Search Results for: Northwest Nigeria
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Features
12 Years After Government Initiative, Almajirai Roam Nigeria’s Streets
Mallam Abbas speaks with resentment in his voice. He expresses dissatisfaction with the way almajiranci — an informal educational system…
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News
Nigerian AirForce To Support Anti-Smuggling Operations
The Nigerian Air Force will be supporting the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS)’s anti-smuggling and border security operations targeting illicit trafficking…
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The Crisis Room
Northwest: Displaced And Invisible
The humanitarian crisis in the northcentral and northwestern parts of Nigeria suffer from a lack of attention and sufficient intervention.…
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Analyses
Nigeria Losing Niger State To Terrorists As Ungoverned Spaces Expand
Abubakar Bello, Governor of Niger State, North-central Nigeria, is as helpless as the people he governs, as terrorists tighten the…
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Analyses
Nigeria’s Use Of Airstrikes For Security Operations Puts Civilians At Risk
The Nigerian government is rapidly increasing investment and use of military aircraft to support the growing militarisation of internal security…
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Analyses
‘Inefficient’ Judicial System; Mob Violence Persists In Nigeria
“Ole, ole!” (thief, thief!) “Stone him!” “Kill him!” The above are sometimes all that need to be screamed in Nigeria…
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Analyses
Nigerian Children Used As ‘House Helps’ Face Life Of Abuse
From his narration, John Akinkunmi (not real name) was trafficked from Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria to work as a house…
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Armed Violence
Northwest Community Residents Flee After Terror Attack, Warning By Soldiers
Residents of Tofa, a village in Zamfara State, northwestern Nigeria, have deserted their community fearing that fleeing terrorists would return…
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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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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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