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9 years after Zaria massacre, victims in search of elusive justice

Halima Salisu’s eyes welled up with tears as she recounted the devastating loss of her three children—Yakubu, 35, Usman, 32, and Musa—in the horrific

The red ‘bullet proof’ houses of Gembu

In Gembu, many of the houses are built using red blocks, and an industry has arisen around red soils, the raw material required to make the blocks. Ho

Why I sang a song on drug abuse – Fresh Emir

Adam Abdullahi Emir, known in the entertainment industry as Fresh Emir, is a Hausa music artist, songwriter and actor who announced his presence with

I want to act as an African princess with superpowers – Japari

Ijapari Ben-Hirki is a Nollywood actress who recently featured in Prime Video’s ‘Beyond the Veil’. In this interview with Weekend Magazine, Japari as

Greatest Nigerian songs of all time

Fela Kuti – ‘Water No Get Enemy’ (1975) No discussion of Nigerian music is complete without mentioning the pioneer of Afrobeat, Fela Anikulapo K