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Face-to-face with Minna bonesetter who started fixing limbs at age 10
With crutches, 12-year-old Chinwendu Okpara stretched her bandaged right leg in a major move since the accident that almost crippled...
Close up on Abuja’s ‘corporate beggars’
When a beggar is mentioned anywhere in Nigeria, what typically comes to mind is the picture of a destitute person...
What people do in Katsina to survive excessive heat, poor power supply during Ramadan
Residents of Katsina metropolis are going through a tough time observing Ramadan fast due to the combined effects of harsh...
How women take pills to bleach unborn children’s complexion
“It sounded unbelievable when I heard it, until I witnessed it in my neighbourhood,” Sarah Adegoke said. “A child born...
To marry Yoruba, you must lie down, chest touching the ground, even if your dress is made of gold
“In Yoruba culture even if the groom’s attire is made of gold, he and his friends must prostrate on the...
Politics, intrigues stall Attah Igala’s emergence, 8 months after Oboni’s death
An uneasy calm still permeates Idah, the city of the Attahs, eight months after Michael Ameh Oboni II went on...
‘Enter with your change o’: Endless scarcity of small naira notes
A Lagos popular Musician, Lagbaja once sang, “if una no get change una go marry una sef,” a song that...
Brides eat chicken, pigeons to prepare for marriage in Katsina
Marriage in Hausa societies was a purely traditional affair with a lot of distinct and significant cultural practices that made...
Agony, stigma, single ladies endure seeking for rent in Abuja
If getting a decent accommodation in Abuja is difficult, it is twice as difficult for unmarried ladies who face all...
The spoon every Gbagyi groom must buy during wedding
‘’Zukumpa is a local Gbagyi spoon used for eating Ejieh, a Gbagyi kind of special meal served at weddings. This...