Yusuf Akinpelu

Nigeria

West Africa Journalist and Producer at BBC News Africa

West Africa Journalist, @BBCWorld | Tribe: @PremiumTimesNG, @DubawaNG | Satire @Punocracy 🧡: Book, Wildlife, Geopolitics, History, Sport If nothing, be kind

Featured in: Favicon

bbc.com

bbc.co.uk

yahoo.com (+6) Favicon

allafrica.com Favicon

premiumtimesng.com Favicon

dubawa.org Favicon

desertherald.com Favicon

playcrazygame.com Favicon

medium.com

Articles

Pourquoi l'armée nigériane continue-t-elle à bombarder des civils par erreur ?

Mar 6, 2025 | bbc.com | Yusuf Akinpelu

Pourquoi l'armée nigériane continue-t-elle à bombarder des civils par « erreur » ? Article informationAuthor, Yusuf AkinpeluRole, BBC NewsÀ trois reprises au cours des trois derniers mois, des attaques aériennes meurtrières menées par l'armée nigériane ont accidentellement tué plus de 30 civils. Tout d'abord, en décembre, une frappe aérienne a tué 10 personnes dans l'État de Sokoto, lors d'une attaque qui, selon le gouverneur de l'État, visait par erreur des civils.
Why Nigeria military continue to dey bomb civilians by 'mistake'?

Mar 1, 2025 | bbc.com | Yusuf Akinpelu

Why Nigeria military continue to dey bomb civilians by 'mistake'? Wia dis foto come from, AFPArticle informationAuthor, Yusuf AkinpeluRole, BBC NewsThree times for di last three months, deadly air attacks by di Nigerian military don accidentally kill ova 30 civilians. Di first time na for December 2024, wen one airstrike kill 10 pipo for Sokoto state for attack, di state govnor bin tok say dem mistakenly target civilians.
Me ya sa sojojin Najeriya ke yawan kai hari kan fararen hula 'bisa kuskure'?

Feb 28, 2025 | bbc.com | Yusuf Akinpelu

Me ya sa sojojin Najeriya ke yawan kai hari kan fararen hula 'bisa kuskure'? Bayani kan maƙalaMarubuci, Yusuf AkinpeluSanya sunan wanda ya rubuta labari, BBC NewsA cikin wata uku da suka gabata, sau uku aka samu munanan hare-haren sama na sojojin Najeriya suka faa kan fararen hula, lamarin da ya kashe fararen hula 30.
Kí ló fà á tí àwọn ṣọ́jà Naijiria ń 'ṣèṣì' ju àdó olóró lu aráàlú?

Feb 28, 2025 | bbc.com | Yusuf Akinpelu

Kí ló fà á tí àwọn ṣọ́jà Naijiria ń 'ṣèṣì' ju àdó olóró lu aráàlú? Article informationAuthor, Yusuf AkinpeluRole, BBC NewsFun igba mẹta loṣu mẹta sẹyin, o le ni eeyan ọgbọn ti wọn padanu ẹmi wọn sọwọ ikọlu awọn ologun Naijiria to ṣeṣi ran wọn lọ si ọrun aṣante. Alakọọkọ rẹ waye loṣu Kejila, nibi ti ọkọ ofurufu awọn ologun ti pa eeyan mẹwaa nipinlẹ Sokoto, ninu ikọlu ti gomina ilu naa sọ pe awọn ologun ṣeṣi doju rẹ kọ araalu ni.
Nigeria flooding: Zoo animals escape as deluge hits Borno state

Sep 10, 2024 | bbc.com | Yusuf Akinpelu |Mansur Abubakar

Officials in Borno are trying to recapture the creatures and warn the public to take care.
Gịnị mere ndị Naịjirịa ji chọrọ ime ngagharịiwe na-agbanyeghi nwuchi a na-anwuchi ha?

Jul 28, 2024 | bbc.com | Yusuf Akinpelu

Gịnị mere ndị Naịjirịa ji chọrọ ime ngagharịiwe na-agbanyeghi nwụchi a na-anwụchi ha? Ebe foto si, Getty ImagesNkọwa foto, Ndị Naịjirịa chọrọ ime ngagharịiwe megide ihe isiike nakwa mbuli ọnụahịa kachasị ibe kamgbe ọtụtụ afọEbe akụkọ a siOnye dere ya, Yusuf AkinpeluNdị mere akụkọ a, West Africa JournalistEbeg o si LagosKhalid Aminu nọ na-akwado ịga gbasaa ozi na Redio na Kaduna mgbe ndị uweojii nzuzo atọ yi uwe nkịtị bịara n'ụlọ ndina ya ma kpọrọ ya maka ịgba ya ajụjụ.
Kí ló dé tí àwọn ọmọ Nàìjíríà fẹ́ ṣe ìfẹhonúhàn lẹ́yìn tí wọ́n ti mú ọ̀pọ̀ wọn si àhámọ́?

Jul 27, 2024 | bbc.com | Yusuf Akinpelu

Kí ló dé tí àwọn ọmọ Nàìjíríà fẹ́ ṣe ìfẹhonúhàn lẹ́yìn tí wọ́n ti mú ọ̀pọ̀ wọn si àhámọ́? Oríṣun àwòrán, Getty ImagesArticle informationAuthor, Yusuf AkinpeluRole, West Africa JournalistReporting from LagosKhalid Aminu n mura lati jade lọ fun eto redio kan ni Kaduna nigba ti awọn ọlọpaa mẹta wa sinu yara ile itura ti wọn gbe e lọ fun ifọrọwanilẹnuwo.
Protests in Nigeria: Why Nigerians wan protest?

Jul 27, 2024 | bbc.com | Yusuf Akinpelu

Even wit arrests, why Nigerians wan protest? Wia dis foto come from, Getty ImagesWetin we call dis foto, Nigerians wan protest di economic hardship and the worse inflation rate in three decadesArticle informationAuthor, Yusuf AkinpeluRole, West Africa JournalistReporting from LagosKhalid Aminu bin dey prepare to go one radio programme for Kaduna wen three secret police wey wear mufti come carry am from im hotel room go questioning.
Nigeria's mass abductions: What lies behind the resurgence?

Mar 8, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Yusuf Akinpelu

Nigeria is once more being rocked by mass abductions. Twice in one week, gangs of motorcycle-riding armed men, operating from forests in two different places in the north of the country, kidnapped hundreds of people. First on Wednesday we got news from a remote town in Borno state in the north-east that suspected militant Islamists had seized women and children from a displaced persons camp who were searching for firewood.
Ko ta yaya cigaban tattalin arzikin Najeriya ko akasi ya shafe ku?

Feb 27, 2024 | bbc.com | Yusuf Akinpelu

Ko ta yaya cigaban tattalin arzikin Najeriya ko akasi ya shafe ku? Asalin hoton, Getty ImagesBayanan hoto, Farashin kayayyakin abinci sun tashi a watannin baya-bayan nan a Najeriya Bayani kan maƙalaMarubuci, Yusuf AkinpeluSanya sunan wanda ya rubuta labari, BBC News, LagosTattalin arziki mafi girma a Afrika sannu a hankali na ƙaruwa, amma ƴan Najeriya ba su fara gani a ƙasa ba, saboda hauhawar farashin kayayyakin amfanin yau da kullum. Rayuwa na ci- gaba da ƙara tsada.