Reporter’s Diary
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Reporter’s Diary: A Journey To Baga
My recent trip to Baga was an unforgettable odyssey. It began with a breathtaking military chopper ride from the Air…
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‘On Colos’: A Reporter’s Encounter With Lagos Drug Addicts
After weeks of mapping out areas to easily get sources for a documentary on drug addiction in Lagos, I set…
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Reporter’s Diary: This Harrowing Experience Will Stay With Me Forever
When I saw the burns on Ibrahim Shehu’s right arm, nothing would prepare me for the overwhelming gust of emotions…
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Danger Of Thuggery Hangs Over Kano As Residents Go To Vote
The voice on the phone was quivering. He was calling to tell me violence had broken out in Kano, just…
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Hope, Uncertainty As Nigerians Board The Infamous Abuja-Kaduna Train
“If we don’t rise up, if we don’t come back to the train, it means they have won. For me,…
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Reporter’s Diary: An Encounter With The ‘Gun Merchants’ Of Southwest Nigeria
Prior to our meeting, I have had a series of phone conversations with Sheriff Alamu* on how he possessed his…
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Reporter’s Diary: Experiencing The Nightmare Of Southeast Nigeria’s “Sit-At-Home” Order
“No story is worth your life,” I was once told by a senior journalist. “Do everything to stay alive so…
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An Encounter With Kano’s Gang Of Phone Snatchers
On Aug. 24, a lorry heading towards Dawanau foodstuff market in Kano, Northwest Nigeria, blocked the ever-busy Kofar Ruwa underpass,…
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Reporter’s Diary: Understanding The Different Faces Of Drug Addiction
During the last 10 days of Ramadan in the year of Covid, my baby brother was in the habit of…
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Reporter’s Diary: The Uneasiness Of Travelling Through Southeast Nigeria
20/04/2022 “It’s okay if we spot one or two motorcycles on this road but if they are up to five…
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