Fatima Yusuf, a beggar from Minna, Niger State, was desperate when her son, Hussaini, injured his lip and the wound refused to heal. Unable to afford medical care, she resorted to traditional remedies.
Abigail’s experience reflects a broader pattern in Osun State, where survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) continue to face delayed justice amid unfulfilled promises made by Governor Ademola Adeleke to strengthen legal responses and include women in governance.
On the dusty plains of Tassa in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano State stands the shell of what was once a beacon of hope: the Entrepreneurship Fishery Center, established in 2019, was a school meant to train young people in modern aquaculture and open up new vistas for rural livelihoods.
