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Analyses
REPORT CARD: How Much Development Did Nigeria See Under Ex-President Buhari?
As the curtain closes on the Muhammadu Buhari-led government, the presidency has begun listing the accomplishments and milestones achieved by…
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Armed Violence
Street Robberies: Losing Hope In Police, Kano Residents Fight Back With Mob Violence
A recent spike in incidents of fatal mob violence in Kano, a city in Northwest Nigeria, sparked by cases of…
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Features
With Reusable Pads, A Pharmacist Is Tackling Period Poverty And Protecting The Environment
It began with an idea. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kano, a state in Northwest Nigeria, Maryam Muhammed noticed how…
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Armed Violence
Farmers In Nigeria’s Zamfara Forced To Pay Protection Money By ‘Repentant’ Terrorist
A district in Zamfara that -until now- has been spared from extortion by armed groups has been forced into paying…
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Displacement & Migration
The Struggles Of Northern Nigeria’s Milkmaids
From childhood, Hafsatu Muhammed’s future was set – she would become a milkmaid. Being Fulani, Hafsatu came from a nomadic…
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Armed Violence
Over 50 Elderly Women Abducted And Tortured In Cameroon For Protesting High Taxes
Separatist terrorists who are trying to build a country from the two English-speaking regions of Cameroon have been forcefully collecting…
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Development
African Migrants Dream Of America, But The Road Is Strewn With Corpses
Lost on a jungle trail, all on her own, Aliah Atebo had been left behind by her travelling companions, a…
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Armed Violence
Herders Are Increasingly Coming Under Attack In Northern Borno
As Bappa Tambaya, 57, moved around with his cattle as they grazed, he was attacked by armed men he thinks…
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Development
Cameroon Asks For Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars For People In Need
The Cameroonian government is appealing for hundreds of millions of dollars to help vulnerable groups such as children, people with…
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Armed Violence
The Terror Of A Southern Kaduna Community
Endurance had been left behind. Hauwa John only realised when she heard her granddaughter scream. There were the shouts of…
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