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Abubakar Muktar AbbaAugust 11, 2025

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Broken, Shaped by War: The Scavenging Children of Borno

It’s 1:00 p.m., and the sun in Maiduguri, North East Nigeria, scorches without mercy – too hot to stand still…

Analyses

Map of Nigeria highlighting areas in red, indicating regions likely affected by a specific issue. Major cities and borders are visible.

Ahmad SalkidaJune 27, 2025

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Nigeria’s Governance Gap Widens as Ungoverned Areas Multiply

The spate of insecurity in Nigeria is turning many local communities into ungovernable spaces. As the secular government withdraws from…

News

Crowd gathered in a street enclosed by yellow tape, with buildings and signs in the background.

Aliyu DahiruJune 21, 2025

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Another Explosion in Kano? Here’s What We Know So Far

Authorities have confirmed a bomb explosion that killed at least five people and injured 15 others in Kano State, North…

Analyses

Illustration of three masked individuals on a road, one grabbing a person while another holds a machete. Motorcycle nearby.

Isah IsmailaJune 21, 2025

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Six-Month Killing Spree: Lakurawa Terrorists Leave 59 Dead in North West Nigeria

Between January and June 2025, Lakurawa terrorists carried out multiple attacks across Sokoto and Kebbi States in northwestern Nigeria, killing…

Features

A rural scene with a thatched-roof house, clay structures, scattered items, and two people outside, surrounded by trees and dirt ground.

Johnstone KpilaakaaJune 17, 2025

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Massacres in Border Communities Ignite New Terror Wave in Benue State

Doowuese Kohol*, a woman in her 70s, was fast asleep on the night of Saturday, June 13, after what she…

Features

Illustration of a worried man in the foreground with a group of silhouetted armed figures against a moody sky in the background.

Alamin UmarJune 16, 2025

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Climate and Conflict Are Straining Minds in Nigeria’s North East

Kaka Ali once came close to ending his life. The 27-year-old farmer, displaced by conflict in North East Nigeria, said…

Analyses

A cartoon illustration shows armed individuals stopping vehicles on a rural road, with passengers standing nearby and raised hands.

Abdussamad Ahmad YusufJune 15, 2025

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TIMELINE: At least 635 People Killed, 182 Abducted Across Nigeria in May

No fewer than 635 people lost their lives in May 2025 across Nigeria, according to the HumAngle Tracker. This marks…

Investigations

Illustration of masked individuals with rifles in front of a red, black, and green flag with a yellow symbol.

Daniel JohnJune 13, 2025

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Children’s Education Suffers as IPOB Fighters Infiltrate Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis

Nine years after the “Anglophone Crisis” in October 2016, violence has engulfed the northwestern and southwestern regions of Cameroon. The…

News

A healthcare worker in a white vest consults with a person seated across a table inside a tent, with papers on the table.

Chief Bisong EtahobenJune 12, 2025

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Sexual Violence Deepens in DR Congo Amid Ongoing Conflict, Limited Aid

The international humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has raised concerns about the critical situation regarding sexual violence in the…

Features

Hands holding a smartphone with a weak signal icon, against a backdrop of communication towers and silhouetted buildings.

Salim YunusaJune 11, 2025

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Birnin Gwari Is Still Offline Three Years After Nigeria’s Telecom Shutdown

At dusk, Najibullah Nakaka begins a 20-minute steep climb to Wajen Etisalat, a hilly neighbourhood in Birnin Gwari, Nigeria, where…

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