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1,163 displaced children given a fresh chance in life
On the last day of his three-day visit to Damasak in Borno State, governor Babagana Umara Zulum supervised the enrolment of 1,163 internally displaced children into primary school. The children […]
Boko Haram raid Geidam, burn down shops
A large number of suspected Boko Haram insurgents – riding motorbikes and driving in cars – invaded the Geidam Local Government Area on Wednesday. A source, who wanted to remain […]
Behave morally and embrace your culture, Keke Napep told
The government in Borno State has urged residents to uphold morality and embrace their culture and has set up a committee to help keep the region on track. The mostly […]
Save our girls: Stop child marriages
Early marriage can have a devastating effect on girls and women under the age of 18. Even though child marriage was a long-recognised tradition in the northeast region of Nigeria, […]
The mother of all questions
“Immunisation is just an attempt to stop us from giving birth.” So said a resident of Mafoni in Maiduguri in Borno State. She said immunisation was a modern concept and […]
On the road to abduction and death
Unkempt and poor road infrastructure make it easier for Boko Haram insurgents to attack people in Borno State, where numerous abductions and killings of innocent residents occur almost daily. Public […]
New school, new hope
A group of women in Damboa has started building a school for uneducated married women. The chairman of Damboa Women’s Collaboration Council, Hauwa Chadko, told RNI that they had received […]
Voters told to keep the election free and fair – and safe
People are not taking the Covid-19 coronavirus seriously enough and continue to be careless by refusing to adhere to preventive measures to curb the pandemic. So said Mohammed M Ali, […]
Starving farmers beg government for help
More than 100 hungry roaming elephants are tramping farmlands and leaving farmers with no harvest in Rann village in Kala/Balge, a local government area of Borno State. Flooding earlier this […]
Pregnant women “left to die’
Pregnant women and other patients fear dying in a hospital because the heath workers spend less than 15 hours a day at the facility in Damboa. Bintu Mu’azu, a patient […]
