknowledged role in the 2017 bombing of an internally displaced persons’ camp in Nigeria that…
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‘A Tsunami Of Human Waste’ – Half Of South Africa’s Sewage Treatment Works Are Failing
When he was 13 years old, Rudy Hanse joined the guppy development programme offered by the Milnerton Canoe Club in…
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A Database Of Donors Is Filling Blood Supply Gaps In Nigeria
Oftentimes, when Adekola, 29, is experiencing an episode of sickle cell crisis, his doctor informs him that his blood count…
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A Mentorship Programme Is Turning Young PWDs Into A Thriving Workforce
In 2017, Aisha Dirisu was visiting a cousin at work when she noticed a young man struggling to gain access…
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Abortion Amongst Displaced Women Reflects Deeper Societal Problems
One day at around 3 a.m., a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria, was roused awake…
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Zamfara Residents Recall Nights Of Terror That Led To Turbaning Of Terrorist
Tijjani Umar was one of those who felt that giving a traditional title to Ado Aleiru (Aleru), a terror leader,…
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When A Clinic For IDPs Shuts Down: People Suffer, Children Die
As clouds turn grey and the wind blows briskly, residents of the Fufore area of Adamawa, Northeast Nigeria, heave a…
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‘When Is Father Coming Back?’
Hauwa Bulama has never met her father. If not for his national identity card, she would not even know what…
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Weak Laws, Armed Conflict Worsen Deforestation In Borno
It was late afternoon and the sun shone at its peak in Maiduguri, Borno State, but the scorching weather did…
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