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Investigations
Amid Deforestation Scourge, Vanishing Herbal Plants Pose Health Crisis in Southwestern Nigeria
In front of Muftau Ajao’s house in Isalu-Iseyin, a community in Oyo State, South West Nigeria, a group of locals…
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Features
‘A Death Trap’: Commuters Frustrated Over Abandoned Maiduguri-Damaturu Highway Project
On a warm afternoon in April 2023, Audu Bala, a 50-year-old commercial driver, gripped the steering wheel of his car…
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Burnt Armoured Vehicles and Other War Relics Haunt Borno Communities
Adamu Abdulsalam is a civil servant and small-scale farmer who regularly travels from Gwoza town to Kirawa in Borno State,…
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Analyses
Is Lakurawa Adopting Al-Qaeda’s Strategy in Conflict Areas?
The rise of the Lakurawa terror group has become alarming, particularly given its ties to jihadist factions in Mali and…
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Features
‘It’s a Struggle’: Benue IDPs Brave Harmattan Cold and Gruelling Farm Work to Survive
The festive cheer of Yuletide and the 2014 new year had barely faded when tragedy struck Ipav in Guma Local…
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Investigations
Nigerian Child Labourers Toiling to Make Ends Meet From Illegal Gold Mining
Abdulwahab Salisu walked through a murky puddle; each footfall stuck firmly into the slippery soil. He stretched the dirt pan…
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Analyses
Over 25 Million Face Hunger in Sudan Amid Global Inaction
Sudan is on the brink of a catastrophic humanitarian disaster as ongoing conflict plunges the North African nation into unprecedented…
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Analyses
Mapping the Dangerous Enclaves of Lakurawa Terrorists in North West Nigeria
Authorities in Sokoto called them a new terrorist group, even though they had existed for more than six years. When…
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Analyses
Leveraging COP 29 for Climate Actions in Nigeria’s Frontline Communities
Aja Bukar had just returned from his farm when we met him at his home in Auno, a small village…
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Analyses
Lakurawa: Once Called Harmless Herders, Now a Deadly Terror Group in North West Nigeria
About six years ago, locals in the Tangaza and Gudu areas of Sokoto raised an alarm over the suspicious activities…
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