Kunle Adebajo

Head of Investigations at HumAngle. ‘Kunle covers conflict alongside its many intricacies and fallouts. He also writes about disinformation, the environment, and human rights. He's won a couple of journalism awards, including the 2021 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Journalism, the 2022 African Fact-checking Award, and the 2023 Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling.

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Kunle AdebajoJuly 13, 2021
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‘Information Blackout’: Nigerian Press Bodies Unite Against Media Crackdown

Dozens of prominent Nigerian newspapers, as well as online and broadcast news platforms, have joined a protest against moves by…
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Kunle AdebajoJuly 12, 2021
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Data: More Nigerians Kidnapped In First 6 Months Of 2021 Than All Of 2020

The rate of kidnapping in Nigeria has more than doubled so far in 2021 compared to previous years, available data…
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Murtala AbdullahiKunle AdebajoJuly 2, 2021
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‘Borno Govt Forcing Us To Resettle Without Our Husbands’ — Knifar Women Cry Out

Displaced women in Borno, Northeast Nigeria, whose husbands have been in detention indefinitely and without trial for many years, fear…
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Kunle AdebajoJune 29, 2021
2,515

Timeline: Nnamdi Kanu, From Pro-Biafra Separatist To Recaptured ‘Terror Leader’

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was arrested on Sunday, June 27, and brought to Nigeria,…
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Features

Kunle AdebajoJune 28, 2021
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Borno IDPs Live With Former Boko Haram Fighters, But Wish They Didn’t Have To

Warda* left her hometown about five years ago. Members of the infamous terror group, Boko Haram, had invaded Shettimari, a…
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Kunle AdebajoJune 23, 2021
512

COVID-19: ‘Fake News’ From US, Others Undermining Vaccination Efforts In W. Africa

Misleading claims that originated from foreign countries such as the United States and Russia are making their way to audiences…
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Kunle AdebajoJune 22, 2021
698

Over 1,000 Killed, Kidnapped In 3 Weeks As Insecurity Lingers In Nigeria

Up to 1,012 people were either killed or kidnapped owing to insecurity across Nigeria in the first three weeks of…
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Kunle AdebajoJune 22, 2021
1,500

‘No More Morale To Fight’: Again, Nigerian Soldiers Petition Army Chief To Rotate Them

Some officers of the Nigerian Army, who have been deployed to fight insurgents for a prolonged period of about five…
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Disinformation

Kunle AdebajoJune 21, 2021
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Factcheck: Picture Resurfaces Of ‘Made-In-Russia IPOB Rocket’; Still Not True

Last week, Nigerian Twitter user Kingsley Uba Dike (@uba_dike) shared a set of screenshots claiming that a Biafran secessionist previously…
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Kunle AdebajoJune 17, 2021
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18 Days In Maiduguri: Excerpts From A Reporter’s Diary

I The first thing you notice is the difference in vegetation. From the sky, you see a lot more tracts…
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