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Abandoned by Her Father, This Young Woman Struggles with the Emotional Fallout of Neglect
Maryam Umar’s* father had faded into the background of her life for the past eight years. Before then, he was…
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Features
Teenager Faces Motherhood, Stigma, After Sexual Assault in Nigeria’s North East
At just 18, Asabe Hamisu’s* days in Tashan Kurma, a rural neighbourhood in Damaturu, Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria, are…
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Cradling Babies, Forsaking Dreams: Teenage Pregnancies Strain Lives in Nigeria’s Rural Communities
“If I could go back in time, I would change my fate,” Deborah Salama said, her eyes fixed on the…
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One Girl’s Ordeal With Sexual Abuse, Teenage Pregnancy in Northeastern Nigeria
When Fatima Hassan* met Jamil at the Islamic and Arabic Study Centre in the Pompomari area of Damaturu, Yobe State,…
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Features
A Cry for Help: One Woman’s Journey to Break Free from Domestic Abuse
*This story contains graphic content that may be disturbing to some readers. For over a decade, Jumoke Balogun has been…
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Features
Forced Marriage, Rape, and the Silence of a Survivor in Nigeria’s Borno
When she was 11, Zainab’s* father forced her to marry his friend’s son in Gwoza, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. She…
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A 13-Year-Old Street Hawker’s Battle with Sexual Exploitation in Nigeria’s North East
In the scorching streets of Damaturu, Yobe State, in northeastern Nigeria, 13-year-old Sahiba Aliyu* has endured unimaginable horrors. The young…
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Investigations
A Tragic Femicide Case in Northeastern Nigeria Smells Like Honour Killing
Yakaka Alhaji Aisami did not know it when she woke up that morning in April this year, but two things…
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News
Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan Doubling SGBV on Women, Girls – UN Women
The United Nations Women (UN Women) has released a gender alert highlighting the catastrophic impact of the Sudan war on…
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Gender & SGBV
Rape Victim Faces Uncertain Path To Justice In Nigeria’s Adamawa
In the stillness of the Boko Haram war-ravaged town of Madagali in Adamawa state, northeastern Nigeria, a young girl was…
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