Nigeria
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Extremism
Maitatsine: The Preacher of Fire (1927 – 1980)
It begins with the memory of smoke. Hadiza Yahaya, now in her late 70s, folds her shawl over her shoulders…
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Accountability
Nigeria’s Former President Buhari Dies: What His Legacy Means for Security
In December 2014, an incumbent president lost a re-election bid for the first time in Nigeria’s history. It was a…
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Featured
The Silent Exodus from Sabon Birni in North West Nigeria
Since late 2019, families fleeing relentless violence in eastern Sokoto in Nigeria’s northwestern region have poured into the Guidan Roumdji…
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Investigations
The Exploitative Slot Systems Targeting Desperate Job Seekers in Nigeria
After Zahra Usman* quit a job she described as toxic in a law firm that overworked and underpaid her, affecting…
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Featured
Bound by Blood, Fighting to Death: The Cousin Tribes of Adamawa
When 55-year-old Muhammad Buba, a teacher at Boshkiri Primary School, left home on July 2, family and friends had no…
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Podcast
The Last Day At Home
You’re at home with your husband and four children, preparing lunch like any other day. Then armed terrorists surround your…
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Podcast
The Missing And Those Who Miss Them II
The most precious thing a war can take is a loved one. Sometimes, the violence is even more brutal when…
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Analyses
Blockage of Biafra Memory Websites Highlights Disturbing Pattern in Nigeria
She did not know her mother was a Biafran refugee until she was about 18 years old. They were watching…
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Features
Amid Soaring Therapy Costs, Nigerians Turn to Religion
On a Tuesday morning, Kaneng Fom’s* mind told her she was going to die. The day had begun normally: Kaneng…
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Analyses
Nigeria’s Governance Gap Widens as Ungoverned Areas Multiply
The spate of insecurity in Nigeria is turning many local communities into ungovernable spaces. As the secular government withdraws from…
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