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BLASPHEMY AND DEATH: WHEN RELIGION MEETS THE LAW | #blasphemy #death #when #religion #meets #education #social #justice #nigeria #violence

BLASPHEMY AND DEATH: WHEN RELIGION MEETS THE LAW

In May 2022, Deborah Samuel, a student at Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto, was beaten, stoned, and set on fire by a mob of fellow students who accused her of blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad.¹ The attack, which was captured on video and shared widely on social media, sh

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THE ZARIA MASSACRE: 1,000 DEAD AND NO ACCOUNTABILITY | #zaria #massacre #1000 #dead #accountability #nigerian #state #nigeria #community #violence

THE ZARIA MASSACRE: 1,000 DEAD AND NO ACCOUNTABILITY

In December 2015, the Nigerian Army descended on Zaria, Kaduna State, opening fire on members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), a Shia Muslim community, in what would become one of the deadliest incidents of state violence in Nigeria's recent history.¹ The army claimed it was resp

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TWITTER BAN TO #ENDSARS: NIGERIA'S FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION CRISIS | #twitter #endsars #nigerias #freedom #expression #crisis #nigerian #government #social #violence

TWITTER BAN TO #ENDSARS: NIGERIA'S FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION CRISIS

In June 2021, the Nigerian government banned Twitter, one of the world's largest social media platforms, after the platform deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened violence against secessionist groups in the Southeast.¹ The ban, which lasted for more than seven month

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THE SENATE SCANDAL: WHEN PERSONAL CONFLICTS DERAIL GOVERNANCE | #senate #scandal #when #personal #conflicts #derail #governance #crisis #nigeria #accountability