Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi

Kwara State, Nigeria

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

journalist covering oil&gas, climate/environment. ft @bluedotliving @gas_africa @PetroleumEcon @ClimateHome @FrameMedia @MinorityAfrica @Ijnet @Uniworldnews

Articles

Living in Part-Time Exile on the Niger-Nigeria Border

1 week ago | newlinesmag.com | Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi

To escape violent bandit attacks back home, residents of a major trading hub are making a daily trip to another countryOn a quiet night in July 2021, shortly after stepping out of his bathtub, Abdullahi Yusuf, 35, found himself face-to-face with a nightmare. A gang of 15 heavily armed men stormed his house in Illela, in northwestern Nigeria, banging on the door and demanding that he come out onto the porch.
Women demand an end to the gender imbalances in campus sport

2 weeks ago | universityworldnews.com | Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi

NIGERIA Before Maryam Umaru joined north-east Nigeria’s University of Yola (Modibbo Adama University) in Adamawa State, she was passionate about becoming a footballer. She participated in local football competitions and hoped to continue playing as a student. However, after she started her studies in 2021, she discovered there were no female sports clubs at the university.
Students want poorly equipped university libraries fixed

1 month ago | universityworldnews.com | Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi

NIGERIA A few months ago, Professor Matthew Cyril, a lecturer at Usmanu Danfodiyo University in north-western Nigeria, assigned his students the task of visiting a library and locating, searching for, or purchasing a copy of the latest edition of the National Policy on Education as well as of the National Policy on Science and Technology – and compare them.
Nigerian Crackdown on Chinese Illegal Mining Too Little, Too Late

1 month ago | thexylom.com | Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi

When Lukman Mubarak left home early in the morning of Sep. 15th, 2022, he had no idea that he would come back home to find his healthy 72-year-old mother lying dead on the ground due to a rock-blasting operation. His wife told him that his mother, Aishatu Mubarak, went to the veranda of their home to breathe in fresh air when sudden blasts from a nearby quarry operated by the China Kaidi Quarry company shook the entire house and left her in shock.
“Cuando supe que mis padres planeaban casarme, me escapé de casa”

2 months ago | msn.com | Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi

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El matrimonio infantil impide la educación de las niñas en el noroeste rural de Nigeria: “Cuando supe que mis padres planeaban casarme, me escapé de casa”

2 months ago | elpais.com | Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi

Aisha Ahmadu era una niña brillante y ambiciosa que crecía en la comunidad de Zogarawa, en el Estado de Kano, ubicado al noroeste de Nigeria. Era una de las mejores alumnas de primaria de su comunidad. Aunque sus padres nunca fueron a la escuela, ella soñaba con ser médico para salvar vidas. Recuerda a menudo la alegría de ganar los concursos escolares locales y lo mucho que deseaba estudiar ciencias en el instituto.
Amid Deforestation Scourge, Vanishing Herbal Plants Pose Health Crisis in Southwestern Nigeria

Dec 27, 2024 | humanglemedia.com | Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi

In front of Muftau Ajao’s house in Isalu-Iseyin, a community in Oyo State, South West Nigeria, a group of locals sat on a wooden bench, appearing uncomely in their postures. Each of them had been assigned a number; they waited impatiently for their turn to share their health woes with the traditional medicine consultant, hoping for relief through his herbal concoctions.
Tragedy in Borno IDP Camps: Women Suffer Child Maternal Losses Amid Healthcare Crisis

Dec 18, 2024 | humanglemedia.com | Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi

It was 11 p.m., and Aisha Usman and her husband had fallen into a deep sleep in a tent at the El-Miskin camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) on the shores of Jere Local Government Area in Borno, northeastern Nigeria. She suddenly woke up clutching her stomach, crying heavily. She was bleeding profusely. Her husband rushed out, calling for help. At the camp, over 70 displaced people have struggled for a long time to get basic amenities.
How Shell SPDC Sale May Save Billions in Nigeria Oil Spill Cleanup Costs

Dec 3, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Paul Tullis |Samuel Ajala |Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi |Marcello Rossi

The energy giant says it remedies spills it’s responsible for. Critics say a proposed sale of a subsidiary could help it avoid paying for countless leaks. In better times, Wir-Le Agbaalor worked his family’s small farm every day—weeding, watering or harvesting his cassava. But for more than a year now, he’s had little to show for his efforts because his fields have been covered in a thick, sticky coat of black crude oil.
Who Will Clean Up Shell’s Mess in Nigeria?

Dec 3, 2024 | bnnbloomberg.ca | Paul Tullis |Samuel Ajala |Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi |Marcello Rossi

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- In better times, Wir-Le Agbaalor worked his family’s small farm every day—weeding, watering or harvesting his cassava. But for more than a year now, he’s had little to show for his efforts because his fields have been covered in a thick, sticky coat of black crude oil. A section of the Trans-Niger pipeline lies hidden in a copse about 100 feet from his land in the Niger River Delta.