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A year on and internally displaced persons are still waiting to return to Guzamala
Residents of Guzamala want Borno State governor to keep his promise to resettle them, saying they are eager to go home – if their safety is assured
Weekly Press Review : From Monday 15th to Friday 19th May, 2023
Testimonies from two women, who said they started bleeding heavily after getting oils and injections, are similar to accounts of more than 30 other women and girls who described having their pregnancies forcibly terminated by the military.
President orders the resumption of oil exploration in the Lake Chad region of Borno State
Experts say a critical environmental impact assessment must be undertaken and an adequate number of security personnel must be deployed to ensure the safety of oil explorers and other workers at the site
Young activist determined to put an end to climate change – or at least slow it down
Keen environment activist writes book for young people so that they will learn to live a more sustainable life and will not contribute to the scourge of climate change
Weekly Press Review : From Monday 8th to Friday 12th May, 2023
Gunmen attacked a Baptist church in northwest Nigeria, kidnapping 25 worshippers from a Sunday service, a senior church leader said on Monday.
Presidential Election Petition Tribunal postponed to May 17
Nigeria’s Presidential Election Petition Tribunal – investigating the challenges brought against the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of February’s presidential election – has been postponed to Wednesday
‘We want to take the war to the insurgents so that we can crush them once and for all’
Five criminals, who have been pretending to be insurgents and have been terrorising residents in villages in the Kaga Local Government Area of Borno, were killed by soldiers and other security operatives on Monday, May 8.
Living life as a survivor instead of a victim
Fifty women severely affected by the insurgency – many forced to marry their captors – attend training to help them overcome their trauma and learn skills to empower them and make them self-reliant
As rainy season starts citizens take measures to avoid predicted extreme flooding
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has warned citizens living in the north of the country to prepare for an earlier-than-normal onset of rain, with downpours expected to start between June and July in Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kano, Kastina,
A labour of love
Being a midwife is hard labour – it takes dedication, an understanding and caring attitude, an ability to get on well with people from a wide range of backgrounds, emotional and mental strength, good observation, an ability to act on one’s own
