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Human Rights
Why Children In Northwest Nigeria Are Ending Up On The Streets
Muhammed Abdulmumin, 11, woke up shivering under a bridge in Zaria, Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria, in the early hours of Feb.…
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Human Rights
Nigeria’s Definition Of Torture Is Faulty, Parliament Needs To Fix It
On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, members of the National Assembly voted on 68 proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution of…
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Armed Violence
Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Creates Potential Risks For Nigeria
Nigeria will need safeguards to navigate the potential security and economic risks associated with the Russian invasion of Ukraine designed…
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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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