The Evasive Funding Channels Sustaining Boko Haram/ISWAP in Nigeria
Beneath the violence that has come to define the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) lies a highly organised financial ecosystem sustaining their operations. Fuelled…
What Life Could Have Been for Leah Sharibu at 22
It’s May 14, so she posts a birthday photo on Instagram: a selfie in scrubs after a long hospital shift, or maybe a studio portrait…
A Displaced Nigerian Teenager’s Search for Home and Education
She was just seven years old when they were displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. Elizabeth Bitrus and her family…
Beyond The Masks (II): The Struggles of Nigerian Women Living with Mental Health Conditions
One of the hardest parts of living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) for Emily Audu* is becoming emotionally tethered to a ‘favourite person’. Her world…
Borno’s Resettled Families Are Quietly Fleeing Again
After over a decade of displacement, 63-year-old Fanne Goni believed life was finally returning to normalcy for her, her husband, and their seven children. It…
Non-Governmental Initiatives Are Trying To Bridge the Malnutrition Gap in South West Nigeria
When Azeezat Babatunde gave birth to her daughter, the baby was visibly underweight and lethargic. She was born prematurely. The 20-year-old single mother who lives…
Beyond the Masks: The Mental Health Struggles of Nigerian Women (I)
Growing up between Ogun State and Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria, Suhayla Yusuf* still remembers the exact moment her Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms started. It was…
In Nigeria’s Shiroro Town, Terrorists’ Incursions on Power Plant Threaten National Grid (2)
When a national treasure was planted on the shore of Shiroro in Niger State, North-central Nigeria, the locals heaved a sigh of relief. The Shiroro…
In Adamawa, Peacebuilding Begins on the Football Pitch, in Classrooms, and at Townhalls
When Boko Haram attacked a religious gathering in Nassarawo, Yola, the capital of Adamawa State, northeastern Nigeria, and killed 12 persons in January 2012, it…
From Elephants to Warthogs: The Shadow Wildlife Trade Financing Boko Haram in Nigeria
Under a tea seller’s makeshift shade in the Molai community in Borno State, North East Nigeria, three men sat closely together in mid-December of 2024,…
Civilians, Gov’ts on The Losing End As Gold Smuggling Booms in Africa
Nasiru Adamu has a toxic relationship with terrorists operating in Zamfara, a state in northwestern Nigeria. In exchange for protection, he shovels the earth to…
Displaced People with Disabilities Face Severe Struggles in Borno Camps
About an hour after dawn, Kaka Adam, 45, braces for another day of struggle. He sits quietly outside his small rented room in Bama, Borno…
Injured, Ignored, and Intimidated: The Cost of Speaking Out In NYSC Camp
The foot broke first. Then the silence. But it was breaking the silence that cost Mustapha Kyari the most; he paid for it with humiliation,…
HumAngle Foundation Journalism Workshop: Experts Highlight Efficiency in Trauma-Sensitive Reporting
The HumAngle Foundation’s workshop, “Advancing Peace and Security Through Journalism” has entered its second day with an in-depth session on conflict/trauma-sensitive reporting, risk assessment, stress…
What Justice Looks Like for Displaced People in Northern Nigeria
The first terror attack Falmata Ibrahim witnessed was in 2015; ten years later, the painful event still haunts her. Rain poured heavily that day in…
HumAngle Foundation Kickstarts Advancing Peace And Security Workshop for Nigerian Journalists
In a bid to foster peace and security through journalism, the HumAngle Foundation, a sister-organisation of HumAngle Media, on Wednesday, April 23, commenced a specialised…
She Walked into Boko Haram Territory to Free Her Husband With A Ransom
Babagana Abacha’s sister had just died that November morning in 2024, in nearby Ajiri Mafa. He was saddened by the loss and deep in mourning.…
Bitter truth: Why has chocolate become so expensive? | Food News
Cocoa prices surged almost 300 percent last year, making chocolate bars, easter eggs and cocoa powder much more expensive this year than last. In the…
Herder-farmer clashes in Nigeria kill at least 17 | Politics News
Deadly clashes between nomads and farmers have multiplied recently in the Benue and Plateau states.At least 17 people are reported to have been killed as…
Boko Haram Resurgence Threatens Resettled Communities in Nigeria’s Borno State
As Boko Haram and its rival faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), continue to escalate their violent campaigns across the Lake Chad region,…