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WFP aid worker and five ministry of works and transport officials abducted on Chibok-Damboa road
A United States World Food Programme (WFP) humanitarian aid worker and five officials from the Borno State ministry of works and transport were abducted by insurgents on the Chibok-Damboa Road […]
ISWAP attack on Dikwa: Two civilians killed and a woman wounded by a stray bullet
One insurgent and two residents were killed and a woman was wounded by a stray bullet in an attack by extremists in the Dikwa Local Government Area in Borno State […]
G5 Sahel: Call to the United Nations Security Council for the creation of an operations support office
Extremist attacking terror groups, poor border security and the trafficking of people, illicit goods, weapons and drugs in countries of the G5 Sahel – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and […]
Offenders wear military uniforms to commit crimes
A 22-year-old man, arrested for allegedly impersonating an army captain, was paraded in front of journalists at a media briefing on Tuesday, May 18. Abdullahi Ibrahim, commandant of the Nigeria […]
Déby’s death: casts doubt on his protective guard
The president of Chad, Idriss Déby, has died of injuries suffered while visiting troops on the frontline of a fight against rebels in the Sahel country’s north. Azem Bermendao Agouna, an […]
Extremist attack leaves town burnt and smouldering
Scores of extremists of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) – arriving in trucks and on motorcycles – invaded the northwestern town of Dikwa in Borno State on Monday, […]
Boarding schools ordered to close to prevent more kidnappings
The Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, has ordered the closure of all boarding schools across the state because of the very real fear that more female pupils might be […]
No petrol, no work, no food
Queues of cars, tricycles and other vehicles wind around the block as frustrated residents of Borno State capital Maiduguri wait – sometimes for hours – to get petrol. And, because […]
At least 17 dead and more than 60 injured in Maiduguri rocket attack
At least 17 people were killed and more than 60 injured in an attack in the northeast city of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on Tuesday. Armed men, suspected […]
Parents force small children to defy ban and to beg on the streets
Even though the Borno State government banned begging on the streets of Maiduguri, some parents have forced their children to defy the ban in a desperate bid to get money […]
