Nigeria
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Displacement & Migration
Northeast Nigeria’s Humanitarian Situation May Worsen Without Urgent Help — UN Official
The humanitarian crisis in Northeast Nigeria may become direr if aid funding requirements are not met as the country enters…
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Analyses
The Role Of Insecurity, Militarisation In Fostering Voter Apathy
Nigeria’s elections have been characterised by voter apathy since the return of democracy in 1999. A small percentage of the…
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Armed Violence
29 Abducted Travellers Regain Freedom After Paying N20m Ransom In Northwest Nigeria
Twenty-nine persons abducted on their way to a wedding at Tambuwal, Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria have been released after the…
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Analyses
Thuggery Hurting Political Activities Ahead Of Nigeria’s General Elections
On May 26, Sha’aban Ibrahim Sharada, a gubernatorial aspirant and outspoken critic of Kano state governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, went…
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Features
From Beggar To Businessman: An IDP With Disability’s Boko Haram Survival Story
“For over two decades of my life growing up, I used to beg for alms because I was born crippled…
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Emergencies
#COVID19: Nigeria Has Vaccinated Only 19 Per Cent Of Its Eligible Population
The government of Nigeria has said that the country is still far from achieving its set target of vaccinating 70…
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Armed Violence
Owo Church Massacre: Amotekun Speaks On Arrest Of Suspected Perpetrators
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, one of the branches under Operation Amotekun, a regional security outfit, has confirmed the…
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Gender & SGBV
Nigeria’s Plateau State Records 288 Domestic Violence Cases In 6 Months
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says Plateau State, North-central Nigeria, recorded about 288 domestic violence cases between Jan. and…
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Armed Violence
‘We Served As Slaves Before Our Forced Marriage To Terrorists’ — Escaped Chibok Girls
On Tuesday, June 21, one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls who has now regained freedom, Mary Dauda, gave a brief…
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Displacement & Migration
80,900 Refugees From Northwest Nigeria Cross To Niger Republic In 3 Months
Insecurity in Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria, has displaced 71,289 persons and caused the cross-border movement of 80,900 refugees into the…
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