Analyses
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World Malaria Day: Nigeria Has Approved The Use Of Malaria Vaccine. What’s Next?
Nigerian medicines regulators have granted provisional approval for a new malaria vaccine, as final testing continues in three other African…
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Terrorists Using Local Language To Spread Propaganda On Facebook
Members of an Al-Qaeda-linked terror group in Nigeria have been using social media to spread their jihadi propaganda, recruit members…
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Civilians Adapt To Survive As Insurgents Fight For Influence In Africa’s Central Sahel
Civilians in the conflict-torn Central Sahel have developed complex and innovative relationships with competing factions of insurgent and other extremist…
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Concerns After Human Rights Commission Say Ex-Boko Haram ‘Exonerated’ Soldiers Of Abortion Charges
Questions are being raised about the way Nigeria’s top human rights organisation is administering a panel set up to examine…
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Nigerians Should Brace For More Flooding In 2023, Say Government
Nigeria’s authorities expect intense and widespread flooding during the rainy season this year. The warning comes as vulnerable communities are…
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Like Presidential Election, Journalists Suffer Attacks During Nigeria’s Governorship Polls
On Saturday, March 18, while coming out of his home to cover the gubernatorial elections in Lafia, North-central Nigeria, Edwin…
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Thuggery, Voter Apathy Taint Nigeria’s Election For New Governors
Thuggery and low voter turnout trailed the delayed elections conducted on March 18 by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
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#NigeriaDecides: Hate Speech Fuels Lagos Elections
In Lagos, the language being used during the elections has taken a nasty, ethnically-charged turn, creating an atmosphere of uncertainty.…
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Nigeria: One In Seven Civilian Deaths In February Due To Election Violence
Nigeria’s presidential and national assembly elections have come and gone – but not without consequences. According to data gathered by…
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Twitter Spaces ‘Spreading Disinformation In 2023 Elections’
The peace accord that was signed before the elections by all the leading contenders was, in the words of one…
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