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Almajiri schools: Why pupils may return to the streets despite govt multimillion naira project
ISHOLA MICHAEL writes that the Almajiri School in Buzaye, Bauchi State, is falling apart and something must be done urgently if the pupils would not have to go back to the streets where they were taken from, thus defeating the…
Sarasuka boys: Path to reintegration
ISAAC SHOBAYO writes that former gang members of a dreaded group in Plateau State known as Sarasuka are having a change of heart by renouncing their membership of the group and undergoing an empowerment and leadership programme put in place…
How EU, Oxfam are helping farmers in Adamawa
OSARETIN OSADEBAMWEN reports that poor communities in northern Nigeria may heave a sigh of relief soon as the European Union and its partners are set to lift tens of thousands of people out of poverty through a project that is already…
Prisoner of love: Pathetic story of Hassana locked up for loving by her brother
MUHAMMAD SABIU reports the story of a woman locked up for two years by her brother for refusing to stop loving her husband, long after the marriage had hit the rocks.RIGASA community of lgabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State seems…
The Lion King of Kano: How lion survived six shots of tranquilisers and returned to cage on its own
On Saturday, October 19, the unthinkable happened in Kano when a lion taken out on exhibition in another state escaped while being returned to its cage. Expectedly, panic spread. KOLA OYELERE recounted how concerted efforts prevented…
Agony on the border: How traders are coping at Illela international cattle market
During a recent visit to Illela border town market, OLAKUNLE MARUF reports that due to border closure by the Nigerian authorities, the international cattle market, which used to be a hive commercial activities, is now a ghost town, even as…
Here in Azuba, cassava is our lifeline: Residents cry for assistance
GODWIN ENNA, who was in Azuba central area of Nasarawa State, discovered that a vision which started about 30 years ago is now a big business employing almost a thousand workers even without government assistance.THOUGH the…
Holy land by day, sin city by night •The story of Sharp corner in Sokoto
OLAKUNLE MARUF writes that a particular community just outside Sokoto known as Sharp Corner has dual identities with sharp contrasts, including the structures on ground there.JUST five kilometers outside Sokoto, behind…
Trekking for education: How 8-year-old Fatima is braving the odds for education
MUHAMMAD SABIU, reports that the number of out-of-school children, especially girl-child in the Northern part of the country is very high, just as an eight-year-old girl is braving all the odds in spite of insecurity and negative attitude…
We use charms, amulets to increase libido and retain customers
KOLA OYELERE, writes on how sex workers in Kano take care of themselves to keep ahead of others in the competitive world of prostitution.IT is often said that every job has its own hazards. Prostitution, like every other…