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Nigerian Community Where Twins Are Branded Evil, Killed

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One of the acclaimed achievements of Mary Slessor, the pre-colonial Scottish missionary to Nigeria, was that she stopped the killing of twins. However, in the Basa Komo community in Kwali Area Council FCT of Abuja-Nigeria capital city,  among the Gbajingala clan, it is totally unacceptable and an abomination to give birth to a twin, and …

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MAWA Foundation Builds Local Capacity In Public Accountability

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The Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation (MAWA Foundation), as part of its core mandate in empowering local communities to demand accountability from their leaders, trained community residents. The various pieces of training were conducted in three communities in Abuja, Mpape, Yangoji, and Kanzo. The pieces of training were meant to build the capacity of community-based …

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