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News
Nigerian Troops Suffer Heavy Losses In ISWAP Ambush
At least 100 Nigerian soldiers have been reported killed in an ambush by the Islamic State of West Africa Province…
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Armed Violence
New ISWAP Leader Slays Five Rebel Leaders, Silences Clerical Tones
The new leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, Lawan Abubakar, otherwise called Ba Lawan, is moving rapidly…
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Features
ISWAP Terror Group Rebrands, Reverses Tradition
The presumed executions in the leadership rank of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terror group, ravaging Northeast Nigeria,…
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Analyses
The War Over Who Is Muslim
For years, the Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terror groups have told Muslims in Nigeria…
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Features
Borno IDPs Caught Between Terrorists’ and Troops’ Wrath
It was midnight on April 12 when Modu Baluye woke to the sound of gunfire. He was asleep with his…
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Investigations
Seeking Redemption, Spurring Terror: The Curious Lives of Former Boko Haram Fighters in Nigeria
As a pariah child in search of Islamic knowledge, Goni Abubakar has no clue what it means to hold a…
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Investigations
They Once Fought For Boko Haram. Now They Fight For Nigeria
Across northeastern Nigeria, former Boko Haram insurgents now move with Nigerian troops into forests they once controlled. They identify footpaths…
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Armed Violence
The Men Lining Up to Replace Al-Minuki
The death of Abakar Minuki, one of the most influential leaders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), in…
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Disinformation
Nigeria Is Facing An Information War In Its Own Language
Two years ago, Bashir Muhammad received an invitation to attend a journalism summit in Niamey but declined. That decision, and…
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Analyses
How Nigeria Escaped Trump’s Crosshairs
There are moments when nations move dangerously close to collapse before the public fully realises it. It begins with carefully…
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