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By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen  As darkness slowly crept over the town of Sango-Ota, Ogun State, in 2021, Esther Oluwafemi, a 23-year-old sales representative at a home appliance store, was seated in her boss’s shop, waiting for customers, when her phone suddenly…

By Precious Orunduyi & Ifeoluwa Adeyeye The Centre for Storytelling and Development Initiative (CSDI), on 13 September 2025, concluded its 12-week Storytelling for Development Programme 2025. The virtual graduation ceremony held on Saturday marked the end of the programme, which…

By Juliet Buna She sat at the edge of a bar stool, tired eyes scanning the busy bar in Mokola, Ibadan, Oyo State, in South-West Nigeria. The sound of Afrobeats filled the air, and her half-filled glass of beer sat…

By Adepeju Badmus Imagine waking up every day in a body you can no longer recognise. Your joints ache, your skin burns, your hair falls out, and your mind plays tricks on you. Imagine going from hospital to hospital, hearing…

By Sulyman Pakoyi  Olajide*, 50, sat in his tricycle as he recounted his experience. It has been almost a decade since he quit using drugs; however, the experiences still linger, fresh in his memory. Olajide was just 10 when he…

By Roseline Okakah In recent times, devastating floods have swept across parts of Nigeria, once again revealing the nation’s vulnerability to seasonal climate shocks and posing a serious threat to food security and rural livelihoods. Recently in Mokwa Local Government…