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Features
A Visually Impaired Nigerian Is Training Others To Use Gadgets With Ease
One Friday in 2020, Miriam Agbenu Oyinu, 26, woke up to a blanket of white dominating her sight at a…
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Gender & SGBV
Nigeria Records 335 SGBV Cases From January To April 2022
About 335 persons have experienced different forms of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the first four months of 2022…
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Features
Displaced And Neglected (3): ‘No Water, No Toilet Facilities,’ Lagos Monkey Village Evictees Cry Out
As the sun rose, three-year-old Taiwo ambled towards his parents’ shack in a slum at Odeniran, a community in Lagos,…
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Features
Banking Made Easy … But Not For People With Disabilities In West Africa
Ibrahim Omotosho, 39, drove into a bank in Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria, in July 2020 to pick up his debit card.…
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Features
Displaced And Neglected (2): “How We Ended Up In Lagos Monkey Village”
Ten years ago, shortly after her husband’s death, Sola Joseph, 49, popularly referred to as ‘Iya Sango’, left Ipokia in…
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Analyses
Plateau Attacks Indicate Fresh Wave Of Terror In North-central Nigeria
The recent attacks and killing of over 100 people in about 10 communities in Kanam and Wase Local Government Area…
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Analyses
Nigerian Authorities’ Silence After Violent Events, Disregard For Victims Raise Concerns
Insecurity in Nigeria reached a milestone on March 28 when terrorists abducted, injured, and killed people during a deadly attack…
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Features
Displaced And Neglected (1): Lagos’ Monkey Village Evictees Have Nowhere Else To Go
The air around Odeniran slum in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, is dominated by a stinking smell from a mountainous refuse…
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Exclusive
Northwest Remains Most Dangerous Region With 1103 Deaths In First Quarter Of 2022
A total of 1,103 deaths were recorded in Nigeria’s restive northwest in the first quarter of 2022, surpassing other regions,…
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Displacement & Migration
Climate-linked Drought Exacerbates Somalia’s Food And Displacement Crisis
Climate-related drought is fuelling the food security emergencies in Somalia, as communities face difficulties meeting their daily food requirements amid …
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