Tales From Arewa: Recent Episodes
Muhammad Isah Elbildad
In our daily lives, stories are created from every corner. People suffer, people enjoy, people create memories of the good and bad all in our neighborhood and nobody shares their pain or happiness. This podcast is created to bring you stories from around you, stories you would want to hear and stories you can learn from. It's a weekly podcast show and airs every Sunday at 4pm, so don't let this entertainment slip away, catch it as it is released and surely one day, you will want your story told.
In this episode, we narrated Kemi Busari's investigation of Baban Aisha, who sells fake herbal medicine in the heart of Abuja
This is an overview of some of the milestones achieved by the government and the Nigerian military in the fight against terrorism in the northeast.
Nigeria is home to fascinating cultures and diverse set of people. This podcast will take you to a ride, tell a little about the Nigeria's Naked Tribe, the Kambari people. Enjoy😊.
New set of IDPs and an emerging humanitarian crisis unfold as this year's flood destroyed communities. What is the fate of these school kids?
https://yen.ng/yen2/2022/09/investigation-how-idps-keep-their-kids-malnourished-using-citric-acid-and-profit-from-a-nutrition-program-to-heal-them
People in Maiduguri spread rumour that the popular Kasuwan Shanu will be relocated to a different sight. YERWA EXPRESS NEWS published this to clarify the news.
In a world where almost every information is shrouded by an alarming level of internet fakery, YERWA EXPRESS NEWS trained and equipped a group of upcoming career journalists with the skills to be able to spot and bust them.
Drainages are meant to reduce floods in cities, are they inadequate in Maiduguri that year in year out, some communities suffer from flood?
Humans in the hands of terrorists, only lord knows what situation they are in. This episode tends to describe the recent terror activities Kaduna-Abuja train passengers are facing.
This episode tries to remind you of how happy our childhood was, brings the memories of a typical African child before the advent of technology. It shows the effect of inferiority complex and how it has affected our lifestyle. You can't afford to miss this...
Over the last one year more than sixty thousand Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to the Nigerian authorities. This has shown victory to the Nigerian troops but it is alarming how most of them are going back to Sambisa forest and here is why. https://yen.ng/yen2/2022/06/repentant-boko-haram-terrorists-are-returning-to-sambisa-and-here-is-why
Muhammad Kaumi Bashir is an 11 year old boy currently in JSS1. He found passion in innovating things to come handy. He thought, because of the shortage of electricity supply in Nigeria and particularly Maiduguri, he has to devise a means and ended up creating a mini generator.
This story tells you how cruel Nigerians can be. To loot from the public? Rob yourself what the government has provided and later on send blames to the government. https://yen.ng/yen2/2022/06/why-bogis-demolished-shop-belonging-to-man-who-uses-streetlight-power-source-to-run-ice-shop
Kaltum’s story is an example of how men abdicate their responsibilities in IDP camps. She is abandoned with 6 kids and left to beg just to put food on the table. https://yen.ng/yen2/2022/06/kaltums-story-is-an-example-of-how-men-abdicate-their-responsibilities-in-idp-camps
This is an understanding of one of four Boko Haram powerbase, where they carry out their operations, hide and strategies. Here is a link to the description in details https://yen.ng/yen2/2022/05/understanding-one-of-boko-harams-major-powerbases-the-timbuktu-triangle
What do you think is the best way of supporting a startup business? Patronage or promotion ? Well, in this episode, I want to share the story of an IDP who wills to create a family business. This girl named Zarah Mustapha, who is an IDP that had a rough and hard time in the past years, who resides in a camp, hopeless and completely dependent on the hard to come by donations, who is still 18, yet have big dreams and it seems she's doing her best to make some of her dreams come true.
Not that her life has completely changed from extreme hardships, it has just changed from extreme to moderate. ‘It was very hard for me and my younger ones to even eat food sometimes. We ran from one tent to another to benefit from what others would cook,’ Zara said, while crying, reminiscing how things were for her. But life is not permanent, sometimes when we work hard, we thrive. https://yen.ng/yen2/2022/05/idp-zara-builds-family-biz-in-cap-making-but-can-that-bring-home-her-dream-of-being-a-doctor
This is a story of an IDP who recently gave birth in a camp. In her efforts to feed her 3 orphaned kids, she welcomed to her family a fourth child for 5000 Naira. Read the details of the story by clicking this link https://yen.ng/yen2/2022/05/idp-bintu-gives-birth-to-a-child-unnamed-whose-father-is-nobody.