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Nigerian Govt Warns Against Democracy Day Protest
The Nigerian Government has warned citizens to drop plans for a protest on the country’s Democracy Day celebration slated for…
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#Igangan: 20 Dead, Palace Burnt After Armed Gang’s Attack In Southwest
At least 20 persons were reportedly killed and unspecified others injured when assailants, suspected to be criminal herders, invaded Igangan,…
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#JusticeForBlessing: Police Investigating Rape And Murder Of Student In North-central Nigeria
The rape and murder of Olajide Omowunmi Blessing, a student of the University of Ilorin in Kwara State, North-central Nigeria,…
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#IPOB: Southeast Attacks Bear Semblance To Onset Of Insurgency In Northeast Nigeria
Renewed separatist agitation and a spike in violent attacks on security forces have led to deteriorating security conditions in Northeast…
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#BiafraRemembranceDay: Buhari’s Bad Handling, Kanu’s Fame, And Rising Tension In Southeast Nigeria
In 1967, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, a 33-year-old Lieutenant-Colonel in the Nigerian Army, announced the secession of Nigeria’s Southeast region from…
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Stuck With Memories: Victims Of Sexual Abuse Cannot Rely On Nigerian Laws For Justice
Titi*, the last-child of nine children, was born into her family’s struggles. Most of her childhood involved hawking to contribute…
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Gender & SGBV
Inibong, Blessing’s Deaths Spotlight Nigeria’s Failure To Stop Violence Against Women
Blessing Otunla’s unclad body was found in a brackish ditch in Iddo village, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Sunday, May 23,…
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Nigerian CSOs Will Support Transformational Change With Open Civic Space- USAID-SCALE
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have the potential to support…
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Nigerian Risks 30 Years Jail Term Over $350,000 Fraud In Washington State, US
Abidemi Rufai 42, a Senior Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun in Southwest Nigeria is facing the possibility…
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Kidnappers Undeterred In Southwest State Despite Recent Launch Of Amotekun
Residents of Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, had last month greeted the inauguration of the Western Nigeria Security Network with relief…
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