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South-West Under Siege: How Nigeria’s Safest Region Became the New Frontier for Terror Kogi security forces during joint military operation against bandits

Kogi security forces during joint military operation against bandits

South-West Under Siege: How Nigeria’s Safest Region Became the New Frontier for Terror

Korede Abdullah May 28, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The screams came just after the morning bell faded across Oriire Local Government Area...

Eid on the Edge: Soaring Transport Fares Force Nigerians to Rethink Sallah Travel Travellers waiting beside interstate buses at Kubwa motor park in Abuja before Eid-ul-Adha

Travellers waiting beside interstate buses at Kubwa motor park in Abuja before Eid-ul-Adha

Eid on the Edge: Soaring Transport Fares Force Nigerians to Rethink Sallah Travel

Oluwafunbi Bello May 27, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Before sunrise at Abuja’s Kubwa motor park, passengers clutching bags and food flasks crowded...

After the Airstrikes: Inside the Nigeria-US Hunt That Killed ISWAP’s Shadow Commander —Fear of Bloody Revenge Nigeria-US Airstrike Kills Top ISWAP Commander Amid Fears of Retaliation in North-East

Nigeria-US Airstrike Kills Top ISWAP Commander Amid Fears of Retaliation in North-East

After the Airstrikes: Inside the Nigeria-US Hunt That Killed ISWAP’s Shadow Commander —Fear of Bloody Revenge

Oluwafunbi Bello May 26, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Deep inside the marshlands of the Lake Chad Basin, where Nigeria’s insurgency war has...

Children of the Dry Taps: How Kano’s Water Crisis Is Stealing Classrooms, Health Children carrying jerrycans while searching for water before school in Kano.

Children carrying jerrycans while searching for water before school in Kano.

Children of the Dry Taps: How Kano’s Water Crisis Is Stealing Classrooms, Health

Hussaini Ibrahim May 25, 2026

KANO, Nigeria — Before sunrise each day across Kano metropolis, thousands of children begin exhausting journeys not...

Beyond the Cruise Ship: Why Nigeria May Not Be Ready for the Next Virus Threat Laboratory scientists conducting infectious disease testing

Beyond the Cruise Ship: Why Nigeria May Not Be Ready for the Next Virus Threat

Korede Abdullah May 22, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – When a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius killed at least...

Rot Beneath the Red: Nigeria’s Cheap ‘Ata Esha’ Tomatoes, Hidden Health Crisis

Otamere Gladness May 21, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Before dawn breaks at Abuja’s crowded Utako Market, buyers already gather around baskets of...

How Nigeria’s Deadly Shortcut Culture is Turning City Roads into Killing Fields Commercial motorcycle rider driving against traffic on a busy Abuja road.

Commercial motorcycle rider driving against traffic on a busy Abuja road.

How Nigeria’s Deadly Shortcut Culture is Turning City Roads into Killing Fields

Oluwafunbi Bello May 20, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The screams came moments after the crash. A commercial motorcycle rider, trying to shave...

How Nigeria’s Cost-of-Living Crisis Is Driving a Deadly Addiction to Processed Foods Photo Caption:Madam Rose attends to customers at her roadside food stall in Utako Market, Abuja, where quick processed meals are increasingly replacing traditional home-cooked dishes. (Photo credit: Otamere Gladness/AHR)

Photo Caption:Madam Rose attends to customers at her roadside food stall in Utako Market, Abuja, where quick processed meals are increasingly replacing traditional home-cooked dishes. (Photo credit: Otamere Gladness/AHR)

How Nigeria’s Cost-of-Living Crisis Is Driving a Deadly Addiction to Processed Foods

Oluwatobi Adu May 18, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – In the crowded markets of Abuja, at roadside food stalls and construction sites where...

Stolen Future: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Deepening Classroom Catastrophe children hawking on the street

Stolen Future: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Deepening Classroom Catastrophe

Hussaini Ibrahim May 17, 2026

Under the scorching heat of Kano’s Kurna Asabe district, 13-year-old Bashir weaves through traffic selling sachet water...

Beyond the Signboard: Inside Karu’s ‘General Hospital’ Where Residents Say Real Healthcare Still Feels Out of Reach Exterior view of Karu General Hospital during Africa Health Report’s investigative visit in Abuja.

Exterior view of Karu General Hospital during Africa Health Report’s investigative visit in Abuja.

Beyond the Signboard: Inside Karu’s ‘General Hospital’ Where Residents Say Real Healthcare Still Feels Out of Reach

Oluwatobi Adu May 14, 2026

KARU, Nigeria – In the rapidly growing border community between Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa State,...

Special Reports

South-West Under Siege: How Nigeria’s Safest Region Became the New Frontier for Terror

Eid on the Edge: Soaring Transport Fares Force Nigerians to Rethink Sallah Travel

After the Airstrikes: Inside the Nigeria-US Hunt That Killed ISWAP’s Shadow Commander —Fear of Bloody Revenge

Children of the Dry Taps: How Kano’s Water Crisis Is Stealing Classrooms, Health

Beyond the Cruise Ship: Why Nigeria May Not Be Ready for the Next Virus Threat

Rot Beneath the Red: Nigeria’s Cheap ‘Ata Esha’ Tomatoes, Hidden Health Crisis

How Nigeria’s Deadly Shortcut Culture is Turning City Roads into Killing Fields

How Nigeria’s Cost-of-Living Crisis Is Driving a Deadly Addiction to Processed Foods

Stolen Future: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Deepening Classroom Catastrophe

Beyond the Signboard: Inside Karu’s ‘General Hospital’ Where Residents Say Real Healthcare Still Feels Out of Reach

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