Disappearing Migration Routes Fueling Farmer-Herder Violence in Northern Nigeria
Bello Ardo still remembers how they were sent away from Dapchi, a town in Yobe State, North East Nigeria. It was 2015. He had just…
Yobe’s Multi-Billion Naira Maternity Complex Sits Idle as Mothers Struggle for Care
Months after his inauguration in 2019, Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, initiated the construction of a Maternal and Neonatal Child Health (MNCH) complex at…
Mega School with Mega Struggles: Inside Yobe’s Struggle for Quality Education
As one drives along the Gujba-Maiduguri Byepass Road in Damaturu, capital of Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria, the New Bra Bra Estate comes into view.…
Forgotten Patients: Abandoned Healthcare Projects Leave Thousands Suffering in Northeastern Nigeria
Fatima Musa, a mother of three, has battled a painful ailment for months in Yarimari, a small community in the Potiskum Local Government Area in …
How Poverty Forces Teenage Boys in Northeast Nigeria to Grow Up Quickly
At just 14, Umar Muhammad Bello from Tsohuwar Kasuwa, Potiskum in Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria, had lived through experiences that would test even the strongest…
Teenager Faces Motherhood, Stigma, After Sexual Assault in Nigeria’s North East
At just 18, Asabe Hamisu’s* days in Tashan Kurma, a rural neighbourhood in Damaturu, Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria, are heavy with responsibilities far beyond…
Locals Count Losses in the Wake of Fire Outbreak in Yobe Market in North East Nigeria
A fire outbreak broke out on Sunday night at the Leventis market located in Gashua local government area of Yobe State in North East Nigeria.…