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Aisha Buhari Deletes Twitter Account, President’s Handle Still Active
Following the ban of the microblogging platform, Twitter, on Friday June 4 by Nigerian Government, Aisha Buhari, the wife of…
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ISWAP Confirms Shekau’s Death, Says Its Fighters Were Following ISIS Orders
The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) has confirmed that former Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau blew himself up after…
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Lawyers, Advocacy Group, Threaten Nigerian Govt With Legal Actions Over Twitter Ban
Nigerian lawyers under the umbrella of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), have threatened to sue the Nigerian government over the…
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Nigerian Government Suspends Twitter Operations, Says It Divides Citizens
Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, June 3, 2021, citing the…
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Nigeria Appoints Special Envoy To Facilitate Chad’s Return To Democracy
The Nigerian government on Monday, May 31 announced the appointment of Ambassador Babagana Kingibe as the country’s special envoy to…
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Ex-Presidential Candidate Injured In Police Crackdown On Anti-Government Protesters In Nigeria’s Capital
Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate sustained an injury around his hip on Monday, May 31, when a team of…
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Terrorists Abduct Unspecified Number Of Schoolchildren In North-central Nigeria, 3 Months After #KagaraAbduction
Terrorists on Sunday, May 30, kidnapped an unspecified number of students of an Islamic school in Niger State, North-central Nigeria,…
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NITDA Warns Against New Crypto-Virus Created By Ransomware Hackers
Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has raised an alarm over a new computer virus that has the ability…
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Niger Republic Soldiers Push Back ISWAP Attack In Diffa
Niger Republic soldiers forced the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) to retreat after an attack the terror group…
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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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