Aliyu Inuwa Mansir For years, traders and commuters along Murtala Muhammed Way in Kano metropolis have endured a persistent and offensive stench that hangs over the area daily, disrupting business activities and …
Investigation
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How Sand Mining Threatens Livelihoods, Sparks Farmer-herder Conflict, Fuels Insecurity in Kano Community
Mazan Gudu, a community in Gabasawasa Local Government Area, Kano State, with a population of over 10,000 residents, is increasingly facing serious threats due to excessive sand mining activities that have …
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Investigation
Rescued But Forgotten: Government Abandons 22,000 Children After Failed Education Drive
Around mid-November 2024, Abuja’s streets were eerily quiet, a stark contrast to the usual scene of Almajiri children begging for alms. This sudden change was attributed to a mop-up exercise …
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Investigation
How Cross River Transport Agencies’ Untrained Touts Squeeze Drivers Dry To Meet Targets
Chris Njoku Every morning by 6:AM, as the day begins to unfold, Monday Iyamba, a commercial minibus driver in the 8 Miles area of Calabar, diligently cleans his vehicle and …
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Stephen Enoch Rotting waste piles, clogged drainage lines, and foul odors have now taken over Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi Market, aka Sabon Gari Market, one of Kano’s busiest commercial hubs. Despite …
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Oluwafemi Idowu Stephen stood inside his small poultry pen in Osogbo, counting with his hands what he could no longer count with his eyes. Several birds lay dead. Others were …
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Investigation
How FRSC Officers, Police Traffic Wardens Extort Commuters on Bauchi, Gombe Roads, Subvert Govt Revenue
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officers and Police Traffic Wardens in Bauchi and Gombe states have been accused of turning roads into extortion centres, where unsuspecting commuters are forced to …
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Lukman Abdulmalik By day, the city’s main arteries hum with commerce and prayer. By night, another economy comes alive, quiet, nimble, and dangerous. At about 8 p.m. on Tuesday night …
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Aminu Adamu Malam Mukhtar Abubakar Kanan Haki, a farmer in his early 40s from Daudawa community in Faskari LGA of Katsina State, said he leased three hectares of land for N1.2 million …
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Lukman Abdulmalik In the case of Garba Usman, a 56-year-old father of seven, visiting a doctor ought to have been an initiative of hope. Rather, it has turned into a …