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If extremists don’t kill us, starvation will
Even the terror of being attacked and killed by extremists will not stop starving internally displaced persons and residents in the Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State from trying […]
Three killed, shops and houses burnt to ashes
Three residents were killed and shops and houses were razed to the ground when insurgents, suspected of being members of the Islamic State West Africa Province ISWAP), attacked the Kauji […]
Deforestation could lead to the desertification of vast tracts of land
The continued practice of felling trees in Borno State − and in the whole of the Lake Chad region – is multiplying the spread of deforestation in many of the […]
Young children need to work for their living
Many children – especially those living in internally displaced persons’ camps and in host communities in Maiduguri – have to work for their living. It is not necessarily forced labour. […]
Prayers a time of terror for Maiduguri Muslims
Several extremists, suspected of being members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), were killed in an attack on the Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri on the evening of […]
Buhari approves new centre for arms control
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons to combat security problems in the country. The presidency […]
Dry and dusty harmattan adds fuel to the flames
A raging fire destroyed more than 50 tents in the El Yakub internally displaced persons’ camp on Monday, May 3. The fire broke out at about noon. No one was […]
Thousands return to devastated Damasak
Almost 90% of the thousands of residents of Damasak, who fled the town after repeated attacks by insurgents – suspected of being members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād […]
Five soldiers killed, four wounded in attack on Kamuya village
Insurgents, thought to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), have killed five soldiers and wounded four more in an attack on Kamuya village in Borno State […]
Marauding gunmen storm Damasak just 12 hours after the first attack
On the first day of Ramadan and just 12 hours after Damasak was raided, insurgents stormed the town again yesterday, resulting in fasting residents having to flee for their lives. […]
