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Armed Violence
Mass Displacement Looms in Northwest Nigeria Following US Airstrikes, Misinformation
When the explosive devices from the US airstrike landed in Birkini, a satellite village in Jabo town, Sokoto, North West…
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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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Analyses
What JNIM’s Entry into Nigeria Means for Security in the Sahel
On the morning of Oct. 31, a short propaganda message began circulating across jihadist-aligned online channels. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin…
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Features
Nigerian Amputees Struggle With Prosthetics Not Made for Them
When Wura Hope paints her nails, she paints her prosthesis too. Pink glows on her dark skin like fine art.…
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Featured
Poor Pay, Zero Growth: Nigeria’s Casual Workers Sinking into Despair
Bilkisu Haruna’s* voice carried over 25 years of frustration, rising through the phone. Her life, which she expected to change…
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Armed Violence
Financial Incentives Offered for Nigerian Refugees who Return from Cameroon
A large number of Nigerian refugees living in the Minawao camp in Cameroon’s Far North region have shown a willingness…
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News
8 Unarmed Protesters Dead, 16 Injured in Nigeria’s Adamawa State
The Nigerian military has, on Monday morning, allegedly opened fire on unarmed protesters in Adamawa State, North East Nigeria, killing…
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Five Years After He Killed a UNIJOS Student, Nigerian Police Officer Faces Death Sentence
Ruya Auta, the Nigerian police officer who shot and killed 20-year-old Rinji Bala on May 13, 2020, has been sentenced…
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Peacebuilding Actors Say ‘Christian Genocide’ Rhetoric Is Eroding Their Work in Nigeria
Temisan Etietsola works as a media strategist at Search for Common Ground, a think tank focused on peacebuilding through media…
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News
Displaced Women in Nigeria’s North East Struggle With a Severe Mental Health Support Shortage
When the terror reached her village, Maiwa, Amina ran with nothing but her two youngest children. As the gunfire echoed…
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