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It has been three weeks since terrorists abducted at least 82 school children across Nigeria's Borno and Oyo States. Since then, families and school unions have been holding protests in both states, clamouring for the children's release.

Here is an update from both states.

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In 1906, the British erased Satiru, a town in Sokoto, northwestern Nigeria, for being "rebellious."

This incident shows how Nigeria today has inherited the use of overwhelming force to suppress communities and silence to bury history.

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In January 2026, 124 women shared their experiences on the quality of sanitary pads in an anonymous HumAngle survey. Of the 124 women who responded, 119 reported noticing changes in the quality of the sanitary pads they use. According to the women, these changes ranged from thinner pads to poor absorption to sanitary pads that caused rashes.

https://t.co/5FUD5E9o3q

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Amidst price increases on menstrual pads, which affect accessibility, Nigerian women also struggle with quality challenges and potential risks to their health.

HumAngle spoke to women who exposed just how far-reaching these issues are.

Take a look: https://t.co/qT8mF0vasK

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The price of sanitary pads in Nigeria has soared, and as women struggle to keep up, they face challenges ranging from poor quality to potential health risks.

What does every menstrual cycle cost the Nigerian woman? 124 women shared with HumAngle.

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They identify footpaths used by insurgents, point out where explosives are buried, and decode habits, voices, and patterns invisible to the average soldier.

@A_Salkida speaks with experts on Nigeria's use of former terrorists to fight the insurgency.

https://t.co/Hoo4V5AdlD

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In the last episode of #VOV, we told the story of Bintu Suleiman, whose children and grandchildren were abducted during the Ngoshe attack.

Now, we have some updates. Her 16-year-old daughter has regained freedom after spending over two months in captivity.

Here is how she escaped: https://t.co/ZbJu4pXqMa

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The mandate of Nigeria's Safe School Initiative was to ensure that terrorists would not use schools as a hunting ground.

But with an initial domestic and international pool of roughly $30 million, schools in the country remain unsafe.

Watch the breakdown: https://t.co/laojzSOHvU

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How does a state track men who have left the insurgency but not entered any formal process? How does it distinguish between a deserter seeking anonymity and one rebuilding operational networks elsewhere? How does it protect communities without criminalising everyone who once lived under insurgent rule?

Nigeria has not answered those questions through a coherent national framework. Instead, it improvises.

https://t.co/dCoGIy2XgI

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As ISWAP enters a pivotal leadership transition with the killing of Al-Minuki during a US-Nigeria operation, a new generation of commanders inherits a movement reshaped by ruthless internal discipline.

HumAngle identifies Minuki’s likely successors.

https://t.co/C1T7WmiyUt

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After the #Chibokabduction, Nigeria launched the Safe School Initiative, funded with $30 million. In 2022, the initiative was relaunched with a budget of ₦144 billion.

Yet, in over a decade, over 1,680 schoolchildren have been kidnapped.

So, what happened to all the money? And why are schools still unsafe?

#HumAngleIndex explains: https://t.co/laojzSPfls

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It has been days since the abduction of pupils and teachers from their respective schools in Oyo and Borno State.

HumAngle has built an interactive dashboard documenting the names of those who were taken.

Access the dashboard here: https://t.co/6a2eawaLm7

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Within months, Nigeria moved from diplomatic isolation to working with the United States in fighting terrorism in the northeastern region.

But will this new cooperation lead to long-lasting peace? Experts share their opinion: https://t.co/GSP4dHOkCU

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“The Nigerian state is weak. In many places, it genuinely struggles to protect people because of overstretched security forces, corruption, political fragmentation, and poor state capacity. That matters. A state that cannot protect is different from a state that deliberately chooses not to. But that distinction does not remove responsibility.” — @Nwankpa_A

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“Nigeria is facing a complex security crisis that has sustained for over two decades and has currently metastasised into several violent crimes, including active insurgencies, farmer-herder violence, armed groups, gang violence, ethnic militias, and vigilantism, among several others,” Managing Director of Beacon Intelligence Consulting, Dr Kabiru Adamu (@kbadtweet), told HumAngle.

https://t.co/l55RNbwyga

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Follow journalism that documents conflict, displacement, power, survival, and the human cost too often erased from public memory. @HumAngle_ reports from places many avoid, with facts, context, and voices that matter.

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Nigeria once stood on the edge of diplomatic isolation in Washington. Accusations mounted. Trust collapsed. Extremist violence defined the narrative.

Then Abuja changed course.

Behind closed doors, Nigeria rebuilt ties through coordinated diplomacy, intelligence cooperation, and military engagement with the United States. Follow @HumAngle_ reporting on Nigeria's insecurity.

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The terrorists burnt down houses, motorcycles, shops, and a church. They also looted at least three grocery shops and a chemist. “They used motorcycles to pack the items after killing the shop owners. They packed all the items and burnt the shops down,” he said, adding that they made away with medicines as well.

Read: https://t.co/jJJhrWsUys

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In April, ISWAP opened fire on a full football pitch in Guyaka, a rural community in northeastern Nigeria. At least 33 residents were killed, and seven others sustained injuries and are currently receiving treatment. The attack, the first on the community in over a decade, has forced many residents to flee, and those left behind are living in fear.

https://t.co/jJJhrWsUys

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Several reporters and editors from various media organisations joined an X Spaces session hosted by @HumAngle_ on Saturday, May 9, to discuss the ethical dilemma that conflict reporters in Nigeria and across Africa face when deciding whether to provide financial support to their vulnerable sources. https://t.co/0SmUd2cbeu