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Analyses
Heightened Security, Panic In Southwestern Nigeria Following Yoruba Nation Coup Attempt
After seeing the viral video of some individuals who attempted to take over the government secretariat and House of Assembly…
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Analyses
Noble Intentions And Bitter Businesses As Nigeria Pushes Back On Plastic Waste
As a teenager, all of Abimbola Aremu’s needs were met. But as she grew, a sense of responsibility developed in…
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Development
‘We Can’t Breathe’: Renewed Hardship As Inflation Chokes Nigerians
On Feb. 5, residents of Minna, the capital of Niger State in North Central Nigeria, took to the streets to…
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Disinformation
This Trending Video Is Not Showing Arrested Kidnappers Of Ekiti School Children
A video accompanied by the false claim that Amotekun, a regional security network in South West Nigeria, has arrested kidnappers…
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Analyses
How Effective Is Nigeria’s Fire Service Despite Huge Allocations?
On June 7, 2022, the building where Bolanle Ajayi lived in Lagos, South West Nigeria, got engulfed in flames. It…
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Armed Violence
‘Like Slavery’: Nigeria’s Special Police Constables Risking Their Lives For Zero Pay
Nearly three years after Ibrahim Oladeni died as an officer of Nigeria’s Special Constabulary Police, his widow, Omolade, and his…
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Development
The Struggles And Strengths Of Mothers Raising Children With Special Needs
In an unexpected turn of events in early 2015, Modupe Famodun received her son’s cerebral palsy diagnosis. A neurologist at…
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News
Food Security Declines In The Height Of Insecurity In Cameroon
In more recent years, the humanitarian situation in Cameroon continues to grow dire, especially with the impact of COVID-19 in…
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Development
In Lagos Destitutes Home, Persons With Disability Live In Disease-Infested Conditions
Until he became a leper in the late ‘80s, Mohammed Baba never visualised himself living in an environment reserved for…
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Development
No Hope In Sight: ‘Corporate Begging’ On The Rise In Nigeria As Economy Bites
Sherifat Adio* maintained a vantage position along a street in the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos on the evening of…
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