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Armed Violence
Terrorists Ambush Police Patrol Van, Kill 2 Along Maiduguri-Damaturu Road
Two police officers died, and five others sustained injuries after a Nigeria Police patrol van in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria,…
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Armed Violence
Kairu: Terrorists Evict Thousands In Zamfara Community For Failing To Meet Demands
A terror group has evicted thousands of residents from Kairu community, Bukuyum Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State, Northwest…
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Analysis
Aftermath Of Abuja’s Dei Dei Violence And Why It May Happen Again
On Wednesday, May 18, an accident involving a motorcycle and a trailer led to the death of five persons, vandalisation…
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Police Confirms Intercepting Car With Explosive Materials, Arms in Kano
The Nigeria Police Force, Kano Command, has confirmed the interception of a car loaded with explosive materials and other weapons…
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Analysis
Nigerian News Websites Continue To Face Massive Cyber Attacks For Holding Authorities Accountable
Hours after HumAngle published a report that forensic analysis showed that videos showing the killing of protesters at the Lekki…
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11 Central African Republic Soldiers, 2 Rebels Die In Nzako Clash
Eleven soldiers of the Central African Republic national army, FACA, and two rebels of the Alliance des Forces pour la…
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DRC Gov’t Promises Hard Times For Unrepentant Armed Groups
The Democratic Republic of Congo says rebel groups that do not adhere to current peace initiatives would be hit very…
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Fact-check
Factcheck: Road Crashes Not Reason For ‘Almost 80%’ Of Deaths In Nigeria
Nigeria’s federal police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a tweet on Wednesday, May 18, that nearly four-fifths of deaths in…
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Armed Violence
Attacks, Looting Of Schools Leave Children Without Access To Education In DRC
Attacks and looting carried out by armed groups has left 222 pupils of Jida Primary School in Democratic Republic of…
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Armed Violence
#AK9: Abuja-Kaduna Train Services Resumption Postponed As Lawyers Sue NRC, AGF
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) says it has postponed the planned resumption of train services on the Abuja-Kaduna route even…
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Displacement & Migration
Over 1,000 Africans Died Of Drowning, Dehydration During Migration – IOM Report
A report from the International Organisation For Migration (IOM) has revealed that drowning and dehydration are responsible for the death…
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Fact-check
Factcheck: Discrepancies In Nigeria Police’s Stolen, Recovered Vehicles Data
The latest figures from the Nigerian government regarding the number of vehicles stolen and then recovered by law enforcement officers…
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News
Kaduna’s Q1 Security Report Shows Terrorism Is Now Endemic In State Capital
Kaduna State’s first quarter security report for 2022 shows that Kaduna Central tops list of deaths due to terrorism at…
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DR Congo Soldiers, M23 Rebels Clash In North Kivu
After a lull of several weeks, fierce fighting resumed on Thursday, May 19 between the DR Congo national army, FARDC…
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2 Die, Others Missing In ADF Twin Attacks In 3 DR Congo Villages
Two persons were killed and several others are reported missing after double attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels…
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Analysis
Nigeria Has Not Released Crime Statistics In Four Years. Why?
The last time Nigeria released a crime statistics report was June 2018 and experts say this is costly for a…
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Kano Explosion Was Suicide Bombing, Not Gas Explosion, Eyewitnesses Insist
The explosion that rocked Winners Schools, in Kano, Northwest Nigeria on Tuesday, May 17, was a suicide attack and not…
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#AK9TrainPassengers: NRC Has Not Contacted Us As Claimed- Relatives
The relatives of AK9 train passengers abducted by terrorists say the management of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has not…
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Armed Violence
Deliberate Damage To Farmlands Could Worsen Farmer-Herder Conflict In Nigeria’s Adamawa State — Report
Damage to surrounding fields by pastoralists could be the leading cause of agro-pastoral conflict in communities of Adamawa State, Northeast…
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Child Marriage Rising In Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado —Save the Children
Rate of early child marriage amongst displaced children has steadily increased, from six children in Jan., 32 in Feb., and…
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Development
Rainy Season Could Aggravate WASH Conditions In Nigeria’s Northeast
The start of the rainy season in Nigeria’s Northeast brings relief for locals from the scorching heat and creates conditions…
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3 Central African Republic Soldiers To Face Punishment For Killing Peul Herdsman
Three soldiers of the Central African Republic national army, FACA, are to be punished for being responsible for the recent…
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Chadian Trade Union Petitions Gov’t To Free Detained Wakit Tamma Leaders
The Chadian Trade Union Syndicate (CTUS) has given the Transitional Military Council (TMC) a six-day ultimatum to release all the…
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DR Congo, Ugandan Forces Preparing For 3rd Phase Of Operation Shujaa
The Democratic Republic of Congo national army, FARDC, and the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) are preparing for the launching…
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Development
Borno Governor Distributes Food, Cash To 6,000 Indigent Residents Of Maiduguri
At least 6,000 poor residents of Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, May 18 received food and cash palliative from the…
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Terrorists Kill 13 Persons, Rustle Cattle In Zamfara
Thirteen persons, including two security personnel were killed by terrorists in Nasarawa-Burkullu and Kairu villages of Maru and Bukuyum Local…
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Armed Violence
One Year After, Nigeria Police Arrest Suspected Kidnappers Of Greenfield Students
The Nigeria Police Force have arrested persons who allegedly perpetrated the kidnap of some school students at Greenfield University in…
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Human Rights
Court Gives Journalists Coverage Access As Separatist Leader’s Terrorism Trial Resumes
Journalists covering the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), gained access to…
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Armed Violence
Clashes Erupt In Abuja Building Material Market, Dei-Dei
Residents of Dei-Dei, a suburb of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital in North-central Nigeria, have been thrown into panic following clashes in…
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Analysis
The Implications Of IPOB’s Sit-At-Home Order Spreading To South-South Nigeria
In July 2021, Edwin Clark, a prominent political leader in South-South Nigeria, had empathised with members of the proscribed Indigenous…
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