The Girls Who Never Came Back: Northern Nigeria’s Other Education Crisis
[ 6 minutes to read] In November 2025, armed men stormed a girls’ boarding school in Maga, Kebbi State, at 4am….
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The Fish Under the Chair: Four Boys Are Dead, and We Need to Talk About Why
[ 5 minutes to read] Their names were Abdulfatah Mohammed, 15. Yusuf Nuhu, 16. Buhari Iliyasu, 14. Ibrahim Muhammad, 22. On…
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Born Guilty: The History of Witchcraft Accusations Against Children in Northern Nigeria
[ 5 minutes to read] In March 2024, a young boy in Alkaleri Local Government Area, Bauchi State, reportedly lost his…
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Nigeria’s Muslims and Christians agree on something: Stop dividing us
[ 8 minutes to read] Nigeria is often described through its divisions. Muslim north and Christian south, Hausa and Fulani, farmer…
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One People, Two Names: The History Behind the Hausa-Fulani Identity And Who Benefits From Breaking It
[ 6 minutes to read] In March 2025, sixteen Hausa hunters travelling to Kano were lynched by a mob. They had…
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Nigeria Has Banned Street Begging in Almajiri Schools. We Have Heard This Before
[ 5 minutes to read] This month, the Federal Government unveiled what it is calling a comprehensive reform of Nigeria’s Almajiri…
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The Medicine Men: How Unregulated Drug Sellers Endanger Public Health in Nigeria
[ 8 minutes to read] Go to any bus stop in Kano, Bauchi, or Kaduna. You will find him. He has…
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Who Owns the Land? The History Behind Nigeria’s Farmer-Herder Crisis
[ 6 minutes to read] In May 2023, over 130 people were killed in Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau State, in…
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Megachurches, private jets, big money. We are real Christians
[ 13 minutes to read] There is a man in America. He has three private jets, a mansion with gold-plated faucets,…
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The Almajiri Pipeline: How a Centuries-Old System Became a Recruitment Ground for Extremism in Northern Nigeria
[ 5 minutes to read] The Boy on the Road He is easy to miss. He stands at a junction in…
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The Silence of the Emirs: How Northern Nigeria’s Traditional Rulers Have Failed Their People
[ 8 minutes to read] The Meeting That Changes Nothing In May 2025, the governors of all 19 northern states gathered…
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Your Rights, Your Body: What Nigerian Law Says About Witchcraft Accusations And Why Nobody Told You
[ 5 minutes to read] A Boy in Nasarawa. A Law Nobody Used. When Ovey Friday was 13 years old, his…
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The Business of Blessings: How Spiritual Exploitation Drains the Poor
[ 4 minutes to read] The Transaction A farmer in Bauchi State harvests his groundnuts. The season was hard. The rains…
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Chained to Faith: The Dark Underworld of Unregulated ‘Spiritual Healing’ Centers in Northern Nigeria
[ 3 minutes to read] If you walk into the outskirts of certain towns here in Northern Nigeria, you might hear…
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Midnight Megaphones: When Private Worship Becomes a Public Disturbance in Northern Nigeria
[ 2 minutes to read] Every year, when the final ten days of Ramadan arrive, many people in Northern Nigeria already…
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The Silent Killer: How ‘Islamic Medicine’ Sellers Are Deceiving My People
[ 3 minutes to read] If you go to any market in Northern Nigeria today, you will notice something strange. You…
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The Mask We Wear: The Silent Struggle of Living a Double Life in Northern Nigeria
[ 2 minutes to read] The Actor in the Front Row The alarm rings at 5:00 AM. Or maybe it is…
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The Shadows on the Porch: The Hidden Tyranny Within the Almajiranci System
[ 3 minutes to read] By: Irfan Bayei Every morning, before people even step out of their homes to face the…
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The Mask We Wear: The Silent Struggle of Living a Double Life in Northern Nigeria
[ 2 minutes to read] The Actor in the Front Row The alarm rings at 5:00 AM. Or maybe it is…
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The Stone in My Memory: How Witnessing a Witch-Hunt Made Me a Freethinker
[ 2 minutes to read] I was much younger then, but some memories do not fade; they only grow heavier. It…
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The Global South’s silent secularists: Voices often overlooked
[ 5 minutes to read] The Global South is not one voice. It is millions. And among them are those who…
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Chains of the Mind: How Religious Dogma and Superstition are Stalling Nigeria’s Future
[ 2 minutes to read] By: Irfan Bayei As we cross over into 2026, while the rest of the world races…
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Human rights violations in the name of religion
[ 5 minutes to read] Religion claims to guide morality, but its history often tells a darker story. When belief gains…
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The case of developing countries: Religion as a detriment
[ 6 minutes to read] Religion is often described as a source of morality, community, and identity. Yet in much of…
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Religious power vs secular policy: Who wins?
[ 4 minutes to read] Throughout history, human societies have swung between religious authority and secular governance. The lines have never…
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Empathy for the hunted: Freethinkers on the run
[ 5 minutes to read] They are not criminals. They have not stolen, injured, or killed anyone. All they did was…
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From Syria to Myanmar: The Global Struggle for Human Rights Accountability
[ 4 minutes to read] Is the concept of human rights a universal moral imperative or a selectively applied political tool?…
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The Battle for Free Speech in Nigeria: A Dark Chapter of Police Repression
[ 2 minutes to read] In an era where free speech is often hailed as the bedrock of democracy, Nigeria stands…
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Nigerian atheist , Mubarak Bala, freed from prison
[ 3 minutes to read] Mubarak Bala, a name that resonates with courage, conviction, and controversy, has walked free after serving…
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How religion thwarts scientific, economic and societal progress
[ 21 minutes to read] Iran has been involved in nuclear development for nearly 70 years. Its suspected efforts toward a…
