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Peace reigns as residents and extremists in Bama live side by side
In a surprise turnaround, residents and recently returned displaced persons – and even military personnel – are now living peacefully and harmoniously with extremists in Bama, Borno State. But there […]
Smart people let their phones do the work
Communications, computer and media centres are taking strain because smart phones are proving to be a bit too smart. Many who work in the centres said that although smart phones […]
‘Death-trap road’: Really safe or not?
For more than 10 years, the “death-trap” route between Maiduguri-Damaturu, infamous for attacks, kidnappings, abductions and killings of innocent people, has terrified users of the road. However, an operation, “’Tura […]
Widows, displaced families and farmers get much-needed food, money and agriculture implements
A total of 10,000 displaced families in Damasak, Borno State, received a donation of food items from state governor professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday. RNI reporter Amina Abbagana spoke […]
Begging for dignity
The Bulunkutu Rehabilitation Centre in Maiduguri, which caters for disabled persons, urgently needs to be reconstructed to give people an opportunity to learn skills and become self-sufficient. It will also […]
Death on the road to hell
Attacks, abductions, kidnappings and killings … that’s what passengers and drivers face every time the ride on the road to hell, the Maiduguri-Damaturu road. A driver, who did not want […]
Fear as farmers go missing
The families of farmers in Damboa say they are worried sick because their men have gone missing. Mai Kodobe said his brother had left home to go to his farm […]
The street is no place for beggars
People with special needs and disabilities have been asked to stop begging on the streets of Borno State. Abubakar Mohammed Kalwa Kalwa, chairman of the Joint National Association of Persons […]
Boko Haram running riot in north of country
No one is safe in the north of Nigeria where hundreds of young girls and boy have been abducted by Boko Haram insurgents – and the government seems to be […]
Soldier dead and umpteen others – including residents – seriously wounded
A soldier was killed, many others and some residents were seriously injured in an attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Ngom Village in the Mafa Local Government Area of […]
