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Fact-Check: No, TELA Maize Poses No Harm to Humans as Widely Claimed

Quick Take A Facebook user, Sahabi M. Ashiru Lere from Kaduna State, has been spreading false claims in Hausa language that people should avoid consuming a hybrid tela maize and one springo macaroni, which, according to the post, cause a serious skin infection and pose a

FactCheck: No, NFF Didn’t Sign Mourinho As Super Eagles Coach

Days after the exit of the Nigerian national men’s football team “Super Eagles” head coach José Peseiro, whose contract ends in February 2024 after taking the Super Eagles to the final stage of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) held in Côte d’Ivoire, a west

How Works Ministry Issued Certificate for Uncompleted Kano Road Project

By: Abubakar Ismail Kankara About a year ago, Aliyu Umar fell victim to a brutal attack that claimed his life while ferrying a passenger on his motorbike from Kwagar to Uran in Gezawa local government area of Kano State, northwest Nigeria. Hoodlums were said to have

Despite receiving N20m for erosion control, contractor abandons project in Kaduna

Nine-year-old Kabiru Sani lost his life in November 2021, when he fell into a ditch dug by contractors of the Nigerian Government in Rigasa community of Kaduna State, in Northwestern Nigeria. Recalling the sad event, Aisha Abubakar, Kabiru’s stepmother said she received the shocking news on

Local Authors Struggle for Acceptance as Bookstores Blame Internet and AI Over Decline in Reading

In Nigeria, the education sector is facing numerous challenges that have adverse effects on the economy and the well-being of various stakeholders. One of the significant challenges is the struggle to maintain and promote quality education in the country. This situation has led to a decline

How Smile Train’s Free Cleft Surgery Eradicates Stigma, Transform Lives in Africa

A Cleft lip and palate surgery by a team of professional doctors dedicated to saving vulnerable patients suffering from facial deformity in Kaduna, northwestern Nigeria, In Africa, children and adults with facial deformities (basically, facial tumors, noma, cleft lip, and palate) and others with special needs

Displaced and Starving: Victims of Armed Conflicts in Nigeria Cry for Help

As insecurity intensifies in the northwestern Nigerian region, every day thousands of people are forced to flee their towns and villages as they struggle to make ends meet away from their homes, businesses, schools, and social networks. To them, life is driven by pain and sorrow

Surviving Hard in a Thirsty Community with No Access to Water, Electricity

“For the well-being, hygiene, and survival of humans, water is a necessity. However, the Kwaru community in the Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State in northwestern Nigeria has been deprived of this essential resource, along with electricity, which has become as rare as gold

Nigerian Army Trains Troops To Counter Insurgency

As fighting to counter-insurgency in Nigeria continues, the Nigerian Army conducts exercises and rigorous training and drills in marksmanship, unarmed battle drills, and other advanced Special Forces training for its troops at the Nigerian Army Training Centre located in Kachia’s local government area of Kaduna State.