On Inside Suff today, Martin Oloja discusses the high level of insecurity in Northern Nigeria and the effects on Nigerians.

TVC News Correspondent, Tesem Akande gives an insight int the peace treaty signed by the ATYAP, Hausa, and Fulani in Zangon Kataf.

Governors of 19 states across northern Nigeria ban informal Islamic madrassa schools where students are taught the Koran but have to beg on the streets. The students, most of them underaged, live in squalid and cramped accommodations which makes them more vulnerable to the virus. Kano habours the largest number of the around 10 million child beggars in the north, according to UNICEF. Their wanderings across the city for alms potentially aids the virus to spread, according to officials, which has prompted the officials to act despite several failed attempts to end the practice.

Nigerians have lost count of the casualty figure arising from the cyclical violence, which has continued to ravage the country lately. The massacre being masterminded by bandits, insurgents, armed herdsmen, kidnappers among other elements, contradicts the promise of security as a cardinal plank the current administration rose to power in 2015. And as the figure continues to rise, here are a few ways to reduce the rising insecurity in Northern Nigeria

Cool or cringe? The US ambassador to Vietnam has produced an unusual Lunar New Year message to the country - in the form of a rap. Career diplomat Daniel Kritenbrink rhymed his well wishes to mark Tet, the most important annual holiday for Vietnamese.

Workers protest across Northern Nigeria over plan to move minimum wage to the concurrent list

Taha Fahssi aka "El Grande Toto" and Ghizlane aka "Snowflake" form part of the new Moroccan rap scene, which is moving up the streaming charts and attracting the interest of major labels.

Rapper and songwriter, Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, better known by his stage name 'Vector' on The Dice this week with Sammy Walsh talks about 'Crown of clay' with M.I, the rap culture in Nigeria, and moments that defined his rap career.

The Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NIMET, said the harmattan experienced in Northern Nigeria is normal

Teenage girls in Kano, a socially conservative Muslim city in northern Nigeria, are learning robotics, computing and other STEM subjects in an innovative project to "open their minds". In a part of the world where many girls are expected to marry young and their education is not prioritised, these girls are being supported in their endeavour to develop skills and independent thinking by their parents and even by a member of the local emir's traditional court

International Beer Day is marked around the globe on August 6 every year. “Burukutu” is a popular alcoholic beverage prepared from sorghum. It is widely consumed in rural areas of northern Nigeria and in the low-income neighbourhoods of the region’s urban centers.

Hip-hop and rap in the Hausa language is trending in northern Nigeria. The young artists are focused on peace, love and patriotism. But the new music wave isn't for everyone in this Muslim-dominated part of Nigeria.