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Analyses
Can The New Community Guards Slow Tide Of Armed Violence In Nigeria’s North West?
A week after killing 14 locals and wounding 17 others during a religious procession at Rugar Kusa village in Katsina,…
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Features
The Northern Nigerian Women Reclaiming Their Lives After Divorce
When Aishatu Muhammed was married off at age 17, she was indifferent. Her husband was a 28-year-old man whose family…
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Features
Households, Businesses Face Unexpected Consequences Of Tree Felling Ban In Northeast Nigeria
In late June of 2023, Adamawa state Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, took a significant step that would reshape the environmental…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists Attack Police, Claim 3 Lives In Zamfara State
Suspected Ansaru terrorists attacked a police checkpoint near the village of Gidan Giye (Kwanoni) in Tsafe Local Government Area (LGA)…
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Analyses
Why Are Terrorists In North West Nigeria Targeting Female Undergraduates?
In a new turn of events, terrorists in North West Nigeria are repeatedly kidnapping female university students, which may be…
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Investigations
Cheap Drugs, Delays Keep Kaduna’s Health Insurance Beneficiaries Dissatisfied
Emmanuel (surname withheld) was angry. Here he was at the hospital pharmacy to collect his prescribed medication, only to be…
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News
Almost 50% Of VVF Patients In Jigawa Are Women And Girls Below 20
During day 2 of a roundtable workshop organised by the international medical aid group, Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on ‘Reducing…
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News
MSF Hosts 3-Day Workshop In Abuja To Address Maternal Morbidity & Mortality
The international medical aid group, Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF), kicked off a three-day workshop on Monday, Oct. 23 in Nigeria’s…
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Features
A Blind Woman’s Search For Happiness
When 31-year-old Habiba (surname withheld) was married off at the tender age of 14, she still had her sight. Underage…
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Armed Violence
Children Orphaned By The Insurgency In Nigeria’s Northeast Face Peculiar Challenges
“With zero knowledge of where they were heading, I too hauled myself into the big truck that came to help…
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