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Human Rights
#EndSARS: Reopening Old Wounds Three Years After Lekki Massacre
After Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu declared a curfew on Oct. 20, 2020, in Lagos, Nigeria, the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation…
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Development
Lagos Police Open Fire, Arrest Student Activists Protesting Tuition Hike
Police in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have opened fire and arrested student activists during a protest, HumAngle has learned. The…
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Human Rights
Relatives Agonise Over Delayed Justice For Policeman Killed On Duty
Abiona Hezekiah, 53, an assistant superintendent of police, was on official duty when he was stabbed to death at Satellite…
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Human Rights
The Monetisation Of Justice By Nigeria’s Enforcement Officers
Tunji Olayiwola was sleeping in his self-contained apartment in the Badore area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, when police officers broke…
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Development
Tears On The Shore: How Lagos $1.5 Billion Seaport Ruined Fortunes Of Local Communities
Nobody wanted to tell me the story behind the pain of a people in the coastal settlements of Lekki in…
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Gender & SGBV
‘He Dug His Teeth Into My Flesh, Threatened To Kill Me With A Cutlass’
Busayo* has been in an abusive marriage since 2005. Each time she considers walking out of the marriage, she thinks…
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Analyses
REPORT CARD: How Much Development Did Nigeria See Under Ex-President Buhari?
As the curtain closes on the Muhammadu Buhari-led government, the presidency has begun listing the accomplishments and milestones achieved by…
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Human Rights
Handbag Carriers, Gate Keepers… The Nigerian Police Officers Who Are Domestic Servants
When Ademola Adigun* was recruited into the Nigeria Police Force in 2016, he swore to put his best in the…
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Development
Building Collapse: How Lagos’ Unscrupulous Developers Corrupt The System
When an uncompleted seven-storey building on Lagos’ Banana Island collapsed in April, it was thought no one had died, as…
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Development
Inside Nigeria’s Stinking And Dilapidated Police Barracks
“I no longer believe in the police force,” said Stephen Amos, an inspector who has served his country for over…
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Armed Violence
Despite Laws, Nigerian Hospitals Still Reject Gunshot Victims
Adeloye Moses had two targets to meet when he brought out his motorcycle for business in the early hours of…
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Extremism
The Traditional Rituals Causing Religious Tension In Southwest Nigeria
When adherents of the Oro traditional deity broke the fence of a mosque and forced their way in, Imam Abdul-lateef…
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Development
As The Sea Surges In Southwest Nigeria, More Residents Are Getting Displaced
Alagbe Sobowale, a fisherman, was sleeping in his small room apartment in Ayetoro, Southwest Nigeria, around 2:30 p.m., when his…
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Human Rights
Nigeria’s Notorious SARS Unit Is Dead, But Its Atrocities Live On
Rasheed Balogun was heading to the market to support his mother at her fish store in the Ajah area of…
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Armed Violence
Community Feels Abandoned By Government In Conflict With Violent Herders
Before he died, 48-year-old Dayo Festus had several altercations with herders, whose cattle had encroached on his farm in Ajowa-Akoko,…
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