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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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Armed Violence
Terrorists On Kidnapping Spree To ‘Get New Zamfara Govt’s Attention’
Terrorists have intensified kidnappings in order to “get the attention” of the newly installed government in Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria, HumAngle…
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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
Terrorists Tortured Captives ‘For Sport’ In Northwest Nigeria
Mansur Garba, 22, says the reason he is still alive is a herbal substance that he believes gives him immunity…
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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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Armed Violence
Jubilation As Terrorists Release Kidnapped Bride In Zamfara
A bride-to-be has been reunited with her fiance, nearly five months after she was kidnapped just days before she was…
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