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News
Rising Malnutrition in Northwest Nigeria: MSF Warns of Worsening Crisis
The malnutrition crisis ravaging children in northwestern Nigeria has reached “extremely critical” levels, with over 30 per cent of under-five…
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Analyses
Is Nigeria Building Enough Resilience in Local Communities to Tackle Rising Terrorist Attacks?
Many factors aided the incursion of the Lakurawa terror group into the satellite communities of Sokoto and Kebbi states in…
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Analyses
Is Lakurawa Adopting Al-Qaeda’s Strategy in Conflict Areas?
The rise of the Lakurawa terror group has become alarming, particularly given its ties to jihadist factions in Mali and…
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Armed Violence
Residents Protest Against Communities Allegedly Aiding Terrorists in Northwestern Nigeria
Hundreds of residents in Moriki town, Zamfara State, in northwestern Nigeria, staged a mass protest on Friday, Nov. 29, accusing…
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Investigations
Nigerian Child Labourers Toiling to Make Ends Meet From Illegal Gold Mining
Abdulwahab Salisu walked through a murky puddle; each footfall stuck firmly into the slippery soil. He stretched the dirt pan…
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Armed Violence
After Freeing His Mother From Terrorists’ Den in Zamfara, He Killed Two of Her Captors
Left with no other choice, Usman Jabbi, a local man in Zamfara state, said he hacked to death two terrorists…
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Analyses
Mapping the Dangerous Enclaves of Lakurawa Terrorists in North West Nigeria
Authorities in Sokoto called them a new terrorist group, even though they had existed for more than six years. When…
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Analyses
Lakurawa: Once Called Harmless Herders, Now a Deadly Terror Group in North West Nigeria
About six years ago, locals in the Tangaza and Gudu areas of Sokoto raised an alarm over the suspicious activities…
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News
Terrorists Kill 5 Soldiers at Military Checkpoint in Zamfara
Terrorists attacked a military checkpoint in the Zurmi area of Zamfara, North West Nigeria, killing five soldiers and injuring two…
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Analyses
Power Outages Compound Economic Hardship in Northern Nigerian States
Darkness has descended upon towns and villages in many parts of Northern Nigeria following the disruption of two 330kV Ugwaji-Apir…
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