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Stories by Abdulbasid Dantsoho

  • First-person view from a motorcycle approaching a dirt road intersection with a passing rider and scattered rocks.
    Abdulbasid Dantsoho

    Abandoned Nigeria’s Numan-Jalingo Road Traps Travellers For Criminals

    In Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, Numan-Jalingo is a crucial highway that enables transportation, including farm produce from remote northeastern states, to markets across northern Nigeria. The major road is a treacherous stretch of red soil, billowing into choking dust during the dry season and turning into a muddy and messy route when the rains come. […]

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  • A panel media regulation and independence. Photo: Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu/HumAngle. 
    Abdulbasid Dantsoho

    Amplify In-depth Media Conference Commences In Abuja

    The Amplify In-depth Media Conference commenced today in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, co-hosted by the Wole Soyinka Centre and 19 other media organisations. The conference is a product of the ‘On Nigeria Project’ Media and Journalism (MAJ) cohort of the MacArthur Foundation, which includes HumAngle Media and 19 other organisations. In her goodwill message, Amina […]

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  • Illustration by Akila Jibrin/HumAngle.
    Abdulbasid Dantsoho

    Extrajudicial Killings, Unlawful Arrests Smear ‘Operation Farauta’ In Nigeria’s Adamawa State

    Abdallah Abba was at home with his father on Saturday, Aug. 5, when operatives of a state security outfit codenamed ‘Operation Farauta’ arrived in a Toyota Hilux. The boy was a 17-year-old secondary school student residing in Wuro Chekke community in Yola South, North East Nigeria with his parents. After the security personnel told Abdallah’s […]

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  • Improper dump site on Yola-Mubi highway, Adamawa State, North East Nigeria.
    Abdulbasid Dantsoho

    Adamawa Residents Express Concern Over Indiscriminate Waste Disposal On Highway

    Residents and commuters in Adamawa North Senatorial District, North East Nigeria, have expressed dissatisfaction over the solid waste valley on Yola-Mubi highway. HumAngle learnt that the dumpsite from Doubeli junction to Modibbo Adamawa University has caused numerous accidents, leading to deaths and severe injuries to motorists. A truck driver who simply identified himself as Samaila […]

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  • Milcah Gaman, Abdulbasid Dantsoho

    Survivors Of Boat Mishap In Northeast Nigeria Narrate Harrowing Ordeal

    Joy Ibrahim, a 29-year-old survivor, recounted the terrifying moment when a boat capsized in the river between Dandu and Rugange Community, Adamawa State, on Sept. 8. The tragedy had claimed 13 lives, leaving the community in shock and mourning. “We went to Rugange to buy maize, but we didn’t find what we needed,” Ibrahim said. […]

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  • Fatima Ibrahim, Abdulbasid Dantsoho

    HumAngle Welcomes third Cohort Of Accountability Fellowship Programme

    HumAngle welcomed the third cohort of its Accountability fellowship programme in its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, yesterday. The cohort comprised nine young writers and advocates from the country’s northeastern region. They were selected from Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states. The fellowship, which was kickstarted in 2022 with the support of the MacArthur Foundation, […]

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