Nigeria
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Armed Violence
Survivors Of Deadly Attacks In Borno Left With Gruesome Injuries
“This was our community’s worst nightmare,” says Ali Jigila. Five-and-a-half years ago, he survived the killings in Ndaba community under…
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News
MacArthur Foundation Approves $19.2m To Strengthen Nigeria’s Accountability Journalism
MacArthur Foundation has announced that it is providing more funding to independent media organisations in Nigeria to promote accountability, transparency,…
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Development
Ogun Model Schools Lie Fallow, Abandoned, While Residents Lack Access To Education
Ajoke Shonde, a mother of three and resident of the Agada community, Ipokia Local Government Area (LGA) of Ogun state,…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists Threaten To Attack Miners If They Refuse To Pay Enforced Dues In Zamfara
Terrorists have threatened to attack a gold mine in Bukuyum Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria, because…
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Development
Efforts To End Violence Against Women Severely Underfunded – Analysis
Despite the steep rise of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) cases, and child marriages, funding to put a stop…
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Gender & SGBV
‘In Private, He Abuses Me, Then Compliments Me In Public’
When the man Habiba* would marry proposed, she was excited to start a new life with him. Even though the…
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Armed Violence
An ‘Innocent’ Detainee’s Journey Through Deradicalisation
The road to deradicalisation for Bukar Bulama began after he fled Budumri in the Bama area of central Borno in…
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Human Rights
Losing A Toe To Military Brutality And A Family To Insurgents
If it were not for the insurgency, Aja Kaye would likely have all his toes intact. His brother, Ali Mallam,…
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Displacement & Migration
Bayelsa Residents Live In Crowded Classrooms After Losing Homes To Flood
For three weeks in October, Tuboulayefa Zige had to squat at Yenegwe Secondary School in Bayelsa, South-south Nigeria, following the…
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Emergencies
Nigeria’s Floods Leave A Trail Of Ruin And Heartbreak — Photo Essay (III)
Abubakar Muhammad and Salihu Muhammed sat beside the road on granite rocks, what remained of materials used to refill the…
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