Search Results for: south-south Nigeria
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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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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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In Pursuit Of Truth (2): Illegal Arrests, Violent Assaults Mar Nigerian Journalism
The magnitude of attacks suffered by Nigerian journalists intensifies yearly. From harassment to torture to unlawful arrest, physical assault, and…
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Delayed Justice: Factors Causing High Number Of Awaiting Trial Inmates In Nigeria
Robert Kpanou is a Beninese living and working in Nigeria as a tiler. He was arrested on proxy while returning…
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Armed Violence
725 Killed Across Nigeria In October Due To Insecurity, 235 Kidnapped
At least 725 people were killed in Nigeria between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31, according to data gathered by the…
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Insecurity: Will Prayer Save Nigerians From Violence, Killings?
Since the emergence of Boko Haram over a decade ago, along with the inception of other terror groups, Nigerians have…
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#EndSARS: Has Nigeria Witnessed Improvements In Policing?
In Oct. 2020, Nigerian youths took to the streets to protest against brutality reportedly carried out by Special Anti-Robbery Squad…
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Analyses
Nigerians Are One Friend, Family Member Away From A Kidnapping
It is dark days melting into darker nights as uncertainty washes over and thoughts tilt more towards the worse than…
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News
Despite Killings, Kidnappings, Nigerian Government Claims “Winning War Against Insecurity”
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari said his administration is winning the war against insecurity. Buhari spoke on Friday during a televised…
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Features
Sit-At-Home (2): Nigerian Police Illegally Detained Residents For Killings By ‘IPOB Militants’
Chigozie Nebo, 14, would have written the last Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for candidates in their final year of…
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