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News
Another Explosion in Kano? Here’s What We Know So Far
Authorities have confirmed a bomb explosion that killed at least five people and injured 15 others in Kano State, North…
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Analyses
Six-Month Killing Spree: Lakurawa Terrorists Leave 59 Dead in North West Nigeria
Between January and June 2025, Lakurawa terrorists carried out multiple attacks across Sokoto and Kebbi States in northwestern Nigeria, killing…
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Analyses
TIMELINE: At least 635 People Killed, 182 Abducted Across Nigeria in May
No fewer than 635 people lost their lives in May 2025 across Nigeria, according to the HumAngle Tracker. This marks…
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Analyses
Radio Silence: The Fragility of Independent Broadcasting in Nigeria
In many towns and cities across northern Nigeria, the voices once carried on the airwaves to inform, empower, and provoke…
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Features
Birnin Gwari Is Still Offline Three Years After Nigeria’s Telecom Shutdown
At dusk, Najibullah Nakaka begins a 20-minute steep climb to Wajen Etisalat, a hilly neighbourhood in Birnin Gwari, Nigeria, where…
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News
INSO Ordered to Suspend Services in Nigeria
In a move that threatens to destabilise Nigeria’s already fragile humanitarian landscape, the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) has been…
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Featured
The Boys Lured into Boko Haram’s Enclave with Food Rations
Hassan Audu is lost in the past. Tricked into a Boko Haram camp in Niger State, North-central Nigeria, the 16-year-old…
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Armed Violence
In Kano, Criminal Networks Evading Surveillance Are Terrorising Some Villages
Musbahu Shanono used to love the journey home. There was something about that drive from Lagos to Shanono, something about…
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Analyses
Nigeria’s Resurging Terror Attacks Amidst Global Displacement Crisis
The recent Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) published by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) paints a troubling picture:…
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Featured
Haunted by Truth: Nigerian Journalists Caught Between Duty and Death
Though the pen is said to be mightier than the sword, there are times when the sword tries to silence…
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Investigations
Civilians, Gov’ts on The Losing End As Gold Smuggling Booms in Africa
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Nasiru Adamu has a toxic relationship with terrorists operating in Zamfara, a…
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News
Land Dispute, Community Resistance Blamed For Deadly Zamfara Attack
At least four people were killed and dozens abducted when over 200 armed terrorists attacked Morai town in Talata-Mafara Local…
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Displacement & Migration
Nigeria’s Race For Inclusive Education Leaves Millions of Nomadic Children Behind (II)
In addition to Nigeria’s northern region, many nomadic communities down south lack functional schools. School-age children idle around their huts…
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Features
Nigeria’s Race For Inclusive Education Leaves Millions of Nomadic Children Behind (I)
Jaafar Mohammed is 10. He walks 10 kilometres from Lambel, a rural community in Kaduna state, to school every day…
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News
‘We Are Ignored’: Katsina Villagers Mourn Abduction of 50, Decry Gov’t Inaction
Over 50 villagers, mostly women, children, and elderly people, have been abducted in a recent wave of terrorist attacks in…
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Armed Violence
Niger Coup Leader’s Terrorism Claims Stoke Anti-West Sentiment in Northern Nigeria
When General Abdourahamane Tchiani, Niger’s coup leader, sat before the camera on Dec. 25, 2024, his words did not dissolve…
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Analyses
Fact-Check: No, an 18-Seater Bus Carrying Passengers Was Not Burned in Nigeria’s North West
A widely shared post on social media claims that an 18-seater bus carrying passengers from the South-east was ambushed and…
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Analyses
Mob Violence Soars in Nigeria as Northern Travellers are Killed in South-South
Several travellers were killed and many others injured in a mob attack by a local vigilante group and residents of…
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