Features
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One Chance: Inside Abuja’s Unending Crime Wave of Car Abductions and Burglary
“‘Oya Oya, tell am make him wire us ₦200k before we leave you; if not, na Kaduna we go carry…
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Eight Months After Maiduguri Flood, What Has Recovery Looked Like for Victims?
When the devastating floods washed through Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria in September 2024, Aisha Ahmed, a resident of Gwange community,…
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What Resettlement Looks Like When The Gunshots Haven’t Stopped
There is a tenderness between Fati Bukar and her eldest son, Lawal. When he sits next to her, she holds…
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Lost Homes, No Aid: The Forgotten IDPs Uprooted by Terrorists in North Central Nigeria
Musa Murjanatu, 40, was once a thriving trader in Niger State, North-Central Nigeria, where terrorists have taken roots for clandestine…
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In Kano, Criminal Networks Evading Surveillance Are Terrorising Some Villages
Musbahu Shanono used to love the journey home. There was something about that drive from Lagos to Shanono, something about…
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Displaced Families Struggle to Survive as Humanitarian Aid Dries Up in Northern Nigeria
Among the displaced families seeking shelter, a large farm stretches across the uneven terrain of Bauchi State in northeastern Nigeria,…
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Haunted by Truth: Nigerian Journalists Caught Between Duty and Death
Though the pen is said to be mightier than the sword, there are times when the sword tries to silence…
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What Life Could Have Been for Leah Sharibu at 22
It’s May 14, so she posts a birthday photo on Instagram: a selfie in scrubs after a long hospital shift,…
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A Displaced Nigerian Teenager’s Search for Home and Education
She was just seven years old when they were displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria.…
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Beyond The Masks (II): The Struggles of Nigerian Women Living with Mental Health Conditions
One of the hardest parts of living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) for Emily Audu* is becoming emotionally tethered to…
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