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Development
49 Attacks On Health Facilities, Workers, Recorded In Nigeria In 2021– Report
A new report has revealed that 49 violent attacks against health care workers and the obstruction of health care occurred…
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Analyses
Nigeria Is Struggling To Protect Its Prisons Despite Attempts At Reform
The attack on the Kuje medium-security custodial facility in Nigeria’s capital on Tuesday, July 5, led to the escape of…
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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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Armed Violence
Terror Attack On Nigerian President’s Convoy ‘Will Worsen Sense Of Helplessness’
A terror group on Tuesday, July 5, opened a barrage of gunfire at the convoy of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari…
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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
How Hate Speeches By Politicians, Others Lead To Election Violence In Nigeria
In Aug. 2020, just as the South-South state of Edo state was gearing for its gubernatorial elections, Joseph Ihama, a…
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Analyses
Arming Civilians In Nigeria’s Zamfara State ‘Is Suicidal’
Reactions to the Zamfara state government’s directive to residents to prepare for self-defence against terrorists by possessing guns have continued…
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The Crisis Room
Nigeria’s State Level Militias And Insecurity
Nigeria’s State Level Militias And Insecurity | RSS.com Listen On: Apple | Spotify | RSS Nigeria’s growing insecurity and insufficient policing have led to…
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Analyses
Thuggery Hurting Political Activities Ahead Of Nigeria’s General Elections
On May 26, Sha’aban Ibrahim Sharada, a gubernatorial aspirant and outspoken critic of Kano state governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, went…
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Development
Nigeria Is Home To 23.6 Million Child Brides – Report
Nigeria remains the country with the highest number of child brides in West and Central Africa, with numbers of girls…
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