Human Interest

The Night the Heat Never Leaves: How Nigeria’s Urban Poor Are Fighting to Survive Extreme Temperatures

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The Night the Heat Never Leaves: How Nigeria’s Urban Poor Are Fighting to Survive Extreme Temperatures

Oluwafunbi Bello May 11, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – As temperatures soar across Abuja’s crowded settlements, families battle sleepless nights, collapsing livelihoods and...

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Running on Fumes: Inside the Silent Collapse of Nigeria’s Small Businesses

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Running on Fumes: Inside the Silent Collapse of Nigeria’s Small Businesses

Oluwafunbi Bello May 8, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – From barber shops to cafés and roadside kitchens, rising fuel prices, inflation and power...

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Homes on Water, Lives in Limbo: How Lagos’ Push for Development Is Unmooring Makoko’s Poor

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Homes on Water, Lives in Limbo: How Lagos’ Push for Development Is Unmooring Makoko’s Poor

Korede Abdullah February 11, 2026 0

LAGOS, Nigeria – The first sound was not an announcement or a siren. It was the slow,...

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Heat, Homecomings and Hope: A Nigerian Christmas Road Diary Defying the Seasons

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Heat, Homecomings and Hope: A Nigerian Christmas Road Diary Defying the Seasons

Oluwatobi Adu January 9, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – At 4:00 a.m. on Christmas Eve, Abuja was unusually quiet. The familiar thrum of...

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When the Roads Go Quiet: How Fear Hijacked Nigeria’s Christmas Homecoming

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When the Roads Go Quiet: How Fear Hijacked Nigeria’s Christmas Homecoming

Oluwafunbi Bello December 19, 2025 0

(By Oluwafunbi Bello and Edino Cornelius) December is supposed to be loud in Nigeria. It is meant...

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Borno’s Mothers of Courage: Amina’s Fight to Rebuild Life After the Darkness of Boko Haram

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Borno’s Mothers of Courage: Amina’s Fight to Rebuild Life After the Darkness of Boko Haram

Hussaini Ibrahim December 17, 2025 0

BORNO, Nigeria – Borno state once fondly called the Home of Peace — has endured a tragic...

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When Fear Reaches the Capital: How Banditry Is Choking Lives, Healthcare on Abuja’s Doorstep

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When Fear Reaches the Capital: How Banditry Is Choking Lives, Healthcare on Abuja’s Doorstep

Juliet Jacob December 14, 2025 0

(By Juliet Jacob, and Hussaini Ibrahim) Once, Abuja was spoken of in hushed admiration — a carefully...

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Tapped, Tricked, Betrayed: How Nigeria’s Digital Boom Is Exposing Millions to Cyber Predators

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Tapped, Tricked, Betrayed: How Nigeria’s Digital Boom Is Exposing Millions to Cyber Predators

Chukwu Obinna December 12, 2025 0

On a humid weekday morning in Abuja, a single tap on a WhatsApp link unraveled Mrs. Adaeze...

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