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Human Rights
Nigeria Violates International Legal Standard With Use Of Firearms On Unarmed Citizens
Isiaka Jimoh, 20, had his life cut short at the Under G area of Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria, on…
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Armed Violence
‘Residence Levies’ Dot Lives Of Nigerians Living In Terrorist Controlled Northwest Areas
As Nigerian troops intensify offensives against terrorists in the country’s Northwest region, residents are still paying armed groups to live. …
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Armed Violence
Over 8,000 Children Recruited As Soldiers By Armed Groups In Nigeria – UNICEF
In the past 13 years, more than 8,000 girls and boys have been recruited and used as child soldiers in…
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Analyses
Nigeria Losing Niger State To Terrorists As Ungoverned Spaces Expand
Abubakar Bello, Governor of Niger State, North-central Nigeria, is as helpless as the people he governs, as terrorists tighten the…
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Analyses
‘Inefficient’ Judicial System; Mob Violence Persists In Nigeria
“Ole, ole!” (thief, thief!) “Stone him!” “Kill him!” The above are sometimes all that need to be screamed in Nigeria…
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Human Rights
Human Rights Sinking Further With Suspect Parades In Nigeria
The public parade of suspects by Nigeria’s security operatives can be traced back to the military days when the repressive…
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Analyses
Reign Of Impunity: Nigeria’s Security Forces Torturing Suspects To Death
Although a signatory to the ‘United Nations Treaty Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment’, adopted…
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Analyses
In Pursuit Of Truth (3): Nigerian Gov’t Regulations Frustrating Journalism
Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria states that “the press, radio, television, and other…
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Analyses
In Pursuit Of Truth (2): Illegal Arrests, Violent Assaults Mar Nigerian Journalism
The magnitude of attacks suffered by Nigerian journalists intensifies yearly. From harassment to torture to unlawful arrest, physical assault, and…
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Disinformation
Fact-check: ISWAP Attacked Nigerian Army University, Not Main Campus
The Islamic State affiliate attack on Jan. 10 in the northeastern town of Buratai targeted the Nigerian Army Institute situated…
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