Chika Oduah
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Enemies of the Public – Guernica
Amid chaos, repression, and violence, one woman flees Boko Haram; another seeks it out. → Read More
Reporter’s Notebook: Still on the trail of Boko Haram
Nigeria insists the extremist group is nearly defeated. Yet in the country’s northeast, farmers remain afraid to return to their fields and children grow up without parents, homes, or schools. → Read More
Nigeria's undercover atheists: In their words
In a country where religion is the rhythm of life, young atheists share their experiences of violence and ostracisation. → Read More
Lost childhood: Boko Haram victims gripped by thoughts of revenge
As children affected by violence dream of being soldiers to exact retribution, experts call for mental health support. → Read More
Audiences Across Africa Hail Black Panther for Humanizing Black Characters
On Sunday night, I sat in a crowded room in Canal Olympia Téranga, the only movie theater in Dakar, Senegal, that was showing Black Panther. → Read More
50 years on: Nigeria's Biafra secessionist movement
On Biafra Remembrance Day we ask pro-secessionist leader Nnamdi Kanu if the call for secession is growing louder. → Read More
Father of Chibok girls, 3 years on: 'I lost my peace'
Three years after Boko Haram abducted 276 girls, many grief-stricken families still wait for their children to return. → Read More
Nigeria Proves a Missing President Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Thing
Muhammadu Buhari’s mysterious 43-day absence may be just what the country needs. → Read More
Nigerians feel pride and despair on 56th Independence
On independence day, Nigerians ask: Is Nigeria moving forward or backward? → Read More
The app that saved 1,000 Nigerian children
How an innovative activist pushed the Nigerian government to keep its promise to help poisoned kids. → Read More
Nigeria's 'first female mechanic' helps young women start new lives
Nigeria’s Lady Mechanic Initiative, founded by Sandra Aguebor-Ekperouh, provides training and employment for young women. Since 2004, Sandra has trained around 700 female mechanics. → Read More
In the Niger Delta, fashion helps women leave the fighting behind
Meet a few of the 200 women who have traded their weapons for vocational certificates in fashion design, beauty and food service. → Read More
Five years after ceasefire, Niger Delta's retired militants warn of new violence
Young combatants who handed their guns over to the government in 2009 say oil-soaked corruption and inequality are pushing the next generation back toward bloodshed. → Read More
In the Land of Nigeriaâs Kidnapped Girls
A journey to the village of Chibok, where insurgents hide in the bush as families mourn the loss of their daughters. → Read More
Nigeria's kidnapped generation
As the world appeals to Boko Haram for the release of more than 270 schoolgirls, millions of young Nigerians are growing up without a future. → Read More
Gay Nigerians targeted as 'un-African'
Despite evidence of homosexual customs pre-dating the colonial era, intolerant laws are flourishing across Africa. → Read More