Nigeria
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Human Rights
Twitter Ban, Insecurity, Others Worsened Human Rights Abuses In Nigeria In 2021 – HRW
The Nigerian government’s ban on Twitter in June, after the social media company deleted a tweet by President Muhammed Buhari…
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Human Rights
Journalist Accused Of Incitement Rots In Kaduna Prison
The day started blurry in Kaduna metropolis, northwestern Nigeria, on Nov. 4, 2021. Luka Binniyat was home with his wife,…
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Features
Plastic As Tuition: A School In Lagos Is Reducing Waste, Providing Quality Education All At Once
“The best thing to have ever happened to me” was how Onuka Blessing described her ability to pay her children’s…
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Features
Christmas With Terrorists: The Experience Of A Toddler And His Sisters In Kaduna
Baby Emmanuel will likely never remember how he spent Christmas with terrorists in the forests of Kaduna. He’s only a…
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News
Troops, Vigilantes Beat Back ISWAP Insurgents In Borno
Nigerian troops supported by local vigilantes pushed back an Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) incursion on Saturday, Jan. 15,…
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Disinformation
Fact-check: ISWAP Attacked Nigerian Army University, Not Main Campus
The Islamic State affiliate attack on Jan. 10 in the northeastern town of Buratai targeted the Nigerian Army Institute situated…
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Features
Surviving Hell (6): From A Harrowing Detention Cell To An Unfamiliar Home
While Baana Alhaji Ali was in detention, the officials at Giwa barracks where he was held would move from cell…
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Analyses
Has Nigeria Really Recovered All Areas Occupied By Boko Haram In Borno?
Speaking during an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday, Jan. 5, President Muhammadu Buhari said, “If you ask anybody from…
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Features
Kaduna’s Displaced (2): Security Personnel, Others Abandon Homes For Fear Of Terrorists
A policeman, Yohanna Amos (not real name), drove a Peugeot 406 along Juji’s dusty and bumpy road. He was making…
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Features
Contracted Tuberculosis In Military Detention. He’s Out Now, But Still Terribly Ill
Adam Bulama Modu, 25, walks with great difficulty. When he sits, he does so carefully too. Because of a huge,…
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