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Armed Violence
Vigilantes And Paramilitary Members In Nigeria’s Gwoza Quit Over Lack Of Pay
Members of two armed civilian security groups in a recently resettled area of the North East have quit the protection…
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Emergencies
REPORT CARD: Nigerian Govt’s Response To Recurrent Floods Under Buhari-led Administration
2015 At the start of the administration floods affected six states, resulting in the loss of 53 lives and displacing…
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Analyses
REPORT CARD: How Much Development Did Nigeria See Under Ex-President Buhari?
As the curtain closes on the Muhammadu Buhari-led government, the presidency has begun listing the accomplishments and milestones achieved by…
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Human Rights
REPORT CARD: Human Rights Abuses Marred Buhari’s Tenure As Nigeria’s President
He rode to power in 2015 on a promise to respect the rule of law, but Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure as…
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Human Rights
Handbag Carriers, Gate Keepers… The Nigerian Police Officers Who Are Domestic Servants
When Ademola Adigun* was recruited into the Nigeria Police Force in 2016, he swore to put his best in the…
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Armed Violence
Farmers In Nigeria’s Zamfara Forced To Pay Protection Money By ‘Repentant’ Terrorist
A district in Zamfara that -until now- has been spared from extortion by armed groups has been forced into paying…
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Armed Violence
‘Hundreds Killed’ In Attacks On Villages In Nigeria’s Plateau
The death toll from a series of attacks on villages in Plateau state could be more than 200, local activists…
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Displacement & Migration
The Struggles Of Northern Nigeria’s Milkmaids
From childhood, Hafsatu Muhammed’s future was set – she would become a milkmaid. Being Fulani, Hafsatu came from a nomadic…
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Humanitarian Crises
UN Needs $400 Million To Stop Food Crisis In Nigeria
Hundreds of millions of dollars are needed urgently to save people most at risk from hunger as a food crisis…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists Tortured Captives ‘For Sport’ In Northwest Nigeria
Mansur Garba, 22, says the reason he is still alive is a herbal substance that he believes gives him immunity…
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