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Hamza Ibrahim
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Hamza Ibrahim is a freelance journalist in Kano, Nigeria.
How Nigerian satirist Dan Bello became a star
Dan Bello has amassed more than a million followers on TikTok who are fans of his satirical videos about northern Nigeria.
Aisha Maikano
Nigeria clamps down on pro-Russia protesters in northern cities
Nigerian authorities are clamping down on anti-government protesters who have been seen waving Russian flags and chanting pro-Putin slogans.
Protesters in Kano; Hamza Ibrahim/Semafor
Nigeria’s north spirals into deadly anti-inflation protests
Demonstrators are calling on President Bola Tinubu to reinstate fuel subsidies.
Kano protesters; Hamza Ibrahim/Semafor
Nigerians protest ‘bad governance’, cost of living, runaway inflation
Thousands of Nigerians took to the streets on Thursday to protest the rising cost of living, bad governance, and the effects of soaring inflation in the country hunger.
Protestors in Kano; Hamza Ibrahim/Semafor
Dozens of Nigeria’s Chibok girls remain in captivity 10 years after abduction
A third of nearly 300 girls abducted a decade ago from a government girls’ secondary school in the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok by jihadist group Boko Haram are still being held.
A Bring Back Our Girls campaigner, by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images
Northern Nigeria’s Kannywood film sector says it’s being politically targeted
Kannywood filmmakers are struggling to keep producing movies after the censorship board revoked working licenses of all actors, actresses, directors and producers.
Hamza Ibrahim/Semafor
Northern Nigeria has a key role in neighboring Niger’s coup resolution
Northern Nigeria and Niger’s Hausa peoples have deep cultural, religious and economic ties that go back centuries — further than the border created by colonialists.
The race is on for votes in northern Nigeria’s economic hub Kano
Kano, the country’s second most populous state, is the site of one of the most fiercely contested election battles.