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How horse taxis make Senegalese youths ‘live big’
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- Written by Eyo Charles, in Senegal
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Unlike capital cities of Nigeria where state governments are having running battles with commercial motorcyclists, in Senegal the authorities given their young men backing to enable them hire or own horses which they attach to carts and use as commercial taxis.
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Category: Around and about Written by Eyo Charles, in Senegal
Unlike capital cities of Nigeria where state governments are having running battles with commercial motorcyclists, in Senegal the authorities given their young men backing to enable them hire or own horses which they attach to carts and use as commercial taxis.
Karkarku:Village where smoking is forbidden
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- Written by Yusha’u A Ibrahim, Katsina
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Category: Around and about Written by Yusha’u A Ibrahim, Katsina
Gumsi: Where village head borrowed water to entertain Water Commissioner
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- Written by Hamisu Kabir Matazu, Damaturu
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The building of a borehole after decades of water scarcity is like an out of place thing for the border villagers of Gumsi, but will their happiness be short-lived?
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Category: Around and about Written by Hamisu Kabir Matazu, Damaturu
The building of a borehole after decades of water scarcity is like an out of place thing for the border villagers of Gumsi, but will their happiness be short-lived?
Cellphone thieves return to base in Abuja
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- Written by Sikiru M. Jimoh
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They once flourished especially within the Abuja-Mararaba axis, but were dislodged. Cellphone snatchers have returned to their ‘once familiar base’ depriving unsuspected Nigerians, especially pedestrians of their valuables and cash as well.
Category: Around and about Written by Sikiru M. Jimoh
They once flourished especially within the Abuja-Mararaba axis, but were dislodged. Cellphone snatchers have returned to their ‘once familiar base’ depriving unsuspected Nigerians, especially pedestrians of their valuables and cash as well.
A walk through Sokoto’s booming ‘pomo’ market
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- Written by Ismail Mudashir, who was in Sokoto
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Kasuwar Daji is a famous point for sales of cow skin (known as pomo to the Yoruba or ganda to the Hausa). Our reporter who visited the market says it is attracting many customers from within and outside the state.
Category: Around and about Written by Ismail Mudashir, who was in Sokoto
Kasuwar Daji is a famous point for sales of cow skin (known as pomo to the Yoruba or ganda to the Hausa). Our reporter who visited the market says it is attracting many customers from within and outside the state.