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Peace is priceless
Building peace, holding negotiations and dialogues, forgiving and accepting penitent insurgents back into society were the key messages of a two-day workshop organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) held this week in Maiduguri
Civilian Joint Task Force member killed in early morning attack on Gamboru town
A member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) was killed in the early hours of Monday, March 27, in an attack on Gamboru town in Borno State.
Thousands of surrendered teenage fighters in need of urgent mental health support
At least 14,000 teenage fighters – most of them the children of the more than 80,000 surrendered penitent insurgents – are in urgent need of mental healthcare.
Weekend warfare: Soldiers and Civilian Joint Task Force members kill at least 70 insurgents and five of their wives
An Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) commander and at least 70 insurgents and five of their wives were killed in a weekend of strategic strikes by Operation Hadin Kai troops and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Borno State.
Weekly Press Review : From Monday 20th to Friday 24th March, 2023
The military high command, yesterday, confirmed intensifying the war against oil theft and other criminal activities in the Niger Delta region, as troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation DELTA SAFE and other operations in the region have denied oil thieves the total sum of N277,357,800.
Scorching heat and scarce water leave Borno State residents parched
World Water Day, observed globally on March 22, did not mean much to the residents of Maiduguri – particularly internally displaced persons (IDPs) – who say the scorching heat and scarcity of water are leaving them parched.
Residents fear reprisal strike after troops kill at least 60 insurgents in Mafa attack
More than 60 insurgents were killed in the early hours of Sunday, March 19, in an attack on a military base in Mafa town where officials were collating the results of the gubernatorial elections which were held on Saturday.
Borno State traders suspicious about four fires that broke out during election time and gutted their shops and stalls
Having stocked up on goods for the holy month of Ramadan, traders were left with nothing as four fires ripped through markets in Borno State.
Violence, including the killing of at least 17 people, mars the gubernatorial elections in some of the 28 states in Nigeria
Elections marred as people were killed, voters, INEC staff and journalists were brutally beaten and many were arrested for vote-buying as they tried to rig the results.
Huge fire at Gamboru Market in Maiduguri causes panic among voters during gubernatorial elections
Apart from terrifying market fire, gubernatorial elections in northern Nigerian run far more smoothly and peacefully than the presidential elections three weeks ago.
