Journalist
A mother’s anguish as son’s visit ends in his death
A young man who was visiting his mother at an internally displaced persons’ camp in Nguro Soye in the Bama Local Government Area of Borno State has been shot and killed by unknown gunmen, suspected of being members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah
Too many people + too few resources = broken environment
Overpopulation in Nigeria is having an extremely harmful effect on the environment and is contributing to less food production, increased pollution and frequent outbreaks of diseases.
Three humanitarian workers and two security guards abducted in Gamboru Ngala
Three humanitarian staff members of the Family Health International (FHI 360) organisation and two security guards have been abducted by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents in the Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State
At least 35 insurgents ‘neutralised’, scores arrested and more than 1,500 captives rescued in massive security onslaught
In a strategically planned seven-day operation in the Bama area of Borno State, troops, special forces, members of the civilian joint task force (CJTF) and local hunters “neutralised” at least 35 insurgents, captured 300, including some of their
Peace, harmony and joy as everyone – not only Muslims – celebrate Eid
At long last – after 13 years of insurgency in Borno State – residents of all religions in Maiduguri, the capital city, were able to make the most of the blessed Eid-el-Fitr festival and held peaceful, harmonious and joyful celebrations.
Thousands of volunteer security groups receive skills training to become empowered and self-reliant
In an effort to eradicate poverty and encourage self-reliance, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), working with the Borno State government, has been running skills acquisition programmes and has already trained about 1,500 members
Newly rehabilitated insurgents in Dikwa urgently need shelters, food, water and basic necessities
At least 300 repentant insurgents – including their wives and children – who were returned to Dikwa on March 25, having undergone 11 months of rehabilitation, still do not have proper accommodation, food, clean water and other basic necessities.
Sudan conflict : Evacuate Nigerian students now
Many Nigerian students – most of them from Borno State in the northeast – are trapped in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, and in other parts of the country, where fierce fighting has broken out between the Sudanese military junta and the country’s
Ten killed, including a child, and one severely wounded by insurgents in Buni Gari
Brief – Ten people, including a child, were shot and killed and one man severely wounded by insurgents on Friday evening at Buni Gari in the Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.
Army shuts down illegal brothels that were selling sex with minors to adult men
The Nigerian Army has raided and shut down brothels in a poverty-stricken area of Maiduguri that were selling sex with underage girls to adult men.
