Lagos police spokesperson says the incidents are isolated and the state command is generally “doing well”. Hardly has a month passed since November 2019 without a policeman in Nigeria killing his colleague(s) or himself ㅡ or both. Experts say the trend may be due to accumulated frustration from the job, anger or the absence of …
Checks show that abductions, attacks, clashes among other forms of crime and violence have become greatly aggravated during the period of lockdown in Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari announced on March 29, 2020, that from midnight of the next day there would be cessation in movements within, to, and from Lagos and Ogun states as well …
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HumAngle has emailed SANS Technology Institute for clarification but has yet to get a response. Claim: An email purportedly from SANS Technology Institute, whose screenshot has recently circulated on social media, states that Nigeria has been listed as a “state sponsor of terrorism” by the United States Department of State. The name of the email’s recipient …
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After it came to light that one of its operatives in Plateau State had killed a 20-year-old boy early in May, the Nigerian Army declared the next day that the soldier only fired because he had mistaken the victim for a fleeing crime suspect. Multiple accounts later received from witnesses, however, show that it could …
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When the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released an executive summary of the 2019 Poverty and Inequality Report in Nigeria nearly two weeks ago, it was obvious the problems identified are more prominent in certain regions of the country. This, experts have suggested, is as a result of differences in literacy and fertility rates, access …
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The more educated a person is, at least up to the tertiary level, the richer he is likely to be, according to statistics recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Experts believe understanding this is key to effectively tackling Nigeria’s enormous poverty problem. The executive summary of the 2019 Poverty and Inequality report …
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While governments and members of the public are celebrating medical workers across the world for their professional sacrifices in battling COVID-19, many doctors in the employ of the government in Nigeria are facing starvation and frustration. Last November, Victoria was full of high hopes as she resigned from her job at a private hospital where …
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FCT police spokesperson says nothing of such is going on despite proof to the contrary. By simply parting with money, some residents of Abuja got passes to circumvent the stay-at-home order for non-essential workers ㅡ and investigation by HumAngle indicates strongly that these tags originated from the Nigeria Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory. …
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In no other way has the battle between merchants of doctrine and empirical scientists been fiercer than is evident presently over steps by each to paint the novel coronavirus in lurid colours. Surprisingly, religious clerics from the Muslim and Christian fold are aligning with terrorist groups like Boko Haram in painting the position of science …
Life has not been the same for Nigerians living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) since the coronavirus pandemic started taking a huge toll on commerce and transportation in Nigeria. Many complain of not having easy access to their regular dosages of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, while some who have drugs are threatened by hunger. Ejiro …
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