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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, 2025December 6, 2025

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

THE DAY BOKO HARAM ATTACKED

Postcards from Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria.

November 1, 2025December 1, 2025

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

THEY CUT OFF OUR EARS WITH KNIVES

Among the 42 of us that were captured, only five of us are remaining; the rest are dead.

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025

Usman ZarmaLeave a comment
Posted in Conflict, SnippetsTagged Abuse, Army, Boko Haram, CJTF, Human rights, Military, Nigeria, Torture

I COULD NOT RAISE THE ₦500k RANSOM

After the deadline passed, we lost contact with my husband. Some of his fellow captives returned home a week later, but he didn’t.

November 1, 2025November 8, 2025

Usman ZarmaLeave a comment
Posted in Conflict, SnippetsTagged Abduction, Boko Haram, Nigeria, Ransom

TOURISTS HERE PREFER GHANA TO NIGERIA

I was in Nigeria in 1983 when Nigeria was good.

October 25, 2025October 25, 2025

The ChronyclerLeave a comment
Posted in Snippets, WorkTagged Accra, Driver, Ghana, Hustle, Nigeria, Police, Sex work, Taxi, Tourism, Trafficking

NIGERIAN TEACHERS ARE LEAVING FOR OMAN

Does the government know whether you exist here in Nigeria?

October 18, 2025October 19, 2025

The ChronyclerLeave a comment
Posted in Snippets, WorkTagged Counsellors, Education, Migration, Minimum Wage, Nigeria, Ogun, Oman, Schools, Teachers, Tutorial, WAEC, Welfare

MOST ARTISTS ARE GOING THROUGH THINGS

The idea of a salary is not in my calendar anymore.

October 4, 2025October 19, 2025

The Chronycler2 Comments
Posted in Snippets, WorkTagged Accountancy, Art, Artist, Creativity, Food, Funding, Lagos, Nigeria, Residency, Resources, Survival

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