Kano
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Armed Violence
Weaponised Identity: From Dreadlocks to Dialects, How Profiling Threatens Lives in Nigeria
“I wear a niqab and a full jilbab. People often tell me that I am oppressed,” says Hajja Gana, a…
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Extremism
Maitatsine: The Preacher of Fire (1927 – 1980)
It begins with the memory of smoke. Hadiza Yahaya, now in her late 70s, folds her shawl over her shoulders…
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News
Another Explosion in Kano? Here’s What We Know So Far
Authorities have confirmed a bomb explosion that killed at least five people and injured 15 others in Kano State, North…
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Analyses
Fact-Check: No, an 18-Seater Bus Carrying Passengers Was Not Burned in Nigeria’s North West
A widely shared post on social media claims that an 18-seater bus carrying passengers from the South-east was ambushed and…
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Features
‘Yan Daba: The Local Gangs Terrorising Kano Neighbourhoods
A blow to the back, a stab in the face, and then … darkness, a total void with deafening silence. …
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Investigations
Poor Infrastructure, Underfunding Frustrate Kano’s Basic Healthcare Programme
Ladidi Ado’s* journey into motherhood took shape amidst the challenges of a semi-functional primary healthcare centre in her village. This…
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Features
Primary Healthcare Centre In Northwest Nigeria Struggles For Survival
The clock struck midnight and Jummai Abdullahi, a 50-year-old woman from Kuyan Ta Inna, found herself wide awake. Her pregnant…
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News
Centre Trains Students On Reporting Sexual Harassment In Public Institutions As Cases Grow
The Centre for Awareness on Justice and Accountability (CAJA) has trained students of tertiary institutions in Kano State, North West…
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Disinformation
Factcheck: This Video Shows Old Protest In Kano, Unconnected To Demolition Exercise
A video showing a placard-carrying crowd has been claimed to show a protest in Kano, Northwest Nigeria, against the state…
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Development
Political Demolitions Cost Businesses Millions In Nigeria’s Kano
Before Sunusi Hassan could do anything, the looters descended on his shop and storehouses and stripped them bare. His stock…
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