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Shola Lawal’s Biography

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Shola Lawal is a reporter-at-large independently covering West Africa.

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'I want them to know what it's like not to breathe': Covid-fatigue sets in as Nigeria's infection...

'I want them to know what it's like not to breathe': Covid-fatigue sets in as Nigeria's infection...

Nigeria confirmed its first recorded case on February 27 - an Italian traveller from Milan. The virus has spr…

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In the dry season, Nigeria's army puts Boko Haram on the back foot

In the dry season, Nigeria's army puts Boko Haram on the back foot

T HE CHIEF OF STAFF of Nigeria's army, General Tukur Buratai, has often declared victory over Boko Haram, a j…

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Will Sierra Leone overturn its school ban on teenage mothers?

Will Sierra Leone overturn its school ban on teenage mothers?

The day she found out she was pregnant was the last day of Mariatu Kalokoh's childhood. Aged just 15 years ol…

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Fact-checking social media influencers who shared fake news during Nigerian general elections | T...

Fact-checking social media influencers who shared fake news during Nigerian general elections | T...

Ahead of the 2019 Nigeria's general elections, many Nigerians knowingly or ignorantly shared misinformation o…

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Nigeria's missing: 'We want to know whether our sons are alive or dead'

Nigeria's missing: 'We want to know whether our sons are alive or dead'

Roughly 20,000 people have been detained by Nigeria's military over the past decade, leaving their families f…

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GHANA MUST GO: The ugly history of Africa's most famous bag

GHANA MUST GO: The ugly history of Africa's most famous bag

In 1983, Nigeria expelled two million undocumented West African migrants, half of whom were from Ghana. The s…

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What are ‘civilian’ sites in international law and where have US, Iran hit? Original

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By Shola Lawal Verified
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The United States and Iran are locked in an increasingly escalatory cycle of strikes that they each claim is aimed at preventing the other from securing military dominance over the Strait of Hormuz. As the US pounds southern Iran and, in recent days, other parts of the country, Tehran too has hit back, striking US military bases in neighbouring nations in the Gulf and Jordan.
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Did China steal 2020 US election data, as Trump claims?

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By Shola Lawal Verified
| Al Jazeera English Verified
United States President Donald Trump has renewed a campaign to cast doubts on the 2020 elections that saw him lose to Joe Biden – this time painting China as a major adversary that helped “manipulate” the vote. Speaking in a primetime address on Thursday, Trump claimed that newly declassified intelligence material exposed foreign interference in the elections, despite intelligence assessments from the US government that stated the opposite.
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US or Iran — Who needs a new truce deal more? Original

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By Shola Lawal Verified
| Al Jazeera English Verified
The US and Iran are locked in an escalating cycle of attacks, after the fifth consecutive day of US strikes and Iranian retaliation against Gulf nations and Jordan. Both sides have declared that the memorandum of understanding they signed in June, to extend a ceasefire and hold talks, is no longer in force, although both have indicated a readiness to pursue diplomacy.
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