Nigeria
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Armed Violence
Ex-Army Officer Arrested For Firearms Possession In Zamfara
The state police command in Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria, arrested a former army officer for possession of illegal firearms on Wednesday,…
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Armed Violence
Abducted IRC Official Regains Freedom
A staff member of the International Rescue Committee, Alkali Imam, who was abducted by non-state actors last March, has been…
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Emergencies
Over Half A Million People In Nigeria Affected By Floods This Year
More than half a million people in Nigeria have been impacted by the flooding that has swept through 22 states…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists Attack Commissioner’s Convoy In Zamfara
Terrorists attacked the convoy of Zamfara’s Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Zainab Lawal Gummi, in northwest Nigerian state on…
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News
What Happens When An Abuse Victim Leaves?
Once, Roseline went to a writers’ association meeting with one side of her face swollen. Her close friend asked what…
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Human Rights
The Day ‘Peacekeeping’ Troops Became Murderous In Nigeria’s Cross River Community
Isoko Eta, 42, sat quietly in front of his burnt house. He had just swept the surroundings of his late…
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Development
‘It Feels Like Fire Ants Are Stinging My Genital’
The fullness of Maryam Abba’s gruff voice shrinks to a whisper as she describes the itching and burning sensation she…
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Development
A Skills, Literacy Initiative Is Giving Almajirai A Lifeline In Northern Nigeria
Khalifa Dankadai’s office is tucked into an alcove of a multicoloured school building he administers, directly across the busy intersection…
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Human Rights
Lagos-Bound Woman Arrested With 3 Abducted Children In Northeast Nigeria
A 46-year-old mother of two, Insa Henshaw, was on Thursday, Aug. 25, paraded by the police in Borno, Northeast Nigeria,…
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Environment & Climate Change
CJID, CIJ Build Nigerian Journalists’ Capacity To Influence Climate Resilience
To strengthen the coverage of climate change in Nigeria, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), in partnership with…
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