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COVID-19 vaccine is a prevention not a cure
The vaccine against COVID-19 is no different to any other vaccine: It is a prevention, not a cure. But it has also proved to be safe and effective, protecting those […]
Farming: A life not worth living
Rapes, murders, kidnappings and abductions – these are what threaten farmers in Maiduguri in Borno State every time they go to their land. Attacks by extremists have got more […]
Insurgents sabotage cattle trade
The 11-year conflict in northeastern Nigeria has put a stop to herdsmen and cattle traders travelling too far from Maiduguri in Borno State to buy livestock because it’s just too […]
The fast: Stop if the baby’s health is at risk
With daily temperatures in Maiduguri soaring around 41°C to 43°C and the prolonged blackout – for more than three months now – many in the Muslim ummah are finding fasting […]
Malaria is a killer − but it’s preventable and curable
Left untreated, malaria can lead to mental illness and it can be fatal − but, although life-threatening, it is preventable and curable. Last Sunday was World Malaria Day. The World […]
Vaccination campaign to halt the spread of measles starts in Maiduguri
A vaccination campaign to halt the number of cases of measles – targeted at reaching thousands of residents, internally displaced persons and those living in host communities – started on […]
Northern traders have had enough of vicious attacks in the south
Businesses will go downhill fast if attacks on northern traders in the southern part of the country continue. Export and import traders in Maiduguri said they had had enough of […]
Urgent need for measles vaccination campaign
Measles − which can be serious and even fatal to small children – is spreading widely from house to house in internally displaced persons’ camps and host communities in the […]
At least 13 killed in communal clashes
Violent clashes among communities in Gombe and Adamawa states in the past week have claimed at least 13 lives. The actual number of those killed could not be confirmed. The […]
Fear that polio could resurface
If parents stop getting their children vaccinated against polio, the paralysing and sometimes deadly virus could resurface. That was the main message coming from a three-day media dialogue held this […]
