Journalist
Buying and selling Permanent Voters Cards is an offence and those caught doing so will face the wrath of the law
Would-be voters in the Jere Local Government Area of Borno State who sold their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) for money and food are now regretting it and want them back because they want to participate in the February 25 general elections.
Local association offers free circumcisions to almost 300 vulnerable and poor children
The Association of Ka Fadi Alheri ko Kayi Shiru (Speak good words or remain silent) has sponsored circumcisions for almost 300 vulnerable children – mainly the kids from internally displaced persons (IDPs) and those from poor families
Exclusive interview: Commander warns insurgents that the Multinational Joint Task Force will flush them out and destroy them
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) was established in 1994 to put an end to trans-border armed banditry around the area of Lake Chad Basin and facilitate free movement along Nigeria’s northeast border.
Families of fallen heroes in Borno State beg the government, philanthropists and God-fearing individuals for support
The families of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members who paid the supreme price and died on battlefields in the fight against the insurgency have called on the Borno State government, philanthropists and God-fearing individuals
Special Report : United Nations wants probe into horror report that claims Nigerian military ran a secret mass abortion programme, affecting at least 10,000 women and girls
On December 7, news agency Reuters published an alarming investigative report that claimed the Nigerian military had been conducting a secret, systematic and illegal programme in the country’s northeast, which had started in 2013
After a three-day vacation notice, government extends deadline and pledges to find new land for IDPs in Sare 1 camp
Philanthropists and God-fearing individuals have saved internally displaced persons (IDPs) from being evicted from Sare 1, an unofficial informal camp in Maiduguri – at least for now.
If we don’t get aid soon, we will starve to death
“If we don’t get help soon, displaced people – especially children and the elderly – are going to die from starvation.”
New informal IDP camps mushrooming around Maiduguri as the government finally shuts down all official camps
As the Borno State government closes the last few remaining official protective internally displaced persons’ camps in Maiduguri, more and more unofficial informal camps are springing up around the city.
New cash withdrawal limits could be the death knell for small traders
Traders in Maiduguri in Borno State have expressed dismay about the cash withdrawal policy put in place by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which allows individuals to withdraw a maximum of ₦100,000 and corporates ₦500,000 a week.
No Permanent Voters Card equals no vote
If citizens want to take part in the 2023 elections, it is imperative that they get their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) or they will not be allowed to exercise their fundamental and constitutional rights to vote.
