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Elephants a jumbo problem for farmers in Gamboru Ngala
More than 30 farms in Gamboru Ngala, a market town in Borno State, close to the Cameroon border, have been trampled on and destroyed by a herd of elephants. Farmers in […]
Cholera outbreak hits repentant insurgents’ camp in Maiduguri, killing ‘two or three’
It has been confirmed that a cholera outbreak has hit a repentant insurgents’ rehabilitation camp in the Tandari Mashamari area of Maiduguri and that at least two or three of […]
Prices of basic goods skyrocket as Nigeria’s inflation rate soars to 20.52%
The inflation rate in Nigeria soared to 20.52% in August – the highest in 17 years – according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In August 2022, on a […]
Residents in areas of Damboa – made inaccessible by insurgents – are most at risk of losing their children in the measles outbreak
Many residents are believed to be suffering and dying from measles in small villages in the Damboa Local Government Area – but they cannot be reached by health workers because […]
Cholera outbreak: Eight die within two days and 17 more infected in Muna internally displaced persons’ camp
Eight people died within two days of a cholera outbreak in Muna camp, a shelter for internally displaced persons, and 17 others are suffering from the virulent disease. Although the […]
Students – and now even some schoolchildren – are bearing the brunt of seven-month academic strike
The seven-month long strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and its affiliates is affecting not only students who are missing out on their studies but […]
Hair today, gone tomorrow
Tricycle riders in Maiduguri are furious because those wearing “rough” – or what is considered outlandish – hairstyles have been arrested, fined and forced to cut their hair into more […]
Exorbitant cost of living drives market traders to shut up shop
The exorbitant cost of living, lack of purchasing power and poor patronage, as well as the hike in the prices of all commodities, have forced some traders at the Maiduguri […]
Alarming hike in malnutrition cases in Kawar Maila internally displaced persons’ camp after months without food assistance
The number of malnutrition cases in Kawar Maila internally displaced persons’ camp in Maiduguri has surged and there is nothing mothers can do because they cannot afford nutritious food and […]
Young people in Maiduguri make sure nothing goes to waste – and they are raking in good money doing so
Many unemployed youth and women in Maiduguri have found a way to make money – and they’re helping communities to reduce disease, flooding, land degradation, environmental hazards and food insecurity […]
