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Armed Violence
Insecurity Worsens As Nigeria Records 736 Deaths, Abduction Victims Double In June
Following periods of improvement, the number of deaths recorded in Nigeria as a result of insecurity spiked in June, as…
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Analyses
10 Ways Nigeria’s Northwestern States Have Tackled Terrorism Without Much Success
Hardly a day passes without an attack from the terrorists. They kidnapped Alhaji Danladi Barata and his son four weeks…
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Analyses
How Civil Wars Start And Lessons For Today’s Nigeria
For decades, social scientists have researched factors which, combined, best predict that a country will experience civil war. Nigeria ticks…
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Armed Violence
High-Profile Terrorism Detainees Flee After ISWAP Attack On Prison In Nigeria’s Capital
A custodial facility in the Kuje area of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, was breached on Wednesday, July 5, by the Islamic…
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Armed Violence
As Terror Groups Expand Operations Beyond Nigeria’s Northeast
Many believe Nigeria’s counterinsurgency campaign has contained the terror groups and their cells in the Northeast. However, the swath of…
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Analyses
Jihadists Trying To Disrupt 2023 Elections In Nigeria’s Northwest
Birnin Gwari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, faces multiple threats. One of them is an Al-Qaeda-linked…
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Features
Beyond Numbers (I): Distraught Family, Scheduled Wedding … Victims Of Owo Massacre
On Saturday, June 5, John Monogbe left his house for work. Around 6:22 a.m. WAT the next day, he called…
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Armed Violence
Owo Church Massacre: Amotekun Speaks On Arrest Of Suspected Perpetrators
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, one of the branches under Operation Amotekun, a regional security outfit, has confirmed the…
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Gender & SGBV
Nigeria’s Plateau State Records 288 Domestic Violence Cases In 6 Months
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says Plateau State, North-central Nigeria, recorded about 288 domestic violence cases between Jan. and…
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Analyses
Violence During Party Primaries And What It Means For Nigeria’s Next General Elections
Nigeria is preparing for its general elections, which happen every four years. But already, events suggest that they will likely…
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