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THE MARKET AT JILLI Nigeria’s Air Force killed over 100 civilians at a Borno-Yobe border market on April 11, calling it a terrorist hub while Amnesty International confirmed the dead included children. WHEN THE BOMB FINDS THE COLONEL Colonel I.A. Muhammad was...
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THE DOOR THAT JUST CLOSED US-Iran peace talks collapsed Saturday, Trump ordered a Hormuz naval blockade, and oil jumped 7%, leaving Nigeria earning windfall crude revenue while citizens faced petrol approaching ₦2,000 per litre. TWO NIGERIAS IN ONE HEADLINE The...
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THE VERSION THAT SURVIVED Nike came home from university with a nose stud, and Folake’s answer collapsed when her daughter held up the tribal marks and tattoos the family had left behind in Lagos. THE MEDICINE Chibuzor took the bus to collect her own...
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THE ROOM Seven Nigerians moved through the same financial journey across seven stages, from Demilade pulling the income lever that never closes the gap to Taiwo standing at the last door she can’t bring herself to open. DEMILADE Demilade’s salary went up...
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THE OTHER MAP The US declared 23 Nigerian states “Do Not Travel” and pulled embassy staff from Abuja, two days after gunmen killed at least 60 people in Niger and Kebbi. ELEVEN DAYS Resident doctors struck and suspended within hours on a government...
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THE UNINVITED GUEST A US-Iran ceasefire sent Brent crude crashing 17% overnight, beginning to deflate the oil windfall that had been padding Nigeria’s 2026 budget above its $64.85 benchmark. YOUR VOTE IS A QUEUE Atiku, Peter Obi, Kwankwaso and Amaechi marched...