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Health Denial: Inside Rigasa General Hospital Where One Doctor Serves Millions—Unconscious Patients Wait, Die, or Leave

Despite having an unconscious patient who needed emergency attention, we waited for about 5 hours without medical observation. We had no option but to go to a far-distant health facility—Mrs Ummuhani Abdulrahamn told Daily Episode, crying for her son’s survival. “Had I known there was no

Billions for Few, Crumbling Schools for Many: A Deep Dive into Kano’s Education Crisis Where Foreign Scholarships Undermine State Needs

The foreign scholarship program by the Kano State government is a brain drain, considering its financial implications, where millions of Naira are budgeted for a single MSc student; the huge amount can sponsor thousands of students in Nigerian universities for similar qualifications with better output—Dr. Mansur

Over 30 Farmers Killed in Coordinated Bandit Attacks on Katsina Communities

As the rain drops from the sky, farmers smile and rush to clear farms to begin their seasonal means of livelihood, but in Kankara, a local government in southern Katsina, fear grips and families mourn while others run for safety as terrorist groups of armed bandits

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