North-East
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Features
In Search of a Living, Displaced Youth in Nigeria’s North East Face Deadly Violence
Mustapha Abubakar was only eight years old when Boko Haram seized control of his village in northeastern Nigeria. In the…
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Featured
Broken, Shaped by War: The Scavenging Children of Borno
It’s 1:00 p.m., and the sun in Maiduguri, North East Nigeria, scorches without mercy – too hot to stand still…
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News
Boko Haram Attacks Kirawa, Kills At Least 4, Displaces HundredsÂ
Boko Haram launched a four-hour assault on Kirawa, a border community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, northeastern…
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Features
How Facebook’s Monetisation Programme is Fueling the Misinformation Economy in Northern Nigeria
The ring light in Amina Yusuf’s* room stood near an old white wardrobe. For months, it remained unused, except during…
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Features
Yola Residents Struggle To Rebuild After FloodsÂ
In the early hours of Sunday, July 27, as most of Yola South slept, a violent flood tore through the…
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Features
Losses, Lamentations as Drought Ravages Farming Communities in Taraba
Felix Yupenda depends entirely on his harvests to sustain his family. He is a local farmer in Wukari, Taraba State,…
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Podcast
Freedom for Sale
You are at home, preparing for a quiet evening after your night prayers. Life is hard, but at least your…
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The Crisis Room
Nigeria’s Hidden Wars: Reporters Speak from the Ground
On The Crisis Room, we’re following insecurity trends across Nigeria. Nigeria’s security landscape is a complex and multifaceted one. The…
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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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News
At Least 8 Dead and Many Missing in Devastating Yola Flood in Nigeria
Heavy rains have swept through Yola, the Adamawa State capital in northeastern Nigeria, causing a devastating flood that residents have…
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