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Analyses
Slain Soldiers: ‘As Army Intensifies Manhunt, Troops Must Respect Human Rights’
Following the brutal killings of personnel of the Nigerian Army on a peace mission to two warring communities in Delta…
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Armed Violence
15 Nigerian Soldiers Killed As Residents Flee In Fear Over Reinforced Army Presence
Some residents of the Okuama and Okoloba communities in Delta State, South-south Nigeria, have reportedly fled their homes over fear…
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Armed Violence
Survivors Of Ambazonia Militant Attack In Nigeria Are Experiencing The Festive Season Differently
Achue Sunday has spent the last 20 years of his life in Belegete, Obanlikwu local government area of Cross River,…
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Features
Ambazonian Insurgents Ravage Nigerian Community For Housing Refugees From Cameroon
Belegete is a border village between Nigeria and Cameroon. The community in Nigeria’s Cross River State has hosted refugees from…
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Features
Bayelsa Grapples With Unlawful Detention, Congested Cells Despite Law Reform
One night in early July 2020, some men raided the house of Frank Onieni, 34, in the Agudama-Epie community of…
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Election Security
Nigeria Records Spike In Election Violence Weeks To National Polls
One in every 13 civilians killed in Nigeria last month was either a politician or someone who lost their life…
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Displacement & Migration
Bayelsa Residents Live In Crowded Classrooms After Losing Homes To Flood
For three weeks in October, Tuboulayefa Zige had to squat at Yenegwe Secondary School in Bayelsa, South-south Nigeria, following the…
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Humanitarian Crises
Caught In the Floods: Tales Of Residents Affected In Nigeria’s Delta State
Madame Christiana sits to count her losses. She recently woke up to a flooded compound. Naturally, that meant flooded farmlands…
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Human Rights
The Day ‘Peacekeeping’ Troops Became Murderous In Nigeria’s Cross River Community
Isoko Eta, 42, sat quietly in front of his burnt house. He had just swept the surroundings of his late…
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Analyses
Military Reprisals On Civilians Worsening Human Rights Abuse In Nigeria
Soldiers of the Nigerian Army on Sunday, June 26, killed a yet-to-be ascertained number of civilians in the Nko community…
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Analyses
How Hate Speeches By Politicians, Others Lead To Election Violence In Nigeria
In Aug. 2020, just as the South-South state of Edo state was gearing for its gubernatorial elections, Joseph Ihama, a…
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Features
Beyond Numbers (II): Passionate Teacher, Ambitious Students … Victims Of Owo Massacre
Akinyemi Emmanuel looked like a man searching for answers. His eyes were red and slightly swollen. His face, overcome with…
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Human Rights
Yakurr Communal Clash: Soldiers Kill, Displace Residents In Retaliatory Attack
Esther Offem, 30, has been in a state of despair since the death of her 70-year-old father, Okoi Offem. Offem…
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Development
Nigeria Disease Control Agency Issues Warning Over Monkeypox
The viral infection, Monkeypox (MPX), is currently ravaging European countries, causing health safety concerns across the world, including in Nigeria,…
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Analyses
The Implications Of IPOB’s Sit-At-Home Order Spreading To South-South Nigeria
In July 2021, Edwin Clark, a prominent political leader in South-South Nigeria, had empathised with members of the proscribed Indigenous…
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