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Thug Culture in Nigerian Politics - the Links Between State Governors, Funding and Violent Armed Groups

Since Nigeria's return to democracy in 1999, elections have consistently been marred by violence. The elections between 1999 and 2019 and in 2023 saw party clashes, physical attacks, assassinations ...

'Music is not a crime': U.N. experts urge Nigeria to lift singer's death sentence

U.N. rights experts asked Nigeria on Monday to release a 22-year-old singer who was condemned to death over an allegedly blasphemous song, and said the sentence broke international law.
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Nigeria lifts emergency rule in Rivers State after 6 months of political crisis

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s president lifted emergency rule and removed the suspension of a state governor and lawmakers in oil-rich Rivers State on Wednesday after six months of emergency rule in ...
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Nigeria's Next Drug Control Master Plan Must Address Emerging Threats - Marwa

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has charged all stakeholders involved in the ongoing development of the next ...