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Mercy is Nigeria's most syndicated Independent Journalist, She is the 2017 United Nations Journalism Fellow. She was also BudgIT fellow for 2017.
Mercy started her career as a Television News reporter with Independent Television at age 22 in Abuja Nigeria reporting about Politics within Nigeria.
Mercy is now an independent journalist with reports from the United Nations, in New York. She has also filed stories from the Bundestag (German Parliament) She self funds her stories focusing development issues and she's passionate about underreported and never reported stories in mainstream media.
In Germany, she covered and reported on the G20 Summit, interviewed infulential German politicians.
From Abuja Nigeria, she has reported stories all around the world, from Zambia, to Cape Verde, Senegal, Accra Ghana, Sweden, Berlin, New York and Washington DC. Ms Abang is published by the following Nigerian media organisations;
1) http://saharareporters.com/
2) http://dailypost.ng/
3) https://www.bellanaija.com/
4) https://www.vanguardngr.com
5) https://www.thecable.ng/
6) https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/
7) https://ynaija.com/
8) premiumtimesng.com
9) http://omojuwa.com/
10) http://www.newswirengr.com/
11) http://www.africanliberty.org/
12) https://www.thetrentonline.com/
13) http://www.dailytimes.ng/
14) http://www.machaha.com/
15) http://www.signalng.com/
16) http://www.thebreakingtimes.com/
17) http://www.nairaland.com/
18) http://allafrica.com/
19) https://www.naij.com/
20) http://www.pulse.ng/
She has also worked as a media fixer and Freelancer with organisations like the Sunday Times of London, BBC, Al-jazeera, CNN, Reuters, Colombian Journalism School New York. She's the founder www.newswirengr.com and has been an influential part of the Nigerian media.. She's an accredited member of the US Foreign Press.
Mercy is passionate about development issues around the world and especially in Africa, from Maternal Health to Security and Poverty.. She's a FIXER!!!
Over 134 suicide bombings have occurred since 2009 when Boko Haram unleashed a campaign of terror on Nigeria's Northeast region. According to research by Combating Terrorism Center at West Point and Yale University, at least 244 of the 338 attacks since 2011 where gender is identifiable, have been young girls under the age of 7 - 13.
Miracle, age 9, lives in Gishiri, has a daily routine of fetching from a nearby pond. "My mum asked me to come fetch and bath" she said, standing beside her was her friend who was bathing from the unclean water with her uniforms on.
Musa, 14, is a student of Government Secondary School Wuse, Abuja, He has been smoking for five years, starting out at the tender age of 9 - when he was enrolled in the Junior Secondary School. For Musa, smoking was not a matter of choice; cigarettes and other tobacco products could be found within his ...
Runder Tisch Mercy Abang aus Nigeria diskutierte auf dem Sommerfestivalüber Journalismus heute Von Mercy Abang Als afrikanische Journalistin mag ich die Idee eines solchen Festivals, das Gleichgesinnte dazu aufruft, die Medien auseinanderzunehmen und zu kritisieren.
Die EU will mit Entwicklungsgeldern in Nigeria gegen die Fluchtursachen angehen. Warumdas zu kurz greift Von Mercy Abang Die Europäische Kommission zahlt innerhalb eines Jahres 1,9 Milliarden Euro für 118 Projekte, um die Migrationsursachen anzugehen. Aber Entwicklungsprogramme und Spendengelder allein werden nicht helfen.
From Cameroon to Uganda, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and, of course, Zimbabwe, where the 94-year-old Robert Mugabe who has ruled for more than 35 years is seeking reelection, there is a renewed optimism by the resilient youth in these countries that something magical will happen.
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After losing her fourth child during delivery at the house of her regular traditional birth attendant (TBA), 42 year-old Kemi Ariyo contracted spiritualists to get to the root of her problems. "I was widely accused to be a witch as a result of the demise of my babies," Kemi said.
In Sabondaga, a small village of predominantly farmers in Niger state, many of the locals are still counting their losses following the invasion of Fulani herdsmen. The attacks have continued even as concerns remain unabated over the possibility of unprecedented hunger and famine in Nigeria as a result of drought, conflicts and economic instability.
"A 9-year-old boy dressed for school, turns to say goodbye, within the twinkle of an eye, a bullet from an AK47 rifle makes its way through his body, I watched him drop dead immediately, his crime? He wore a school uniform and was headed for school" - 63-year-old veteran Journalist Ahmed Juba immediately breaks down ...
