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Nigeria

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

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Posted in Snippets, WorkTagged Accra, Debt, Flooding, Ghana, Nigeria, Osu, Sex, Trafficking

THE DAY BOKO HARAM ATTACKED

Postcards from Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria.

November 1, 2025January 17, 2026

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

SUFFERING IN NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL

Nothing works. The grasses are overgrown. The light is never constant.

September 6, 2025September 6, 2025

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Posted in School, SnippetsTagged Electricity, Infrastructure, Law School, Lawyer, Legal Education, Nigeria, Student, Water

EVERYONE IS TIRED OF NIGERIA

If I knew someone willing to give me a job there, I would like to go to Canada.

August 30, 2025August 29, 2025

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Posted in Snippets, WorkTagged Economy, Nigeria, Taxi

TRYING TO OWN MY TIME

I think over time, you just see risk-taking as being a bit more fruitful.

August 23, 2025August 22, 2025

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Posted in Snippets, Travel, WorkTagged Abseiling, Abuja, Adventure, Capitalism, Film, Nigeria, Scubadiving, Sele Got, Skydiving, Travel, Visa

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