The oil-rich state of Nigeria is known for its endemic corruption, and millions of people living in abject poverty.However, Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa traveled to the northern edge of the country, and found a local leader on a mission to stamp out corruption.
Dozens of suspected gang members have been arrested in Italy accused of smuggling women from Nigeria to work as drug couriers and prostitutes. Thousands of women from Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe are lured by the prospect of well-paid work in shops and factories. But their dreams of a better life often end in a brothel. Isoke Aikpitanyi from Nigeria is one of those women, she tell us her story
Motorcyle taxi drivers in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, have been driven out of town to places where business is not as profitable.One taxi rider told Al Jazeera about his dilemma.
The oil-rich state of Nigeria is known for its endemic corruption, and millions of people living in abject poverty.However, Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa traveled to the northern edge of the country, and found a local leader on a mission to stamp out corruption.
Andrew Simmons goes on patrol with Nigerian armed forces in Port Harcourt in the oil-rich Niger Delta, one of the most dangerous places in the world