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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

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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.

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Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú.
Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú. @AkinpeluYusuph
11 Jun 25

RT @BBCAfrica: Nigeria is the most dangerous country to give birth in. UN says that one in 100 women die during childbirth or in the days f…

Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú.
Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú. @AkinpeluYusuph
11 Jun 25

Does it happen to you that you meet someone for the first time and immediately develop fondness for them? Either you just like the person’s demeanour, or they remind of another person you love, or you just have a telepathic connection with them despite just meeting. Do you ever?

Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú.
Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú. @AkinpeluYusuph
7 Jun 25

RT @BBCAfrica: British-Sudanese billionaire Mo Ibrahim says the world is ignoring the war in Sudan because of the skin colour of its people…