Nigeria
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Armed Violence
High-Profile Terrorism Detainees Flee After ISWAP Attack On Prison In Nigeria’s Capital
A custodial facility in the Kuje area of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, was breached on Wednesday, July 5, by the Islamic…
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Armed Violence
Terror Attack On Nigerian President’s Convoy ‘Will Worsen Sense Of Helplessness’
A terror group on Tuesday, July 5, opened a barrage of gunfire at the convoy of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari…
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Human Rights
Soldiers Enforcing Curfew Kill Unarmed Civilians In Southeast Community Ravaged By Terrorists
Some Nigerian soldiers have again killed a yet-to-be-ascertained number of people at Ogbaru community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of…
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Featured
‘Sometimes I Wish For Death’: A Displaced Mother Grieves Loss Of Last Child
His real name is Lawan Muhammad but everyone calls him L7. This is because, in 2005, when he was still…
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Armed Violence
As Terror Groups Expand Operations Beyond Nigeria’s Northeast
Many believe Nigeria’s counterinsurgency campaign has contained the terror groups and their cells in the Northeast. However, the swath of…
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Analyses
How Hate Speeches By Politicians, Others Lead To Election Violence In Nigeria
In Aug. 2020, just as the South-South state of Edo state was gearing for its gubernatorial elections, Joseph Ihama, a…
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Analyses
Jihadists Trying To Disrupt 2023 Elections In Nigeria’s Northwest
Birnin Gwari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, faces multiple threats. One of them is an Al-Qaeda-linked…
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Extremism
Police Speaks On Alleged Kidnap Of Church Members, Children Rescued In Southwest Nigeria
The Police in Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria, has reacted to the report of alleged abduction of children rescued from an…
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Analyses
Nigeria’s ‘Holding Charge’ Policy Affecting Access To Justice
Sikiru Rahman, 24, was arrested by the police in January 2020 while returning from work at Badore, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.…
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Armed Violence
10 Die In Terror Attack On Chibok Village In Northeast Nigeria
Eight villagers, including five members of the same family, were killed on Thursday, June 30, in an attack on Nchiha…
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