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ISWAP attack village, looting and burning shops and houses
In Brief – Insurgents, thought to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), attacked Debro village in the Biu Local Government Area of Borno, on Sunday, December […]
As many as 50,000 seeking refuge in Chad after fleeing fierce clashes between herders, farmers and fishermen in Cameroon’s Logone-Chari
It is estimated that as many as 50,000 residents have fled to Chad since violent clashes between herders, farmers and fishermen first broke out in Logone-Chari in Cameroon’s Far North region […]
Government should empower its citizens first before accepting repentant insurgents back into communities, say residents
Unemployed youth and those living in poverty, who were starving because of the steep hike in food prices – mostly as a result of the insurgency – should be the […]
Askira-Uba under siege as ISWAP insurgents attack village after village and town after town in the area
Insurgents, thought to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), have attacked another village in the Askira-Uba Local Government Area in Borno State. This time the fighters […]
Gunmen storm palace and kidnap Amar village monarch
In the early hours of Monday, December 6, unknown gunmen kidnapped Alhaji Abdulkadir Suleiman, the district head of Amar village in Karim Lamido, a local government area of Taraba State. […]
Yobe State women demand that the government implement law to stop gender-based violence
The message was loud and clear: The culture of silence about gender-based violence (GBV), which has become a scourge in northeast Nigeria, must end. “Women’s voices must be heard,” so […]
If we do not beg, we do not eat, say disabled IDPs
Life for internally displaced persons in camps in Borno State is a constant struggle – but life for the disabled among them is worse, it’s hardly bearable. They are attacked, […]
From Bakassi Camp in Maiduguri to another camp in Gwoza – most IDPs have nowhere else to stay
Many of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) who were evacuated from Bakassi Camp have returned to their communities in Gwoza, only to find their homes trashed or in ruin – […]
Buni Yadi attack: Police barracks burnt down, two civilians hit by stray bullets and an unknown number of insurgents killed
A police station was burnt down, two civilians were wounded by stray bullets and “several gun trucks with their occupants were taken out by the troops” when insurgents stormed Buni […]
Many in Nigeria fighting not only the COVID-19 pandemic but also the HIV/Aids pandemic
COVID-19, with new variants emerging, the alarming rate of new infections and the steadily climbing number of deaths, seems to have put the HIV/Aids pandemic on the back burner. But […]
