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World Humanitarian Day: Buhari distributes food to thousands of internally displaced persons and other vulnerable people in Borno State
President Muhammadu Buhari made a special visit to Maiduguri in Borno State on Thursday, August 18, where he commissioned the construction of teachers’ quarters and, to mark Humanitarian World Day […]
Kushari flood : ‘It was as if a river was flowing through my house’
Last week’s heavy downpours have left many internally displaced persons (IDPs) and residents of Kushari in Maiduguri not only homeless but also angry – so angry in fact that they […]
It never rains but it pours for farmers in the northeast
The overflowing Ngadda-Bul, a major river within Maiduguri in Borno State, has left some irrigation farmers counting their losses, while others are elated, have thanked Allah and are expecting a […]
Stray bullet kills man during an attack on Goniri Garuwa town in Yobe State
Brief – A man was killed by a stray bullet in an attack by suspected Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) fighters in Goniri Garuwa, a town in the Gujba […]
Military airstrike: Notorious JAS commander and 27 of his comrades ‘neutralised’
The military has confirmed that the infamous commander of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), Alhaji Modu, also known as “Bem Bem”, and 27 of his comrades were killed […]
Many marriages wrecked by the insurgency
One of the many sad outcomes of the 13-year insurgency – and something that is seldom discussed – is the effect it has had on people’s personal lives. In the […]
Famine is forcing internally displaced persons to leave Maiduguri camp in droves
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are leaving Tauseye camp in Maiduguri in droves because they fear dying of starvation. Tauseye, an unofficial IDP camp in Zajeri behind the Texaco area of […]
Civilian Joint Task Force members in Borno State have not been paid their allowances for 16 months
Members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) are furious because they have not been paid their allowances for the past 16 months – but the Borno State government has […]
Konduga IDPs unceremoniously kicked out of Dalori Camp 2
Security officials used their might on Monday, August 1, to remove internally displaced persons from Dalori Camp 2, with some operatives even threatening to flog residents who were still at […]
Child labour : Girls as young as 12 are sent out by their parents to do domestic work
Instead of attending school, girls as young as 12 are being pushed into domestic work in the houses of the wealthy in Maiduguri. Women activists have expressed concern, saying first […]
