Nigeria
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Armed Violence
Sit-At-Home: Terrorists Brutalise Primary School Pupils, Others In Enugu
If she was not billed to invigilate the Common Entrance Examination billed for Wednesday, June 6, Chinwe Nduka* would have…
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Displacement & Migration
Displaced People In Nigeria’s Borno State Are Being ‘Re-Displaced’
Jumai Musa could not control her emotions when she got news that she must vacate her makeshift home. Eight years…
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News
Borno State Governor Demands Fair Security Progress From UN
In a dramatic development, Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has challenged the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
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Extremism
What Goes On In The Mind Of A Terrorist Woman?
Mariam’s story is different in many ways. She has had no experience of abduction or forceful radicalisation. She has always…
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News
Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Raping Minor In Kaduna
A man, Usman Shehu Bashir, has been sentenced to death in Zaria, Northwest Nigeria for raping to death a two-year-old…
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Human Rights
Relatives Agonise Over Delayed Justice For Policeman Killed On Duty
Abiona Hezekiah, 53, an assistant superintendent of police, was on official duty when he was stabbed to death at Satellite…
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Armed Violence
‘Negotiate With Us Now’: Terrorists Launch Attacks To Seek Govt’s Patronage In Nigeria’s Northwest
On July 3, a group of armed terrorists invaded the Gwaram village of Zamfara State in Nigeria’s northwestern region. Residents…
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Humanitarian Crises
MSF Warns Of Growing Hunger Epidemic In Northwest Nigeria
International aid organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), said it is concerned that if the humanitarian response people are getting in…
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Features
The Monetisation Of Justice By Nigeria’s Enforcement Officers
Tunji Olayiwola was sleeping in his self-contained apartment in the Badore area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, when police officers broke…
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Humanitarian Crises
The IDPs Who Stayed Back
Just when Zara Buba starts to get comfortable, someone in uniform comes and rips her from her home. It happened…
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