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 KabirFebruary 27, 2023
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NigeriaDecides2023: Attacks On Journalists Make Election Coverage Dangerous

Journalists have been attacked and prevented from carrying out their lawful duties smoothly in the ongoing presidential and national assembly…
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Features

Adejumo KabirKunle AdebajoFebruary 24, 2023
1,188

How Digital Surveillance Threatens Press Freedom In West Africa

When Eti-Inyene Akpan, a freelance photojournalist, heard about the plans to hold #EndSARS protests in Oct. 2020, he was eager…
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Election Security

Adejumo KabirFebruary 14, 2023
504

Traumatised By Past Attacks, Nigerian Journalists Skeptical About Covering 2023 Elections

Even if Iretomiwa Dele-Yusuff would cover any election in the future, she has made up her mind never to carry…
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Analyses

Adejumo KabirFebruary 8, 2023
608

Naira Scarcity Fueling Bloody Protests In Southwest Nigeria

There is a growing unrest across Southwest Nigeria following the cash crunch caused by a scarcity of new-design naira notes.…
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Features

Adejumo KabirFebruary 7, 2023
698

Inside Nigeria’s Deadly And Destructive Kingship Tussles

Olatunji Lukmon was killed while defending the gate of his traditional ruler’s palace, during an outburst of violence that has…
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Development

Adejumo KabirJanuary 20, 2023
296

CJID, CFLI Train Nigerian Journalists On Election Security

As part of efforts to strengthen election security reporting in Nigeria, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), in…
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Emergencies

Adejumo KabirJanuary 16, 2023
508

Hopeless Victims, Helpless Firefighters: The Problems With Non-functional Fire Service Equipment In Osun

Having worked as a teacher for 35 years in Ile-Ife, Southwest Nigeria, Remilekun Alimi, 75, retired to his three-bedroom apartment…
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Armed Violence

Adejumo KabirJanuary 12, 2023
424

Nigeria’s Southwest Communities Where Robbery Letters Are Forcing People To Flee

Sekunderin Yetunde and his family members are yet to return to their residence at Ifelagba community, in the Ido Local…
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Election Security

Adejumo KabirAliyu DahiruDecember 12, 2022
928

2023: These Politicians Are Fueling Violence With The Spread Of Hate Speech

The venue of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial campaign flag-off in the Gaya Local Government Area (LGA) of…
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Election Security

Adejumo KabirDecember 9, 2022
515

2023: Election Campaigns Have Begun, So Has The Violence

On Monday, Nov. 28, armed men killed Victoria Chintex, a women’s leader in the Labour Party (LP) at her residence…
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