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 AdebajoMay 19, 2021
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The Discreet Lives Of Women Living With HIV In Nigerian IDP Camps

Hajiya*, 30, was out of town when Boko Haram militants attacked Bama in 2014. By the time she returned, her…
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Kunle AdebajoMay 17, 2021
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Ordinary Ahmed: Broadcaster’s Excesses A Reflection Of Nigeria’s Weak Justice System?

In Nov. 2020, Susan allegedly tied the arms and legs of her niece, six-year-old Rachel and, accusing her of witchcraft,…
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Kunle AdebajoMay 15, 2021
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ISWAP Strangely ‘Recruits’ Senior Citizens Into Its Fighting Force

The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Friday, May 14, released pictures suggesting it may have conscripted senior…
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Kunle AdebajoMay 11, 2021
1,027

Borno IDPs With Detained Husbands Torn Between Moving On And Waiting Without End

When her husband returns, if he does, Falta Gambo is not sure what to tell him. Modu Ngubdo was picked…
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Kunle AdebajoMay 11, 2021
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Nigerian Author, Jihadism Expert Selected For Prestigious Research Fellowship

Abdulbassit Kassim, a PhD candidate in the Department of Religion at Rice University, has been announced as one of the…
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Disinformation

Kunle AdebajoMay 8, 2021
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Factcheck: Video Of ‘Fulani Terrorists’ On Bikes Shows Burkina Faso, Not Nigeria

A video showing several bikers riding across a vast untarred road, many of them wearing turbans and others putting on…
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Armed Violence

Kunle AdebajoMay 3, 2021
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Insecurity: Over 1,000 Killed In Nigeria In April, 406 Others Kidnapped

Analysis of data compiled by the Council on Foreign Relations in the Nigeria Security Tracker (NST) has revealed that at…
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Disinformation

Kunle AdebajoMay 3, 2021
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Don’t Fall For It: Video Of ‘Mass Conversion In Niger State’ Was Shot In Ivory Coast

Nigerian social media space was flooded Sunday, May 2, with a video supposedly showing the mass conversion of people to…
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Kunle AdebajoApril 28, 2021
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Factcheck: Video Of Rapid Gunfire Not Filmed During Boko Haram Invasion Of Niger State

An 18-seconds-long video has been making the rounds on Nigerian social media, purportedly showing young men in the country firing…
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Armed Violence

Kunle AdebajoApril 28, 2021
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Controlling Arms Smuggling Critical To Global Peace, Says UN Secretary-General Aspirant

When the United Nations was formed by 51 countries in 1945 after the Second World War, one of the most…
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