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Displaced persons knocking on the door of starvation: WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that families living in internally displaced persons’ camps in northeast Nigeria are “knocking on the door of starvation”. A resident in […]
Wula Wula gangs terrorising residents in northern part of Borno State
Gangs of youths – known as Wula Wulas – operating in the northern part of Borno State are terrorising residents, threatening them with guns, beating women and the have even […]
Residents flee for their lives as soldiers and insurgents engage in fierce gun battle
Many residents of Rann fled for their lives when a large number of heavily armed men, suspected of being members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), attacked […]
50 extremists and 16 soldiers die in brutal attack on Nigerien military post
About 50 members of the extremist groups, the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), more commonly known as Boko Haram, and the Islamic State West Africa Province, were killed by […]
Child drowns after Alau Dam gates opened to release excess water
Just 24 hours after the Chad Basin Development Authority (CBDA) opened the gates of the Alau Dam on Tuesday, August 17, a child drowned in the swirling waters of the […]
Hundreds of extremists quit Boko Haram and surrender to the military
The death of Abubakar Shekau – the former long-time pugnacious leader of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), more commonly referred to Boko Haram – a lack of weapons, […]
Soaring prices mean many will not be able to buy sacrificial ram for Eid
On the eve of Eid–el–Kabir, the cost of rams has soared to such a degree that many Muslims in northeast Nigeria will not be celebrating the feast of sacrifice – […]
Not much to celebrate at this year’s Eid ul Adha
With Eid ul Adha just days away, livestock sellers in Borno State say they do not have much to celebrate. In the local government areas of Jere, Konduga and Maiduguri, […]
The big red cross that marks disaster for Maiduguri residents
If you see a big red cross on the wall of your house in Maiduguri, you know you’re in trouble and your dwelling could be demolished any day. The Borno […]
Policemen shot dead in attack on Gujba
Three policemen were shot dead in an attack in the early hours of Thursday on Gujba town in Yobe State by insurgents thought to be members of the Islamic State […]
