Nigeria
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Human Rights
Widows Of Slain Nigerian Soldiers Face Eviction Threat In Maiduguri Army Barracks
Susan Innocent* is enraged because military authorities at Mailamari Army Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno, Northeast Nigeria, informed her and all…
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Features
A Father And Daughter Went Missing, Then Worse Things Happened
The night Amina Amodu, 60, thought would mark the end of one lingering tragedy ushered in the beginning of yet…
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Development
World Malaria Day: Nigeria Left Out Of WHO-Backed Malaria Vaccine Pilot Projects
Over 1 million children in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi have reportedly received one or more doses of the world’s first…
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News
In Many Parts Of Nigeria, Vigilante Groups Are Filling Security Gaps – Report
Nigeria is wrestling with the proliferation of vigilante groups, because the government and police are increasingly unable to curb insecurity…
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Analyses
Nigeria’s Frosty Interest In Private Military Contractors
Nigeria appears to have an appetite for foreign military contractors, but agreements with them are often limited to training and…
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Features
Persons With Disabilities Face Discrimination As Nigerian Law Protecting Them Remains Redundant
Ten years ago, Joy Abdulrahman, a mother of two, was caught in a ghastly accident on her way to Nigeria’s…
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Features
Banking Made Easy … But Not For People With Disabilities In West Africa
Ibrahim Omotosho, 39, drove into a bank in Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria, in July 2020 to pick up his debit card.…
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Armed Violence
Niger State Government Insists No Children Killed In Air Force Raid
The Niger State Government, North-central Nigeria on Friday April 22, 2022, dismissed the claim by Coalition of Shiroro Associations (COSA)…
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Features
Residents Live In Fear After Soldiers’ Clash With IPOB In Southeast Nigeria
Since ‘IPOB militants’ killed Aloysious Okolie on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, his wife, Ngozi, 50, has struggled to take care…
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Features
Displaced And Neglected (2): “How We Ended Up In Lagos Monkey Village”
Ten years ago, shortly after her husband’s death, Sola Joseph, 49, popularly referred to as ‘Iya Sango’, left Ipokia in…
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