Nigeria
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Armed Violence
Farmers In Nigeria’s Zamfara Forced To Pay Protection Money By ‘Repentant’ Terrorist
A district in Zamfara that -until now- has been spared from extortion by armed groups has been forced into paying…
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Armed Violence
‘Hundreds Killed’ In Attacks On Villages In Nigeria’s Plateau
The death toll from a series of attacks on villages in Plateau state could be more than 200, local activists…
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Displacement & Migration
The Struggles Of Northern Nigeria’s Milkmaids
From childhood, Hafsatu Muhammed’s future was set – she would become a milkmaid. Being Fulani, Hafsatu came from a nomadic…
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News
New Documentary Highlights Need For Continued Reportage And Visibility Of Chibok Girls
The Nigerian government has not been active enough in rescuing abducted Chibok girls, a documentary by Women Radio has said.…
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Features
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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Gender & SGBV
‘Firewood Rape’ Too Widespread In Rural Africa
All over wartorn parts of Africa, displaced women are often exposed to many kinds of sexual violence. But a particularly…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists Tortured Captives ‘For Sport’ In Northwest Nigeria
Mansur Garba, 22, says the reason he is still alive is a herbal substance that he believes gives him immunity…
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Armed Violence
Villagers Chased From Their Homes By Midnight Attack In Nigeria’s Plateau State
Unidentified attackers have launched a series of armed assaults on villages in Plateau state that have sent villagers running for…
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Armed Violence
Casualties Recorded In Attack On United States Embassy Convoy In Southeast Nigeria
The White House on Tuesday confirmed a deadly attack on a convoy moving United States (US) Embassy staffers in Nigeria’s…
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News
Nigerian Troops Receive Another Escaped Chibok School Girl
The Nigerian military has recently received another Chibok schoolgirl who was abducted by Boko Haram terrorists nine years ago during…
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