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Nigeria’s Poor Criminal Justice System Is Fueling Terrorism. Here’s How

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He was arrested for aiding and abetting terrorists; eleven months later, he became a free man. Abubakar Yussufu, also known as Ndadati, allegedly worked in cahoots with terrorists to abduct several people in Tsonfada Gabi, a village in…

Tuesday, Jul 16

Families Of Fallen Zamfara Community Guards Remain Haunted By Loss

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Residents scampered for their lives when terrorists invaded the Tsafe area of Zamfara on the evening of March 24, 2024. But Aminu Muhammed stood his ground with other men of a government-backed militia to repel the attack. The bustling…

Saturday, Jul 13

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Plateau Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises To 22, 58 Hospitalised As Gov’t Orders School Closure

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Twenty-two children have been confirmed killed in a two-storey building that collapsed at Saints Academy in Jos, north-central Nigeria on Friday morning. While local authorities say 58 injured students are currently receiving treatment at…

Friday, Jul 12

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Hours Later, Rescue Efforts Still Underway At Collapsed Plateau School Building

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An unconfirmed number of students have died and dozens injured following the collapse of a two-storey building at Saint Academy in the Busa Buji area of Jos in North-central Nigeria. Rescue efforts continue as authorities search for…

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Military Operation Frees 277 Women, Children In Northeast Nigeria

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About 277 women and children were rescued from Boko Haram and ISWAP controlled teritories in Borno State, North East Nigeria, following recent extensive military operations around Bama, Dikwa, and Monguno towns in the state. On July 10,…

Wednesday, Jul 10

Dozens Of Nigerians Displaced, Scores Abducted By Nigerien Terrorists

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Terrorists from the Niger Republic have reportedly established a camp in the last few weeks in Goronyo, Sokoto, North West Nigeria. At least 20 women and children were abducted by these terrorists on July 8 in Dinawa, Worno Local…

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Before IPOB, There Was MASSOB: Nigeria’s Long History Of Biafran Nationalism

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Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Chapter I: How it started Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s first democratically elected president in 16 years, had three big worries in 1999: how to keep the military from grabbing…

Tuesday, Jul 9

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Monthly Sanitation Returns To Lagos Amidst Cholera Outbreak, Improper Waste Disposalcholera

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In the face of a worsening cholera outbreak, Lagos, the epicentre of Nigeria’s crisis, is finding solutions. Just days after a HumAngle report exposed widespread open defecation and inadequate waste disposal in the Southwestern Nigeria…

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Soft Targets, Porous Borders: Why Niger Republic Terrorists Are Trooping Into Nigeria

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With armed and menacing groups from the Niger Republic launching new waves of terror campaigns, violent attacks recently spiked up in the eastern parts of Sokoto, North West Nigeria. More people are killed, villages are pillaged more than…

Saturday, Jul 6

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Kisan Kiyashi A Ranar Kirsamati

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Kisan Kiyashi A Ranar Kirsamati | RSS.com Saurara a: Apple Podcast | Spotify | RSS Babu wanda ya ga hakan yana zuwa, yayin da mutanen kauyen suka shirya kansu domin murnar bukukuwan, ‘yan bindiga na kan hanyarsu ta zuwa yanka su. An kai wa…

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Nigerian Women Defy Norms, Embrace Male-Dominated Jobs for Survival

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While growing up, Anabel Eugene dreamed of becoming a civil engineer or a military personnel. However, due to economic hardship, things went differently than planned after she graduated from secondary school. Four years later, she ventured…

Friday, Jul 5

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Open Defecation, Poor Sanitation Widespread Amid Nigeria’s Cholera Epidemic

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It’s been three years since Adebayo Alamu, a vulcaniser, relocated to Ibadan, capital of Oyo State in South West Nigeria after he was evicted from his one-room apartment in the Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos due to his inability to pay rent.…

Thursday, Jul 4

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Insecurity Stings Livelihoods Of Local Beekeepers, Honey Sellers In North West Nigeria

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Kachia, a beekeeping hotspot in Kaduna, North West Nigeria, where fear now hangs heavy in the air, is home to Adamu Sirajo, a local chemist and honey distributor who has witnessed violence tear through his life and livelihood not once but…

Wednesday, Jul 3

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They Were Sacked For Informing On Terrorists. Now They Can’t Return Home

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More than two months after motorcycle-riding terrorists burnt down villages in the Isa area of Sokoto, North West Nigeria, several residents are still waiting to return home. In April, the terrorists raided many rural communities in the…

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Mother Of Student Who ‘Slumped’ In Veritas University Claims He Was Murdered

