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Don’t Let Your Drainage Become Mosquito Hotel By Sylvia Tochukwu-Ngige [AWKA July 10, 2026] It started with one small rain last week in Awka. By evening, the gutter in front of Mama Chika’s shop was already full. Black water. Plastic bags. Pure water nylons. And by 8pm, mosquitoes were having a party. Three days later, her youngest had malaria. Again. …

By Sylvia Tochukwu-Ngige | www.sylviangige.com [Awka July, 2026] It was 2am in Awja last night.The rain was beating zinc like drums. Light was off. And Mama Ngozi’s 3-month-old baby started coughing. Small cough. Then catarrh. Then fever. By morning, they were at the hospital. ₦18,000 for drugs. 3 days of no sleep. All because of “small cold.” Mama, I see …