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 14, 2022
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Nigeria’s Use Of Airstrikes For Security Operations Puts Civilians At Risk

The Nigerian government is rapidly increasing investment and use of military aircraft to support the growing militarisation of internal security…
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Analyses

Adejumo KabirFebruary 12, 2022
951

‘Inefficient’ Judicial System; Mob Violence Persists In Nigeria

“Ole, ole!” (thief, thief!) “Stone him!” “Kill him!” The above are sometimes all that need to be screamed in Nigeria…
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Analyses

Adejumo KabirFebruary 10, 2022
1,528

Nigerian Children Used As ‘House Helps’ Face Life Of Abuse

From his narration, John Akinkunmi (not real name) was trafficked from Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria to work as a house…
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Development

Adejumo KabirFebruary 9, 2022
1,194

Despite Child’s Rights Act, Violence Against Children Remains Rampant In Northern Nigeria

Giving legal consent to both the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Child and the African Charter on the…
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Human Rights

Adejumo KabirFebruary 8, 2022
775

Human Rights Sinking Further With Suspect Parades In Nigeria

The public parade of suspects by Nigeria’s security operatives can be traced back to the military days when the repressive…
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Features

Adejumo KabirFebruary 5, 2022
749

Initiative Gives Nigerian Ex-inmates Boost To Restart Their Lives

Hezekiah Olujobi, born on Aug. 8, 1963, suffered unlawful detention at Agodi prison in Ibadan, Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria between…
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Analyses

Adejumo KabirFebruary 2, 2022
913

5 Coups In 3 Years, Democracy Under Threat Across Africa

The recent power grabs by the military in African countries may not be unconnected with bad governance perpetrated by heads…
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Analyses

Adejumo KabirFebruary 2, 2022
1,362

Reign Of Impunity: Nigeria’s Security Forces Torturing Suspects To Death

Although a signatory to the ‘United Nations Treaty Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment’, adopted…
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Analyses

Adejumo KabirJanuary 31, 2022
664

In Pursuit Of Truth (3): Nigerian Gov’t Regulations Frustrating Journalism

Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria states that “the press, radio, television, and other…
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Analyses

Adejumo KabirJanuary 29, 2022
818

In Pursuit Of Truth (2): Illegal Arrests, Violent Assaults Mar Nigerian Journalism

The magnitude of attacks suffered by Nigerian journalists intensifies yearly. From harassment to torture to unlawful arrest, physical assault, and…
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