Adejumo Kabir

Kabir works at HumAngle as the Editor of Southern Operations. He is interested in community development reporting, human rights, social justice, and press freedom. He was a finalist in the student category of the African Fact-checking Award in 2018, a 2019 recipient of the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence, and a 2020 recipient of the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award. He was also nominated in the journalism category of The Future Awards Africa in 2020. He has been selected for various fellowships, including the 2020 Civic Media Lab Criminal Justice Reporting Fellowship and 2022 International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) 'In The Name of Religion' Fellowship.

Analyses

Adejumo KabirNovember 16, 2024
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Off-Cycle Poll: All Eyes on INEC, Security Agents as Ondo Voters Decide Next Governor

Today, Nov. 16, a total of 1,793,914 electorates who collected their Permanent Voter Cards from the Independent National Electoral Commission…
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Analyses

Adejumo KabirNovember 6, 2024
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Nigeria’s Army Chief Has Died. Here are Key Moments from the Late Taoreed Lagbaja’s Tenure

On Oct. 20, a social media post alleged that Lt. General Toareed Lagbaja, Nigeria’s former Chief of Army Staff (COAS),…
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Podcast

Adejumo KabirHauwa Shaffii NuhuOctober 29, 2024
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The Price of Pleasure

The Price of Pleasure | RSS.com According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), human trafficking is one of the biggest…
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Features

Adejumo KabirOctober 17, 2024
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From Hand to Mouth: Desperate Struggles of Nigerian Women in Economic Crisis

A downpour on Sunday, Oct. 13, in the Isale-Osun area of Osogbo, South West Nigeria, was an answer to the…
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Investigations

Adejumo KabirOctober 3, 2024
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From Protectors to Predators: The Lives Lost to Lagos’ Anti-Cultism War

“Digbolu-Kolu.” The name is synonymous with the forgotten victims of an anti-cultism war in the Eti-Osa area of Lagos, South…
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Development

Adejumo KabirSaduwo BanyawaOctober 1, 2024
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[Photo Essay]: Nigerians March Against Bad Governance, Economic Hardship on Independence Day

Nigerians in various parts of the country have taken over the streets to protest against economic hardship occasioned by the…
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Election Security

Adejumo KabirSeptember 20, 2024
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‘Do-Or-Die Affairs’: Tension Builds As Edo State Prepares For Off-Cycle Election

Residents of Edo, South-South Nigeria, are slated, on Sept. 21, to vote for a new governor to take over the…
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Analyses

Ibrahim AdeyemiAdejumo KabirAbiodun JamiuUsman Abba ZannaSeptember 16, 2024
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Nigerian Military’s Recent Tactical Actions Spark Renewed Optimism For Safety

Residents of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno, northeastern Nigeria, have been through a roller coaster of emotions since the emergence…
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Features

Adejumo KabirSeptember 12, 2024
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From Nigeria To Nightmare: Heartbreaking Stories Of Trafficking Victims Behind Bars In Benin Republic

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… In the bleak cells of Porto-Novo prison in Benin Republic, Fadogba James’…
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Displacement & Migration

Adejumo KabirSeptember 4, 2024
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From Captivity To Freedom: Nigerian Trafficking Victim Rescued In Egypt, Reunites With Family

Agbabiaka Bola, a Nigerian smuggled into Egypt by human traffickers in 2023, has been rescued by the Embassy of Nigeria…
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