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 KabirOctober 1, 2023
2,651

Independence Day: The Hurdles Against Press Freedom In Nigeria Since 1960

Though the history of the Nigerian press dates back to 1859 with the appearance of Iwe Iroyin in the South…
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Features

Adejumo KabirSeptember 28, 2023
3,449

Inside The Deplorable Army Barracks Housing Nigerian Soldiers [Photo Essay]

Nigeria has recently been engaged in warfare on multiple fronts within its borders, with soldiers doing the heavy lifting of…
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News

Adejumo KabirSeptember 28, 2023
1,558

Nigeria Police Issue ₦1.3 Billion Cheques To Families Of Officers Killed In Active Service

The Nigeria Police Force, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, presented cheques totalling ₦1.3 billion to 420 families of police officers who…
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Features

Adejumo KabirSeptember 25, 2023
2,917

Leaking Roofs, Stinking Toilets… Barracks Life For Nigerian Soldiers And Their Relatives

Bolajoko Joseph is the widow of a senior officer in the Nigerian Army. Oladapo Joseph, her late husband, died at…
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Features

Adejumo KabirSeptember 8, 2023
3,612

Wildlife Hunting, Trade Flourish In Nigeria Despite Risks To Health And Environment

Iyabo Desire’s family have survived on the business of roasting and selling bushmeat for decades. She inherited it from her…
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News

Adejumo KabirSeptember 6, 2023
982

Media Coalition Demands Release Of Nigerian Journalist Detained In Benin Republic

The Coalition of Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has demanded the immediate release of Damilola Ayeni, a Nigerian journalist…
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Analyses

Adejumo KabirAugust 27, 2023
1,607

Sit-At-Home: Has Kanu Lost Influence Over IPOB Insurgents In South East Nigeria?

Nothing will ever convince Okolie Ngozi that Mondays are no longer days of sit-at-home curfew in Imo. Even after listening…
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Displacement & Migration

Adejumo KabirAugust 18, 2023
1,631

Oworonshoki Demolition: Agonies Of Internally Displaced Persons In Lagos

Many thought it would never happen. “Why would they have to demolish our houses for no reason?” said Omowumi Soliu…
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Features

Adejumo KabirAugust 9, 2023
1,557

Cost Of Living Crisis: The Fire Risks Nigerians Face To Save Money On Fuel

Smoke flowed into houses around Oja-tuntun market in Ile-Ife, Osun State, in the early hours of Dec 2, 2020. Before…
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Development

Adejumo KabirAugust 4, 2023
1,060

Nigerian Hospitals Send Patients Home As Doctors’ Strike Begins

Yomi Adedokun’s* mother has been discharged prematurely from the hospital she is in, due to the strike action of National…
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