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Akinyemi Emmanuel looked like a man searching for answers. His eyes were red and slightly swollen. His face, overcome with grief, had seen more tears in the last few days than a larger part of his life. His hair, scanty and grey, gave him away as a man that had lived long enough to experience […]
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On Saturday, June 5, John Monogbe left his house for work. Around 6:22 a.m. WAT the next day, he called his wife, Imisi. “Start preparing for church,” he told her. She was surprised. Her eyes were barely open when his call came in, and she could hear the rain pouring heavily. But John’s mind was […]
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Around 9:30 p.m. WAT on Friday, Oct. 22, heavily armed men invaded the Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo, Oyo State. Armed with dynamites, they overpowered officials on duty, before gaining entrance to release hundreds of inmates. According to a statement by the Nigeria Correctional Service, Oyo State Command, 837 inmates, who were still awaiting trial, […]
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When Kareem Alawode* graduated as one of the top three students in his class at the Adekunle Ajasin University in 2018, he had high hopes of a brighter future. Less than three years after he graduated, Alawode goes home at the end of each month with a paycheck that makes him wonder if it was […]
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On Saturday Oct. 16, at 21 minutes past 4:00pm WAT, Emma Umeh, a member of the Nigerian major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) tweeted that he had just escaped gunshots at his party’s congress in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. Following Umeh’s tweet was a tweet by Adedayo Ridwan: “Stay safe bro.” Ridwan was a final […]
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Another state in Southwest Nigeria is on the verge of banning open grazing activities following the passing of a bill that prohibits open cattle grazing by the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday, Sept. 9. The bill, which was immediately transmitted to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State for assent, was passed after unanimous […]
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A clash between members of road transport workers known as Park Managers and mobile phone sellers in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, Southwest Nigeria on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 left at least one person dead and an unspecified others injured. HumAngle gathered that the fracas on Wednesday evening followed an altercation between one of the park […]
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Claim Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, June 12, 2021, claimed that his administration had lifted 10.5 million Nigerians out of poverty in the last two years. The president made the claim while highlighting the successes and challenges his administration has faced in his Democracy Day speech. “In the last two years we lifted 10.5 […]
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At least 20 persons were reportedly killed and unspecified others injured when assailants, suspected to be criminal herders, invaded Igangan, a community in Ibarapa North local government of Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria, on Sunday, June 6, 2021. Residents who spoke with HumAngle explained that the attack began around 12 a.m. when the assailants, numbering about […]
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Suicide cases are becoming worrisome in Nigerian higher institutions of learning. Between March 12 and 22, 2021, two suicides were recorded at two universities. The departments of ‘Guidance and Counselling’ where students are expected to bare their minds for mental health support is not so popular among students, HumAngle has found out. On Monday, March […]
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Two residents were reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, Southwest Nigeria on Monday. The two victims of the incident, which occurred at a quarry site located along Ijebu-Ode/Ibadan road, are Ismail Adeoye, a staff member of Polaris Bank and Popoola Isaac, a construction worker with RCC. According to residents, the incident […]
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When Muhammed Aliyu found the strength to tell his story, he was sitting on a torn carton under a palm tree that did little to provide cover from the scorching sun. His face wore a weary look as he settled to narrate how he had survived the last few days. Born and bred in Shasha […]
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