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Stories by Baba Abdullahi Machina, Usman Adamu Muhammad

  • Baba Abdullahi Machina, Usman Adamu Muhammad

    Dead Trees, No Water, Missing Money; The Truth Of Yobe’s “Great Green Wall”

    The Nigerian government is investing resources to build a corridor of trees in eleven states in the North to combat desertification and improve the livelihoods of rural communities. However, in the frontline northeastern state of Yobe, the ambitious afforestation initiative has been beset by a series of challenges. Since the flag off of the Nigerian […]

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  • Usman Adamu Muhammad

    Worst Flood In Decades Devastates Communities In Northeast Nigeria

    Heavy flooding led to the death of about 11 people and widespread destruction in Gujba and Gulani Local Government Areas of eastern Yobe state in Northeast Nigeria. The overflow of a local river caused the disaster. For families in Buni-Gari, Ligdir, Garin Doya, Kukuwa -Tasha and Bumsa, Bara, Gurui, Dokshi, Bularafa, Garin-Tuwo, Teteba, Njubulwa Sabai […]

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