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News
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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Armed Violence
Terrorists Abduct 35 Residents During Attack In Zamfara
Residents of communities in Mafara and Maradun Local Government Areas of Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria, say 35 people were abducted…
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News
Terrorists Chase Farmers From Their Land In Nigeria’s North West
A terrorist group in Zamfara State has scattered farming communities in a brazen attack, killing four farmers and abducting around…
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Armed Violence
Residents Stage Protest Against Insecurity In Anka, Burn Down IDP Camps
Residents in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara state in Nigeria’s northwest staged a massive protest earlier today, blocking a…
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Features
Friends Crowdsourced A Loan For His Ransom. Now He Can’t Pay Back
Weeks after his kidnap and subsequent release by terrorists, Muhammadu Lauwali, 51, still does not feel free in his own…
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Solutions & Development
Drones Are Delivering Medical Supplies To Hard-To-Reach Clinics In Nigeria
Rebecca John went into labour in the dead of night. This was not supposed to be unusual at facilities like…
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News
Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Raping Minor In Kaduna
A man, Usman Shehu Bashir, has been sentenced to death in Zaria, Northwest Nigeria for raping to death a two-year-old…
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Armed Violence
‘Negotiate With Us Now’: Terrorists Launch Attacks To Seek Govt’s Patronage In Nigeria’s Northwest
On July 3, a group of armed terrorists invaded the Gwaram village of Zamfara State in Nigeria’s northwestern region. Residents…
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Humanitarian Crises
MSF Warns Of Growing Hunger Epidemic In Northwest Nigeria
International aid organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), said it is concerned that if the humanitarian response people are getting in…
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Gender
Displaced Women In Nigeria’s Katsina Are Starving, And They May Never Get Aid
The heat from the sun could be felt in the bones. Katsina city is hot, so hot that it feels…
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Development
A Local Malnutrition Centre Is Giving Malnourished Children Hope In Northwest Nigeria
Hassana and Hussaina are turning two soon. They are playing around their mother’s legs as she speaks about being displaced…
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Disinformation
Factcheck: This Video Shows Old Protest In Kano, Unconnected To Demolition Exercise
A video showing a placard-carrying crowd has been claimed to show a protest in Kano, Northwest Nigeria, against the state…
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Development
Political Demolitions Cost Businesses Millions In Nigeria’s Kano
Before Sunusi Hassan could do anything, the looters descended on his shop and storehouses and stripped them bare. His stock…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists On Kidnapping Spree To ‘Get New Zamfara Govt’s Attention’
Terrorists have intensified kidnappings in order to “get the attention” of the newly installed government in Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria, HumAngle…
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Analyses
REPORT CARD: How Much Development Did Nigeria See Under Ex-President Buhari?
As the curtain closes on the Muhammadu Buhari-led government, the presidency has begun listing the accomplishments and milestones achieved by…
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Armed Violence
Street Robberies: Losing Hope In Police, Kano Residents Fight Back With Mob Violence
A recent spike in incidents of fatal mob violence in Kano, a city in Northwest Nigeria, sparked by cases of…
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Features
With Reusable Pads, A Pharmacist Is Tackling Period Poverty And Protecting The Environment
It began with an idea. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kano, a state in Northwest Nigeria, Maryam Muhammed noticed how…
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Armed Violence
Farmers In Nigeria’s Zamfara Forced To Pay Protection Money By ‘Repentant’ Terrorist
A district in Zamfara that -until now- has been spared from extortion by armed groups has been forced into paying…
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