Nigeria

  • Simple structures with tin roofs and tarps on a grassy field under a cloudy sky.
    Saduwo Banyawa, Mohammed Babangida Mafara, Al'amin Umar, Isah Ismaila, Johnstone Kpilaakaa

    Nigeria’s Displaced Communities Risk Being Shut Out of Elections

    Twenty-year-old Ahmadu Adamu has waited four years to vote. He still cannot. He lives in Malkhohi displacement camp in Yola South, Adamawa State, in northeastern Nigeria, where he has spent nearly half of his life after fleeing his home in Madagali, a local government bordering Borno State and Cameroon, in 2015 at the age of […]

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  • A laptop screen with Telegram open shows a live video being uploaded, featuring a distressed individual. Upload progress is at 72%.
    Al'amin Umar

    Telegram Responds to HumAngle Investigation Into Hausa-Language CSAM Network

    Telegram has removed accounts linked to a Hausa-language network that openly sold child sexual abuse material across northern Nigeria, following an inquiry by HumAngle, but the platform has not explained how the network survived repeated suspensions over three months before our investigation was published. In an email response to HumAngle, a Telegram spokesperson confirmed that […]

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  • Three smartphones display different social media profiles and apps against a dark, smoky background with various images.
    Al'amin Umar, Mansir Muhammed

    The Hausa Telegram Network Selling Child Sexual Abuse Material

    Fatima ‘Teema’ Mahmud uploaded a short clip on her Telegram Status that morning; it showed a leaked intimate video involving individuals in northern Nigeria. The time was 8:13 a.m.; minutes later, she uploaded another one and another. By midday, she had uploaded dozens of similar pieces of content. By evening, there were hundreds. Some of […]

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  • Three people seated on chairs at a book launch event, one speaking into a microphone.
    Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

    HumAngle SCOJA Fellowship Alumni Reflect on a Year of Learnings at Book Launch

    HumAngle Foundation gathered students, professors, and community journalists on Tuesday, June 21, at the University of Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria to hold timely conversations around ways to strengthen community journalism in Nigeria. The event, which also featured the launch of a guide to community journalism, is part of the Strengthening Community Journalism and Human Rights […]

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  • Debris of a collapsed building with corrugated metal sheets scattered on the ground under a clear sky. Trees are visible in the background.
    Saduwo Banyawa

    One Year Later, Lamurde Bears Scars Of Recurring Communal Conflict

    Labaran Kaduna says his son, Desire, was unlucky in life. Two months after Desire’s white wedding in Rigange, a small Bachama community in the Lamurde local government area of Adamawa State, northeastern Nigeria, his newly built house was burnt to the ground when the Tshobo and Bachama tribes first clashed in July, 2025. A year […]

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  • Group of people at a book launch event, each holding a copy of the book. Banners and a table with a white cloth are in the background.
    Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

    HumAngle Launches Community Journalism Guide in UNIMAID

    HumAngle Foundation, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has launched a guide for community journalism, as part of the Strengthening Community Journalism and Human Rights Advocacy in Northern Nigeria (SCOJA) project. The project, which started in 2025, has trained 90 journalists and human rights advocates so far, and their work […]

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  • Illustration of people discussing a map, with text "AI cannot protect what it does not understand" and a conflict risk map of Lake Chad Basin.
    Ahmad Salkida

    AI Cannot Protect What It Does Not Understand

    Artificial intelligence is steadily changing how the world responds to crises. Governments use it to analyse satellite imagery after natural disasters, humanitarian agencies are testing AI to anticipate displacement before it overwhelms fragile communities, and researchers are applying machine learning to uncover patterns buried inside millions of records that no human could process alone. These […]

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  • Soldiers escort people towards a truck labeled "Safety Corridor" in a grassy, rural area. The scene is illustrated with muted colors.
    Aliyu Dahiru

    Nigeria is Finally Prosecuting Terrorists at Record Levels. Here’s What That Means

    For nearly two decades, Nigeria fought Boko Haram and its offshoots, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Ansaru, largely with bombs, bullets, and casualties announced in press briefings. However, the slow process of delivering justice through prosecution was the part of the counterterrorism machine that never quite got built properly. Thousands of suspects, […]

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  • A group of armed people stop a red vehicle on a rural road, while others stand nearby with raised arms.
    Editorial

    Editorial: The Ransom Paradox Nigeria Refuses to Confront

    Nigeria’s position on ransom payments rests on a sound principle: Every ransom paid strengthens criminal organisations by financing the purchase of more weapons, and encouraging more kidnappings. Every naira handed to kidnappers today may finance tomorrow’s abduction. Yet, another reality is far more uncomfortable. It is a reality experienced daily by families whose loved ones […]

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  • Two uniformed individuals examining an object in a small excavation, wearing protective helmets and gloves, with a third person in the background.
    Mohammed Babangida Mafara

    IEDs Tear Through Northwestern Nigerian Roads and Their Travellers

    On Tuesday, June 9, a disturbing incident left many locals mourning in the rural areas of Zamfara State, in northwestern Nigeria. An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated along the Anka-Bagega road. When the news reached Sadiq Sulaiman, he anxiously waited for hours to learn the fate of his brother, Yusuf Sulaiman, who had travelled by […]

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