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In front of Muftau Ajao’s house in Isalu-Iseyin, a community in Oyo State, South West Nigeria, a group of locals sat on a wooden bench, appearing uncomely in their postures. Each of them had been assigned a number; they waited impatiently for their turn to share their health woes with the traditional medicine consultant, hoping […]
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It was 11 p.m., and Aisha Usman and her husband had fallen into a deep sleep in a tent at the El-Miskin camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) on the shores of Jere Local Government Area in Borno, northeastern Nigeria. She suddenly woke up clutching her stomach, crying heavily. She was bleeding profusely. Her husband […]
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In the silence of midnight on Oct. 24, 2023, the cries of Amara Ebiere’s five-month-old baby, Paul, pierced the Obrikom community in the Niger Delta region’s River state, stirring her from slumber. Immediately, she rushed to her and noticed that the baby’s breathing was irregular. She thought it was a typical cold, so she grabbed […]
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When Muhammadu Muktari, 40, went out to see his mother, the heavy downpour that lasted for over 12 hours in September drowned his seven-room apartment, knocked over his properties, and trapped his family before he returned. The flood in Sakkwai, a community in the Tangaza area of Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria, did not only threaten lives […]
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Aminu Aishatu, mother of three, like many other villagers at Dundaye in Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria has for over 10 years been drawing water from a river for drinking purposes and other domestic use. Daily, Aishatu sends her daughters to the river that flows through Dundaye village to draw water for their daily use. The […]
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As part of his rural renewal programmes, Gboyega Oyetola, Governor of Osun state, has directed the construction of power supply lines across rural communities in the Southwest Nigeria State. The 33kVA power line will cover Ile-Ife to Garage-Olode. He also announced the rehabilitation of another power line at Ifetedo/Garage Olode, Ife South Local Government of […]
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It was a Monday morning; Ishola Olaoti is hunched on a white plastic chair beside his makeshift shop as a deafening sound from a nearby generator set that powers the shop pervaded the air. Olaoti runs the shop as a charging point for residents to power their rechargeable electronic gadgets, particularly mobile phones, for a […]
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The sun was bright when I set out for the daring adventure at Okoolowo area, a place dreaded by many because it is notorious for marijuana business in Ilorin, capital of Kwara State in Northcentral Nigeria. As I moved closer to the spot where some young men believed by many in the locality to be […]
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