Women

  • Abdulkareem Haruna

    Terrorists Abduct 42 Women In Borno

    Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted 42 women in northeastern Nigeria, a security volunteer group said Wednesday. They were abducted on Tuesday while collecting firewood in the bush near the town of Mafa, said Abba Modu, a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). “Four of the women were reportedly allowed to return home, […]

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  • Editor

    Energy Poverty: Rural women and the curse of firewood

    Cooking is essential as humans must feed. In Nigeria, it is predominantly a woman’s job and while it is conditioned as a source of nourishing, it is fast condemning the women to their early graves. As 19-year-old Aisha Kaigama knelt to blow the fire, the balls of black smoke slapped across her face, tear-gassing her […]

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