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More than 100,000 cases of human rights violations in June
National Human Rights Commission says s the urge in reported cases of abuse – including the abandonment of 1,667 children – is unsettling and alarming but not unexpected. A total […]
Pay up or they die
If we do not pay, they tell us where to collect the corpse: Displaced persons say they face many challenges trying to get enough money to meet exorbitant ransom demands. […]
Civilian Joint Task Force members threaten to quit over unpaid stipends
Some force members have not turned up for work and others are threatening to leave, saying they have not received their stipends for four months and can no longer support […]
Insurgents abduct five more displaced persons in Borno State
Collecting wood is how we survive – internally displaced persons say they do not have a choice; if they stop going into the bushes to fetch firewood, they will die […]
Gwoza suicide bomb attacks: Death toll rises to 32
Vice-president Kashim Shettima visits survivors in hospital, offers assurances of government support to victims and families affected by the tragedy and vows to bring perpetrators to justice. The death toll […]
Heavy downpours flood homes and force children to skip classes
Lashing rain has caused flooding in parts of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, forcing residents to flee their homes and to take shelter in neighbouring communities on higher ground. […]
Eid Mubarak to all our readers
Harsh economic climate is taking its toll on many Muslims in Borno State who say festivities will be muted because of they simply cannot afford to splash out. Sultan Muhammad […]
Living in hell – 14 years and two days in detention
Recently released detainees are angry about being wrongly arrested but relieved to be back with their families after spending years in overcrowded prisons with little to no hope of ever […]
Victims of fire beg Borno State governor to come to their aid
Displaced people say authorities are ignoring them even though they are aware of the inferno that engulfed their huts, leaving them with nothing but the clothes they were wearing when […]
Fasting during a heatwave
Scorching temperatures, even higher food prices, soaring inflation and the collapsing naira add to the challenges of observing the fast during Ramadan. Scorching temperatures – averaging around 42°C and 44°C […]
