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Roqeebah 7 years

Water in a Basket V: Tam knows best

Salaries haven’t been paid to civil servants in the last 9 months. Sometime during the penniless lull, *Tam decided her job at the Ministry of Agriculture was not quite the…

Roqeebah 7 years

Water in a Basket IV: Relief is here, more to come

I am glad I experienced one of the few times reliefs were brought to the community, that faithful day in the afternoon, the news spread like wild fire. As…

Roqeebah 7 years

Water in a Basket III: Sewese’s fish business is sinking

Sewese, 37, is a civil servant at the Ministry of Information with a fish farming business on the side. Having gone without receiving remuneration for her day job for about…

Roqeebah 7 years

Water in a Basket II: Susan is too distressed to be stressed

Since the floods, Susan, 31, and her mother-in-law, 55, have lived in the IDP camp at the Ultramodern International market. Together with 3 of her kids and 2 brothers-in-law, the…

Roqeebah 7 years

Water in a Basket I: No one is even talking about rebuilding our homes yet

"Thank God no life was lost!" There are six structures in Moses’ compound – about 5km into Welfare Quarters, well known as a sodden area in Makurdi. Two…

Roqeebah 7 years

Editor’s note: YNaija presents conversations with survivors of the Benue flooding to inspire you

We would have loved to say that it is with excitement that we bring you another one of YNaija's citizenship stories but you'll agree that it is extremely difficult to be…

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Oludolapo Adelana 7 years

#YNaija2016Review: #SaveMayowaAhmed, Olajumoke Orisaguna, #TheOtheRoom … See the top 10 stories on YNaija in 2016

The year 2016 was a dramatic year filled with interesting, funny, and sometimes outright bizarre events. From the stories of survivors of Boko Haram insurgency in the North East to the…

Isime Esene 8 years

BLOOD MONEY II: How Tompolo became Nigeria’s most wanted man

by Eromo Egbejule Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come…

Isime Esene 8 years

BLOOD MONEY I: Did President Buhari lie about the cleanup of Ogoniland?

Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger…

Isime Esene 8 years

It’s today! The Future Project and YNaija present Conversations on ‘We Survived Boko Haram’ stories

The Ford Foundation and The Future Project in partnership with Y!/YNaija.com will be holding a 2-hour program tagged Conversations on 'We Survived Boko Haram' stories. This is a gathering of…

Isime Esene 8 years

LONG READ: What shall we do about the North East?

Surely you must have noticed, the North East of Nigeria has been on a multi-year war that had killed thousands and left millions homeless. Which is perhaps the problem –…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XX: The receptionist

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XIX: The men from Hong

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XVIII: The elasticity of Yakubu

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XVII: Hassan Hassan

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XVI: The book seller

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XV: Hunger in Maiduguri

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XIV: From Baga to Jerusalem

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XIII: Fakhrriyyah’s visit

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XII: Death antidote

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XI: “The children are happy now”

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM X: The Great Trek

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM IX: What Christiana did next

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM VIII: “We are now winning the war”

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM VII: The ones government left behind

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM VI: The Commander

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM V: “I’m not leaving here. It’s my home”

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM IV: Jibrin went back to school

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM III: “We survived Shekau’s men, we can survive hunger”

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Isime Esene 8 years

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM II: F is for Fati, and Faith

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…