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U.S. Warns Military Against Human Rights Abuses
[Premium Times]The United States Government has warned military authorities in Nigeria against abuse of civilian rights in the ongoing fight...
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Nasarawa - Slain Policemen's Relatives Fight Widows Over N1 Million Donation
[Leadership]Respite is yet to come the way of the wives of police officers killed on May 7 at Alakyo. Nasarawa...
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UK, U.S. to Assist FG Over Crude Oil Theft - Alison-Madueke
[Leadership]The United Kingdom and the United States have indicated interest to assist Nigeria curb the menace of crude oil theft...
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Interception of Phone Calls
[Leadership]In February, this year, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) enunciated a policy which empowers government security agencies to tap citizens'...
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Escaping the Cycle of Violence
[Council on Foreign Relations]Having cut short a trip to South Africa and annulled a planned state visit to Namibia, President...
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Nigeria Spends U.S.$45m On Mali Peace, Security
[Vanguard]In the ongoing efforts to restore peace and stability to Mali, the federal government of Nigeria has spent forty five...
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Critical Issues in Emergency Rule
[This Day]Inevitable as it is, emergency rule should not lead to violation of human rights
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Nigerian Military Shut GSM Telecommunications in Maiduguri in Hunt for Boko Haram
[Premium Times]residents lamented the collapse of telecommunications services in Maiduguri.
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Borno Under 24-Hour Curfew As Fighting Rages
[Leadership]The crossfire between soldiers and suspected members of the Boko Haram sect, which escalated on Friday, continued until yesterday morning...
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Our Husbands Didn't Know They Were Going On Death Mission - Widows of Slain Policemen
[Leadership]In the past couple of weeks, security operatives have come under series of brutal, calculated attacks, which have claimed almost...
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Nigeria and Kenya to Collaborate Against Terrorism
[Nigeria First]President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has told Kenya's Deputy President and Special Envoy of President Uhuru Kenyatta, Mr. William Ruto,...
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Ban Ki-Moon Asks Boko Haram to Cease Attacks
[Leadership]United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, has called on members of the Boko Haram sect and other extremist groups...
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Nigeria Targets 700,000 Young Farmers in New Job Initiative
[Premium Times]A new government plan, "Youth in Agriculture", is expected to create jobs for youth.
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Anti-Terror War Gulped N372 Billion in 2012 - Report
[Daily Trust]The latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), based in Sweden, shows that in 2012, Nigeria...
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Playing Dirty in Rivers
[Daily Trust]In 2011, Rivers State delivered one of the nation's most stunning victories to Goodluck Jonathan in that year's presidential...