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    #ENDSARS: governor press sec admits spreading fake news 

    By Ayodeji Rotinwa
    October 15, 2020
    This is our regular update on national protests against police brutality, a global touchpoint, in Nigeria.  On the first Monday, 12 October, of the ...
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    #SARSMUSTEND: The first seven days

    By Ayodeji Rotinwa
    October 14, 2020
    Six things you need to know about the movement to end police brutality in Nigeria. On 3 October, two days after Nigeria’s Independence Day, ...
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  • EconomyNigeria

    Manchester in ruins: The demise of northern Nigeria’s industrial hub

    By Sada Malumfashi & Salmah Ja'eh
    October 8, 2020
    A failed industrial boom in Kaduna ran one community aground. Decades later, promises of industry have risen again, but the scars linger. Kaduna, the ...
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    Nigerians are the funniest people on the internet. These five prove it.

    By Emmanuel Esomnofu
    September 11, 2020
    A growing wave of comedians in Nigeria are keeping the country and its diaspora laughing.  Nigerians believe they are some of the funniest people ...
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    “This is not the life I wanted”: Child brides rise among Cameroon refugees

    By Philip Obaji Jr
    September 1, 2020
    Child marriages are often driven by economic pressures, and COVID-19 has hit the most vulnerable the hardest. As Mura turned 16 years old this ...
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    NigeriaSocietyTop story

    Why do so many Nigerians love Donald Trump?

    By Shayera Dark
    August 20, 2020
    I spoke to my Trump-supporting acquaintance Fred to try and find out. When Donald Trump became president in 2017, America’s global image plummeted. In ...
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  • NigeriaSocietyTop storyTravelling While African

    The hidden costs of getting a UK visa

    By Temitayo Olofinlua
    July 30, 2020
    Perhaps by laying out the financial and emotional toll of getting a visa, the UK Home Office will be forced to see me as ...
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    Covid-19Nigeria

    Nigeria: Jumping on the bandwagon is not a COVID-19 strategy

    By Babasola Sodipo
    July 1, 2020
    Nigeria imposed a lockdown when it had few cases, then eased it as they accelerated. More importantly, it did not use the time it ...
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    NigeriaSociety

    Northeast Nigeria risks losing a generation of boys and girls

    By Netsanet Belay
    June 16, 2020
    Children risk death to escape Boko Haram. Yet, for many, their trauma is then compounded by Nigerian authorities. M had just returned from school ...
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  • Opera Will Nigeria be Okay?
    EconomyNigeria

    Is Nigeria ready for a superapp?

    By Wole Olayinka
    May 14, 2020
    Ride-hailing, food deliveries, digital payments, loans. Opera does it all and more. Can consumers keep up? More to the point, can regulators? In Nigeria, ...
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