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Beninese Police Detain Nigerian Journalist, ‘Threaten Jail Time Unless Bribed’
Damilola Ayeni, a Nigerian journalist, is currently detained at the Parakou Police Station in neighbouring Benin Republic and the police…
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Gunshots As Schools Reopen In Cameroon’s Anglophone RegionÂ
Students at a private school in Cameroon. Photo:BHeT As a new academic session begins in Cameroon, many schoolchildren and teachers…
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In Sudan, Aid Workers Are Paying With Their Lives As War Rages
Staff of international humanitarian organisations are at the receiving end of the ongoing war in Sudan. The raging feud between…
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Zamfara Residents Protest Release Of Women Held As Pawns Against Terrorists
Hundreds of residents in Birnin-Magaji local government area staged a peaceful protest against the release of two women held by…
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GBV Prevalence Among Nigerian Female Tertiary Students ~ A CJID Study
Nigerian Media think tank, Center for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), in partnership with the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF),…
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2 Herders Killed During Vigilante Group Raid In Zamfara Market
Eye witnesses say an armed vigilante group numbering about 60 on Wednesday, Aug. 30 killed two herders in Bungudu Central…
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Farmers Hold 2 Women Captive As Negotiating Pawns In Zamfara
Farmers of Birnin-Magaji community in Zamfara State on Tuesday, Aug. 28 abducted two milkmaids suspected to be Fulani women in…
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42 Women Kidnapped By Boko Haram In Borno Released In Exchange For Cash, Food
A group of 42 peasant women kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists last week have been released after intense negotiations at…
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Terrorists Abduct Village Head, 4 Others In Zamfara
Terrorists have kidnapped Danjimma Hakimi, the village head of Kwali in Bukuyum area of North West Nigeria. He was abducted…
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Terrorists Abduct 42 Women In BornoÂ
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted 42 women in northeastern Nigeria, a security volunteer group said Wednesday. They were abducted…
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