Azeezat Adedigba

Azeezat Adedigba is an Assistant Editor/ Lagos Bureau Chief for HumAngle. She is also an investigative journalist and the winner of the 2019 Female Reporters Leadership Program (FRLP) organised by Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ). Azeezat is passionate about gender and children advocacy. She has a degree in Mass Communication from the University of Jos.

Armed Violence

Azeezat AdedigbaJune 7, 2022
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Police, Commercial Motorcyclists Clash In Lagos Over Motorcycle Ban

Police officers fired tear gas on Tuesday, June 7, to disperse commercial motorcycles popularly known as Okada at Idi Araba…
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Features

Azeezat AdedigbaJune 1, 2022
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Lagos Bans Commercial Motorcycles To Reduce Crime. It Is Not The First Time

Effective from Wednesday, June 1, 2022, operations of commercial motorcycles in six local government areas of Lagos State government, Southwest,…
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News

Azeezat AdedigbaMay 27, 2022
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Children’s Day: As Insecurity Rages, Nigerian Children Are In The Line Of Fire

On May 27, Nigeria celebrates Children’s Day as it has done since 1964. In addition to the festivities and celebrations…
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Gender & SGBV

Azeezat AdedigbaMay 10, 2022
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Nigeria Records 335 SGBV Cases From January To April 2022

About 335 persons have experienced different forms of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the first four months of 2022…
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Features

Azeezat AdedigbaMay 4, 2022
1,394

Displaced And Neglected (3): ‘No Water, No Toilet Facilities,’ Lagos Monkey Village Evictees Cry Out

As the sun rose, three-year-old Taiwo ambled towards his parents’ shack in a slum at Odeniran, a community in Lagos,…
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Features

Azeezat AdedigbaApril 22, 2022
1,173

Displaced And Neglected (2): “How We Ended Up In Lagos Monkey Village”

Ten years ago, shortly after her husband’s death, Sola Joseph, 49, popularly referred to as ‘Iya Sango’, left Ipokia in…
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Features

Azeezat AdedigbaApril 19, 2022
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Displaced And Neglected (1): Lagos’ Monkey Village Evictees Have Nowhere Else To Go

The air around Odeniran slum in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, is dominated by a stinking smell from a mountainous refuse…
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Analyses

Azeezat AdedigbaApril 4, 2022
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What Nigeria Should Learn From Other African Countries On Gender Laws

Gender inequality has continued to be a global societal issue that affects women and is a hindrance to human growth. …
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Analyses

Azeezat AdedigbaMarch 19, 2022
3,188

Only 10 Out of 36 States In Nigeria Have Sexual Offenders Register

Only 10 states out of the 36 states in Nigeria keep databases of those convicted of sexual offences in the…
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News

Azeezat AdedigbaMarch 14, 2022
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Child Found With Despatch Rider Not Abducted – Police

Police in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria says a 10-month-old infant found with a despatch rider was not abducted. HumAngle reported…
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