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BEYOND WHAT YOU SEE

What is it like studying in Nigeria while living with a disability or chronic illness?

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026

Sakeenah KareemLeave a comment
Posted in School, SeriesTagged Campus, Chronic illness, Disability, Discrimination, Education, Impairment, Inclusiveness, Nigeria, School, Stigma, Stories, Students, Undergraduates

LECTURERS GAVE ME SUMMARY NOTES

I haven’t been stigmatised because I rarely tell or show that I’m sick.

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026

Sakeenah KareemLeave a comment
Posted in School, SnippetsTagged Education, Nigeria, School, Sickness

I SET OUT FOR CLASSES TWO HOURS IN ADVANCE

My effort has helped me maintain a good academic record.

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026

Sakeenah KareemLeave a comment
Posted in School, SnippetsTagged Disability, Education, Nigeria

CHURCH WITH NO WORDS: HOW THE DEAF WORSHIP IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

“And on that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book … Isaiah 29:18.”

January 3, 2026January 3, 2026

Bankole Taiwo JamesLeave a comment
Posted in Faith, FeaturesTagged Adamawa, Christianity, Church, Deaf, Disability, Education, Faith, Hearing, Inclusion, Missionary, Nigeria, School, Worship

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

WHAT UGANDAN ROADS, POLITICS AND A PLATE OF NOODLES HAVE IN COMMON

Unlike Lagos and New York City, Entebbe makes no promises to the newcomer.

December 20, 2025December 20, 2025

Olivia Ndubuisi2 Comments
Posted in Memoirs, TravelTagged Africa, Election, Entebbe, Food, Genocide, Kampala, Nigeria, Politics, Roads, Uganda, Yoweri Museveni

SILENCE… THE NEW NORMAL IN THE NORTHWEST

Today, owning a weapon is not only accepted but also seen as essential for survival.

December 13, 2025December 13, 2025

Yusuf AnkaLeave a comment
Posted in Conflict, MemoirsTagged Arms, Bandit, Conflict, Guns, Insecurity, Nigeria, Northwest, Self-help, Violence, Weapons

LAGOS UNDER WATER

Postcards from people affected by flooding in Nigeria’s economic capital.

December 6, 2025January 17, 2026

Damilola OlufemiLeave a comment
Posted in Series, UrbanTagged Business, Environment, Flooding, Ikorodu, Lagos, Lekki, Nigeria

THE LAST EMBRACE BEFORE THEY LEFT

A centuries-old bond shatters, leaving only the memories of a shared life between Hausa and Yoruba in the Kano old town.

November 29, 2025November 29, 2025

Aliyu Dahiru1 Comment
Posted in Conflict, MemoirsTagged Childhood, Coexistence, Ethnicity, Hausa, Kano, Memories, Migration, Neighbours, Nigeria, North, Peace, Violence, West, Yoruba

SEX WORK IN ACCRA, NO BE EASY JOB

Some of the young girls I’ve seen around here are 16 years old, 15 years old. Small small girls.

November 22, 2025December 6, 2025

The ChronyclerLeave a comment
Posted in Snippets, WorkTagged Accra, Debt, Flooding, Ghana, Nigeria, Osu, Sex, Trafficking

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