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Development
Despite Child’s Rights Act, Violence Against Children Remains Rampant In Northern Nigeria
Giving legal consent to both the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Child and the African Charter on the…
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Despite Existing Law, Nigeria Has Third Highest Cases Of FGM – Report
With an estimated 19.9 million survivors, Nigeria accounts for the third highest number of women and girls who have undergone…
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Analyses
Nigerian Military Captures Weapons As ISWAP Attacks Intensify In Southern Borno
Vulnerable communities in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State bore the brunt of most security incidents and attacks claimed by the Islamic…
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Analyses
Reign Of Impunity: Nigeria’s Security Forces Torturing Suspects To Death
Although a signatory to the ‘United Nations Treaty Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment’, adopted…
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News
Nigerian Troops Intensify Combat Patrol Against ISWAP
Nigerian troops backed by armoured vehicles have intensified combat patrols against Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents in northeastern…
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News
In 12 Months, Nigerian Security Forces Record 6 Aircraft Mishaps
Nigeria’s security forces, particularly the Air Force, have suffered multiple combat and non-combat related aircraft accidents in the past 12…
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Displacement & Migration
Nigeria’s Intention For IDPs And How It Treats Them Are Miles Apart
Since it returned to democratic rule in 1999, Nigeria has faced a steady rise in the number of Internally Displaced…
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Disinformation
Fact-check: ISWAP Attacked Nigerian Army University, Not Main Campus
The Islamic State affiliate attack on Jan. 10 in the northeastern town of Buratai targeted the Nigerian Army Institute situated…
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Analyses
Has Nigeria Really Recovered All Areas Occupied By Boko Haram In Borno?
Speaking during an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday, Jan. 5, President Muhammadu Buhari said, “If you ask anybody from…
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News
Nigeria Police’s Missing Firearms Pose Immense Risk To Public Safety
The inability of Nigeria Police to account for more than 80,000 military-grade assault rifles, spotlights the country’s security challenges and…
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