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Though Kaduna State Government has asked schools in the state to be shut till further notice as the second wave of COVID-19 sweeps across the country, parents whose wards have been gingering to resume schools are still trying to recover from the financial impacts of the pandemic amidst tough economic situations. Public and private schools […]
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All was well for the Ismails until a strange phone call the in the morning of Saturday, December 12. It was a day after over 300 schoolboys were seized from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State. Sixteen-year-old Musa Ismail, their son is a Secondary Secondary School student 2 in the school. “On Saturday […]
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For her age, the raw talent displayed by Hauwa’u Abubakar, popularly known as Maijidda leaves her parents and many in her neighbourhood in awe. At 10, Maijidda is famous as a creative designer and interior decorator despite not having any formal training in the craft. “I love making new things, It makes me happy and […]
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In the remote plains of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State live Sullubawa people. They are herders by occupation and live in their local huts known as Bukka. The people have lived here for many years without electricity or pipe-borne water. They migrated from Zamfara State many years ago. Their women sell the local […]
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The increase in the prices of foodstuffs and other commodities has put Nigerian homes under intense pressure, especially against the background of the national economy entering a recession for the second time in five years. So many families are unable to cope as the majority of people are living below the national minimum wage of […]
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Some people already know their fate at an early stage in life but fight to overcome the obstacles around them. Such is the case of Nabila Lawal, who despite glaring obstacles created by circumstances of her life, dreams of a bright future. Nabila is a 12-year-old girl. She is the fourth child in a polygamous […]
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Sadiqa Sanusi, a teenager in Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria, had to fill the gap created by the demise of her father in supporting her family. Her mother could not do it alone. But this role, especially because she is female, comes with ups and downs. The 17-year-old girl fries soybean cake, popularly known as awara, every […]
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