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The death of Joshua Daniel, a freshman in the Department of Computer Sciences at Veritas University, continues to draw controversy after many weeks. According to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Hyacinth Ichoku, Joshua died after he slumped…

Tuesday, Jul 2

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Conflict Victims In Peril As Global Humanitarian Aid Dries Up — NRC

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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has expressed concern over the dwindling funding for humanitarian activities in conflict areas, saying the glaring global shortfall is leaving millions in desperate need of support. According to Jan…

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Gwoza Suicide Bombing Death Toll Rises to 32 As Nigeria’s VP Visits Hospitalised

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The death toll from the recent multiple suicide bombings in Gwoza town, located in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, has climbed to 32, officials confirmed. Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, announced the updated death toll on…

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IOM Reached Millions Of Nigerians With Humanitarian Support In 2023

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Last year, millions of Nigerians benefited from the International Organization for Migration’s wide range of programmes. In its recently published annual report, the UN-related organisation provided a summary of its activities and key…

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The Rise And Fall Of Settlements In Nigeria’s Ungovernable Forest Reserves

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There is not a lot to find about Dan Ganji on the internet. One might come across a weather forecast or a map pinpointing its coordinates and perhaps discover that it is in Zamfara, northwestern Nigeria, situated at the edge of the…

Monday, Jul 1

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The Oil In The North: A Hidden Environmental Cost

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Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… It was 2 a.m. one January morning in Dumbe, five kilometres from the Kolmani oil field in Nigeria’s North East. Nafisa had been enduring a painful labour for three days under the…

Sunday, Jun 30

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18 Dead, 42 Injured As Boko Haram Unleashes Multiple Female Suicide Bombers In Borno

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At least 18 people, including women and children, were killed, and 19 others seriously injured in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, on Saturday, June 29, in a series of coordinated suicide bombings carried out by female attackers believed…

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Rape Victim Faces Uncertain Path To Justice In Nigeria’s Adamawa

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In the stillness of the Boko Haram war-ravaged town of Madagali in Adamawa state, northeastern Nigeria, a young girl was sexually abused. Even though she was born in Maiduguri in neighbouring Borno State, Ummi and her family had to…

Saturday, Jun 29

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Delayed Rainfall, Soaring Cost Of Seeds: The Nightmares Of Local Farmers In Borno

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He has worked all his life as a farmer, ploughing the earth to harvest crops yearly. Abba Isa, 75, now faces an agricultural crisis in the Gwange community of Borno, North East Nigeria. At this time last year, many farm fields across…

Friday, Jun 28

Victims Of Armed Conflict Turn To Deforestation To Earn A Living In Northeast Nigeria

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Adam Mustapha, a 37-year-old father of five in Bama, a town in central Borno state, northeast Nigeria, navigates the challenges of a life reshaped by conflict. Adam was a vegetable trader but is now forced into a new line of work: selling…

Thursday, Jun 27

‘On Colos’: A Reporter’s Encounter With Lagos Drug Addicts

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After weeks of mapping out areas to easily get sources for a documentary on drug addiction in Lagos, I set out very early on April 12 after asking myself one last time if documenting the lives of drug addicts is something I really want to…

Wednesday, Jun 26

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ATJLF Commits $2.68 Million Fund To Strengthen Transitional Justice Initiatives In West Africa

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The Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF), a public charity, has announced a substantial commitment of $2.68 million in grants and legacy projects to support transitional justice efforts across six West African countries.…

Tuesday, Jun 25

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Silence Persists 24 Hours After Abduction of Borno High Court Judge, Wife, 2 Others

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Nearly 24 hours after Borno State High Court Judge, Justice Haruna Mshelia, his wife, driver, and a police security guard were abducted by members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in northeastern Nigeria, the state remains…

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IOM Launches New Rapid Response Fund In North Central State

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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that nearly 400,000 displaced persons in Benue state, North-central Nigeria, live in about 26 camps and camp-like settings across 17 LGAs. Years of inter-communal conflict and…

Monday, Jun 24

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Terrorists Attack Police Officers In North West Nigeria, Steal Rifles

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Terrorists operating in North West Nigeria attacked a police checkpoint in the Bukuyum area of Zamfara, killing one officer and injuring others on Sunday, June 23. The terrorists suddenly opened fire at the five police officers manning the…

Thursday, Jun 20

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Nigeria’s Cross River Communities Unite Two Years After Bloody Inter-communal Crisis

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After years of bloody tussle over a parcel of land at the boundary – Nko, a community in Yakurr Local Government Area and Onyadama in Obubra Local Government Area in Cross River, South-south Nigeria, have agreed to co-exist peacefully.…