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Kofa IDP clinic in crisis with only two beds and a severe shortage of medicines to treat its 5,000-plus residents
With only two beds and a severe shortage of medicines, the clinic at Kofa internally displaced persons’ camp – also known as Dalori IDP camp 2 – is finding it […]
‘Survival sex’ and cases of gender-based violence on the rise in Dikwa in Borno State
Dire poverty has led to an alarming increase in the number of “survival sex” and gender-based violence (GBV) cases – especially in internally displaced persons’ camps – in the Dikwa […]
Poetry for peace
In every language and in every country, poetry has played an important role in portraying the state of affairs throughout the world and through the ages. It has described love […]
The breast is best – but misleading marketing leads mothers to use baby formulas instead
Aggressive and targeted marketing has led more than half the mothers in the world – 51% − to use formula milk to feed their babies instead of breastmilk. This is […]
Desperate IDPs say thousands could die of hunger if they do not get food soon
No one in the Borno State-run internally displaced persons’ Gubio Camp has died from starvation yet but residents say it is a miracle and hundreds – if not thousands – […]
No water, no food, no life, says Lake Chad farmer
Lake Chad used to be one of the largest water bodies in the world but the lake has shrunk by 90% in the past decade mainly because of climate change […]
Shocking report finds 22.1% of teachers not competent to teach and not trainable – and will probably end up planting trees for the ministry of environment
Only 31.6% of Borno State’s 17,229 educators are qualified to teach. This was the finding of a committee, set up by governor Babagana Umara Zulum, which was given the task […]
A woman’s place is in the kitchen and raising children – and the man is always superior
Men are superior and women should stay in the kitchen and raise children. That’s what many men in Nigeria – known to be a patriarchal country – believe. Gender equality […]
Project to bring power to the people in five West African countries
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially launched a power integration project – named North Core – which will connect much-needed power lines from Nigeria to Niger, […]
One killed, two wounded in rocket launcher attack in Gamboru
Brief – One man was killed and two others wounded when a rocket launcher projectile hit their home in the early hours of Monday, February 21, in the Gamboru-Ngala Local […]
