How underground gunsmiths drive Nigeria’s insecurity
In a quiet community in Jos, north-central Nigeria, a middle-aged blacksmith uses an axe to scrape a tree branch into the shape of a rifle buttstock. ...
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Hospital protocols: The daily battle of Nigerians
“Pay before treatment” is a widespread, though largely unregulated, practice in Nigerian hospitals, forcing patients, especially those in emergencies, ...
The truth about “Abacha loot” – Professor Munzali Jibril
Professor Mohammed Munzali Jibril, 75, has been teaching for more than 55 years. He started as a Grade II teacher, but spent most of his working life ...
Navy seizes 17,500 litres of stolen crude, destroys illegal refinery
The Nigerian Navy has seized 17,500 litres of suspected stolen crude oil and destroyed an illegal refinery in the Niger Delta as part of efforts to cu ...
Another season of blackouts
Millions of Nigerians are once again living in darkness due to needless power outages amid hike in prices despite the crooked and unworkable band syst ...