Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu is the Managing Editor at HumAngle. She researches and investigates terrorism & insurgency and its human cost and aftermath, particularly how they affect transitional justice issues, displacement, migration, and women. She is a 2023 Pulitzer Centre grantee, a 2023 International Women Media Fund awardee, and a 2022 Storify Africa fellow, among several others.

Investigations

Hauwa Shaffii NuhuMay 6, 2026
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The Making of the Boko Haram Army

On a hauntingly cold night in 2008, a 28-year-old impressionable fan of Mohammed Yusuf sat in the latter’s compound in…
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News

Hauwa Shaffii NuhuMay 1, 2026
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The HumAngle Newsroom Shutdown for a Month. What Was the Cost?

We should start by clarifying that it wasn’t entirely a shutdown. Reports still appeared on the website and on our…
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News

Hauwa Shaffii NuhuMarch 24, 2026
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HumAngle Investigations Editor Selected for FASPE Journalism Programme

HumAngle’s Investigations Editor, Ibrahim Adeyemi, has been announced one of the 14 journalists selected from all over the world to…
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Analyses

Hauwa Shaffii NuhuDecember 23, 2025
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#HumAngle2025RoundUp: Our Editors Enjoyed These Stories This Year

Her Missing Son Returns In Her Dreams “I enjoyed editing several stories this year, but this one stayed with me…
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Armed Violence

Hauwa Shaffii NuhuNovember 18, 2025
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The Intersection Between Healthcare and Loyalty to Terror Groups in Nigeria

When Mariam* first started thinking of deserting Boko Haram’s settlement at Sambisa Forest, where she had been living for a…
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News

Hauwa Shaffii NuhuNovember 13, 2025
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HumAngle CEO Named 2026 Yale Peace Fellow

HumAngle’s CEO/Editor-in-Chief, Ahmad Salkida, has been announced as a 2026 Yale Peace Fellow. One of 14 leaders selected from thousands…
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Impact

Hauwa Shaffii NuhuOctober 12, 2025
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WAMECA25: HumAngle Report Wins West Africa Media Award

HumAngle has just been announced winner of the Illicit Financial Flow category in the 2025 West Africa Media Excellence Conference…
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Featured

Hauwa Shaffii NuhuSeptember 4, 2025
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Three Boys Orphaned by Boko Haram Navigate Life

Baba Jugudum was not there when his father was killed, but those who were there said the man died tragically. …
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Accountability

Hauwa Shaffii NuhuAhmad SalkidaDamilola AyeniIbrahim AdeyemiJuly 13, 2025
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Nigeria’s Former President Buhari Dies: What His Legacy Means for Security

In December 2014, an incumbent president lost a re-election bid for the first time in Nigeria’s history. It was a…
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Features

Hauwa Shaffii NuhuApril 21, 2025
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She Walked into Boko Haram Territory to Free Her Husband With A Ransom

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Babagana Abacha’s sister had just died that November morning in 2024, in…
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