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Nigeria’s security has broken down. Will secession fix it?

By Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu KAURE, Nigeria — On April 26th, 2021, Boko Haram terrorists invaded Kaure town in Niger state, killing scores of people, kidnapping...

“Not all men,” but Nigerian women continue to feel unsafe

By Shade Mary-Ann Olaoye On May 30th, 2020, while dealing with the unforeseen consequences of the global pandemic, Nigerian women came together to mourn the...

Why is the Casamance crisis at a standstill after 40 years?

By Aïda Dramé Since 1981, southern Senegal’s Casamance region of has been stuck in the grip of what is often called a "low-intensity" conflict between...

The Buhari administration’s anti-poverty schemes aren’t working

By Olakunle Ologunro Two years ago, Foluke Akinosho*, a 63-year-old petty trader who sells food provisions in the Mushin area of Lagos, Nigeria, received a...

Haitian immigrants to the U.S. suffer from Biden administration policies

By Damilola Banjo In December 2019, a Haitian father and his three-year-old daughter arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas to claim asylum. Department of...

Is TikTok a safe space for queer Nigerian content creators?

By Mariam Sule When Harry Itie created a TikTok account, he was looking to escape from the noise on other social media platforms. “I used...

The #RepealSSMPA protest got people talking. But what’s next?

By Shade Mary-Ann Olaoye The hashtag #RepealSSMPA began to trend on Nigerian Twitter and beyond on March 21st, 2021. #RepealSSMPA was a solidarity action in...

Nigerians struggle to eke out a living in the U.S.

By Damilola Banjo At 55, Monsumola Adeniran should be planning her retirement. She had built a flourishing textile business and lived an upper middle-class life,...

Niger state armed vigilante groups to fight insecurity. Will it work?

By Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu LAPAI TOWN, Nigeria — On January 17th, 2021, at around 2 am, gunmen suspected to be members of a yet unidentified...

Nigerian graduates struggle for survival after finishing their degree

By Ahmad Adedimeji Amobi When Saadu Yusuf Olatunji graduated from the faculty of education at the University of Ilorin in 2012, he didn’t know his...