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Escalating abductions for ransom keep women holed up at home
Residents grateful to government for providing more security but they say they will never be safe as long as insurgents roam Borno State forests There were so many women abducted […]
Private schools and colleges in Borno State have until October 31 to get accreditation or face closure
Parents are calling on proprietors of private schools and colleges to apply for accreditation as the state’s education ministry discovers only 266 of about 600 are certified The Borno State […]
Four fishermen killed in violent clash between two insurgent factions over ‘ownership’ of Lake Chad area
Fishermen caught up in ISWAP and JAS fight lose more than 100 canoes as well as nets and traps – and they are terrified now of leaving the safety of […]
President calls for thorough investigation into recurring fatal boating accidents
Exact number of deaths from three separate boating accidents at the weekend still unknown as rescue operations continue. President Bola Tinubu has called for a thorough investigation into recurring fatal […]
National Youth Service Corps orientation held in Borno State after being suspended for 13 years because of the insurgency
Tight security as 629 male and 496 female graduates from all over Nigeria are sworn in as corps members during a three-week orientation course in Maiduguri. Graduates from all over […]
Captured women learn to live freely away from their ruthless abductors
Thousands of girls – now women – have escaped from Sambisa Forest, the notorious hideout of insurgents, and are starting new lives as they are reintegrated into communities and reunited with loved ones
Traditional and religious leaders champion the cause of reintegrating penitent insurgents into society
Government urged to give more power to traditional and religious leaders because of the vital role they play in communities
Food aid stampede: 11 injured and four others admitted for emergency care
Chaos as huge and uncontrollable crowd storms Borno State government’s palliative food aid distribution centre in Damboa Several people fainted and 11 were injured, four seriously, in a stampede that […]