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After 500 years, Kano dyeing business is dying

The trade of dyeing started in 1498 at the Kofar Mata area and from there it spread to other parts of the state to meet the needs of the people. Recor

Deadly persistence of cattle-rustling

In the last few years, crimes related to cattle rustling have increased across many states. Gunmen with automatic weapons storm settlements, with a mi

Abuja’s unrecognized IDPs

In Abuja, the plight of the IDPs are not different from what obtains in other cities across the federation just that in Abuja the IDPs are left at the

Inside Sokoto’s ‘forgotten’ community

In the last decade, the only school in the village has been in a shambolic state and the community has no source of clean water supply so the people h

No such thing as a man’s world, say Nasarawa’s woman entrepreneurs

Tina David, 27, from Zangon Kataf, in Kaduna State, is the only female automobile balancer in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. The inability of her