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Armed Violence
The US Launched an Airstrike in Northwestern Nigeria. Here’s How it Went
A few locals gathered in an open area around 10 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 25, when they saw a projectile…
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Boko Haram is Tracking and Assassinating Defectors in Nigeria’s North East. Here’s How
His past refused to let go. When Kakana renounced allegiance to Boko Haram in 2021, he returned home hoping to…
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Features
‘Hustling Kingdom’: The Rise of Internet Fraudsters in South-South Nigeria
A young Kelvin carries multiple identities. Today, he’s Kelvin, but that might change tomorrow, depending on the identity game he’s…
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Pushing Through a Decade of Armed Violence in North West Nigeria
After terrorists chased her from her home in Lungu village of Sokoto State, Saratu now sits in Jabo town, devastated…
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Amid Boko Haram Crisis, Contraband Trade Thrives along Cameroon-Nigeria Borders
Amid ongoing terrorist activities by Boko Haram in northern Cameroon, particularly in the Far North, contraband trade with Nigeria and…
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Analyses
As Nigeria’s Forests Fall in the South, the Deserts Advance in the North
We want to tell a single story but follow three separate crises. One began deep in Cross River National Park,…
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Features
Once Landowners, Farmers in North West Nigeria Now Toil on Terrorists’ Farms
Isa Adamu’s voice carries both resignation and fury. “Insecurity has really affected our agricultural productivity,” the 45-year-old farmer told HumAngle…
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Analyses
Nigeria’s Mental Health Act and the Struggle for Implementation
A lunatic. An idiot. A person of unsound mind. These three phrases were used in The Nigerian Lunacy Ordinance of…
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Features
When Herding Means Death: Northwest Nigeria’s Farmers Trapped Between Fight and Flight
Late one fateful evening, Malam Muhammadu Sodangi of Tuwon Tsoro watched helplessly as armed raiders made off with the cattle,…
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Analyses
Nigeria’s Policing Crisis: A Role Lost to the Military
From camps in Borno to street corners in Jos or online forums in Lagos, Nigerians are asking the same question:…
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