Aliyu Dahiru

Aliyu is an Assistant Editor at HumAngle and Head of the Radicalism and Extremism Desk. He has years of experience researching misinformation and influence operations. He is passionate about analysing jihadism in Africa and has published several articles on the topic. His work has been featured in various local and international publications.

Disinformation

Aliyu DahiruAugust 3, 2020
1,117

Fact-check: Is there evidence for Governor Masari’s claim that political enemies of APC are sponsors of Boko Haram?

The Katsina State governor, Aminu Masari, recently claimed that enemies of the All Progressives Party (APC), the ruling party in…
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News

Aliyu DahiruAugust 2, 2020
1,506

COVID-19 Widening The Education Gap In Northern Nigeria

With 13.2 million out-of-school youths, Nigeria leads the world in a march to a most insecure future. According to the…
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News

Aliyu DahiruAugust 1, 2020
743

‘’Barbaric and Inhuman:’ Governor Sule Condemns Attack on Dausu, Nasarawa State

The governor of Nasarawa State Northcentral Nigeria, Sule Abdullahi, has condemned the attack on Dausu community in the Umaisha Development…
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News

Aliyu DahiruAisha TalbaAugust 1, 2020
827

Attack on Zulum: ‘Nobody is Safe’, El-Kanemi, Borno Residents Say

Jolted by the attack on the convoy of the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, and a mortar attack…
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Disinformation

Aliyu DahiruJuly 25, 2020
994

Fact-Check: No Evidence to Suggest This Video Shows Nigerian Police

A viral video featuring what seems to be security personnel stamping his feet on the neck of a civilian posits…
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News

Aliyu DahiruJuly 24, 2020
797

COVID-19: Nigerian Students May Write November GCE, Minister Says

Against the background of daily increase in COVID-19 infection, Nigerian students in the final year of secondary school education may…
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News

Aliyu DahiruJuly 24, 2020
1,107

Buhari, Other ECOWAS Leaders Fail To End Crisis in Mali

President Muhammad Buhari and other ECOWAS leaders ended the day-long summit in Mali without a deal to end the heightened…
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News

Aliyu DahiruJuly 23, 2020
1,099

President Buhari Jets To Mali On Peace Mission, Ignores Crisis At Home

President Muhammad Buhari of Nigeria left Abuja for Bamako, the capital city of the Republic of Mali, on Thursday, July…
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Disinformation

Aliyu DahiruJuly 21, 2020
1,008

How to Read News Like a Fact-Checker

The internet is full of information most of which are false. Some are easy to spot and others require skill…
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News

Aliyu DahiruJuly 20, 2020
703

Mali Crisis: Opposition Rejects ECOWAS Mediation Efforts

The opposition has rejected proposals by ECOWAS mediators to end the crisis in Mali with protesters demanding President Ibrahim Boubacar…
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