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Features
‘Nowhere to Shit’: Conflict, Flight, and Lagos’s Toilet Crisis
From Zaria to Lagos, Yakubu spent three days. Along the way, he hoped, ate, and even stepped aside to relieve…
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Analyses
Borno’s Local Elections Marred by Apathy and Open Malpractice
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, was meant to be a pivotal civic exercise across Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, as residents were…
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Analyses
Why Stability Remains Fragile in the Lake Chad Basin
At the beginning of 2025, eight state governors from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and the Republic of Niger gathered in Borno…
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Borno’s “Second Chance” Schools are Rebuilding Education for Women and Girls
Fatima’s smile glows with the thrill of discovery. At 18, she has only just begun to taste the world of…
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Analyses
Post-Election Violence Risks More Conflict in Fragile Cameroon
The streets have grown restless since Cameroon announced the results of its Oct. 12 presidential election, which returned 92-year-old Paul…
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Khartoum Was Home Until It Wasn’t
When conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Force (RSF) had reached its peak in early…
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Armed Violence
Peace Initiative Struggles to End Cross River’s Deadly Land Dispute
It was a sombre Thursday afternoon in Alesi, a community in Ikom Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State,…
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Inside Nigeria’s Criminal Rosewood Economy
The cold bites harder at night. Nathaniel Bitrus* feels it on his face as the motorcycle roars along the dirt…
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News
Amid Boko Haram Crisis, Contraband Trade Thrives along Cameroon-Nigeria Borders
Amid ongoing terrorist activities by Boko Haram in northern Cameroon, particularly in the Far North, contraband trade with Nigeria and…
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Analyses
How TikTok Fuels a New Wave of WhatsApp Scams in Hausa Language
When Mukhtar Dahiru saw a TikTok video promising he could make money on WhatsApp, he clicked without hesitation. Within days,…
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