Analyses
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ISWAP Used Theology to Absorb the Shock of Its Deadliest Week
For the Islamic State (IS) and its West Africa Province (ISWAP), the third week of May 2026 began with a…
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The Men Lining Up to Replace Al-Minuki
The death of Abakar Minuki, one of the most influential leaders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), in…
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How Nigeria Escaped Trump’s Crosshairs
There are moments when nations move dangerously close to collapse before the public fully realises it. It begins with carefully…
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Abu Bilal Al-Minuki: The Terrorist Who Died Twice
By the time the announcement that Abu Bilal Al-Minuki was killed reached the outside world, the strike itself was already…
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Ethics Under Fire: When Survival Meets Storytelling in Nigeria’s Conflict Zones
In one of the world’s most deprived and volatile regions, HumAngle’s reporting and experience reveal that journalists in Nigeria are…
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Inside the Nigerian Military’s Quiet Gains Against a Fragmented War
In Nigeria’s North East, the Boko Haram insurgent group once carved out territory and declared a caliphate. In the North…
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Help Is Coming: Following Up on Climate-Induced Crises in the Sahel
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Centre. For a long time, people in Bultu-Briya have lived in anguish; their…
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Do Terror Attacks in Nigeria Spike During Ramadan? Here’s What We Know
As Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, prayer, and reflection, entered its second week, specifically on March 5, terrorists…
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Nigeria’s Disharmonised Digital System Leaving Low-Income Farmers Behind
Bala Abubakar rises before dawn, fetching water and checking his irrigation canals. He grew up in Gurin, a community in…
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Nigeria’s New IGP Faces a Legacy of Failed Policing, Human Rights Abuses
When he became Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP) in 2023, Kayode Egbetokun vowed to fight criminality and insecurity with vim…
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