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A DAY IN TERROR-RAVAGED KWARA COMMUNITIES

For sure, I knew I was going on a risky voyage. If things went south, I could lose my life or get abducted.

February 21, 2026February 22, 2026

Habeeb Olokooba1 Comment
Posted in Conflict, Memoirs, Reporter's DiaryTagged Babanla, Conflict, Ilorin, Journalism, Kwara, Media, Nigeria, Reporting, Shagbe, Terrorism

PLAITING MY HAIR AS A JOURNALIST

People who actually respected me started drawing away from me at some point.

December 27, 2025December 27, 2025

The ChronyclerLeave a comment
Posted in Snippets, WorkTagged Hairstyle, Journalism, Nigeria

IS JAZZ REAL? MAYBE NOT, BUT I FELT SOMETHING THAT NIGHT

“Customer, see me now,” she said, turning around for me to see her buttocks and half-revealing breasts.

November 22, 2025November 22, 2025

AUMLeave a comment
Posted in Memoirs, TravelTagged Accra, Attraction, Ghana, Jazz, Journalism, Magic, Osu, Sex work, Travel

THE DAY BOKO HARAM ATTACKED

Postcards from Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria.

November 1, 2025January 17, 2026

Amina Muhammad AliLeave a comment
Posted in Conflict, SeriesTagged Boko Haram, Borno, Conflict, Human rights, Journalism, Maiduguri, Nigeria, Stories, Survivor, Victim, War

I SMUGGLED OUT STORIES ABOUT THE WAR

Sometimes editors rejected my reports, saying they were “too risky” or “too political.” But I found ways.

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025

Amina Muhammad AliLeave a comment
Posted in Conflict, SnippetsTagged Boko Haram, Conflict, Journalism, Media

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” - Maya Angelou

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