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Newsletter
Fellows Spotlighting Issues In Northeast Nigeria, Selection For Google’s Innovation Fund, And Other Updates
In this month’s edition of our newsletter, read all about how busy our fellows have been in reporting issues around…
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Worst Flood In Decades Devastates Communities In Northeast Nigeria
Heavy flooding led to the death of about 11 people and widespread destruction in Gujba and Gulani Local Government Areas…
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Nigerian Military Says Over 14,000 Boko Haram Fighters Have Surrendered So Far
The Nigerian Military has disclosed that only 14,609 fighters make up the 70,593 persons that have fled Boko Haram sanctuaries…
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Armed Violence
Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Attack In Nigeria’s Capital
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on soldiers deployed around the Zuma…
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Exclusive
Young Girls In Northeast Nigeria Say They Are Terrified By Threat Of Abuse
Adolescent girls in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno say they face the fear of sexual violence and trafficking, which terrified…
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Nigerian Authorities Push Ahead With Displaced Persons Camps Closure In Maiduguri
The government of Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, on Thursday, July 28, flagged off the last phase of relocating internally…
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Humanitarian Crises
Someone Is Stealing Babies From Displaced Mothers In Northeastern Nigeria
When she first went to the hospital after enduring the first phase of contractions, her back aching so much she…
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NYFF Calls On Young Nigerians To Apply For Its Youth Fellowship
The Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF), a youth-based organisation, has announced the commencement of recruitment for its youth fellowship, the…
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Human Rights
Nigerian Judge Sends Lawyer To Prison For Demanding Press Freedom
Inibehe Effiong, a human rights lawyer and activist, has been sent to prison by Ekaette Obot, the Chief Judge of…
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Armed Violence
BBC Documentary Unravels The Many Layers Of Violence In Northwest Nigeria
Many communities in Northwest Nigeria that used to be known for their agricultural exploits, educational facilities, and cultural trademarks, or…
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