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Traders lose everything in massive inferno that engulfed Maiduguri’s Monday Market
Devastated traders try desperately to retrieve valuable wares worth hundreds of millions but end up getting severely burnt and not being able to retrieve anything because of the furious flames. […]
Political thugs force INEC to extend voting to Sunday at 141 polling units in Bayelsa State and at several others in Cross River State
It was not plain sailing at all polling booths across Nigeria as political thugs forced elections to be extended to Sunday in at least two states and suspended elections in […]
Despite attacks, thefts and some delayed starts, general elections mostly calm and peaceful
Nigeria’s general elections proceed peacefully, despite attack in Gwoza, Borno State, where five people were wounded, and the theft of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines in some voting areas. Nigeria’s […]
Nigeria Elections: Borno Residents Go To The Polls “Unhappy And Unsatisfied”
The current scarcity of cash and fuel means residents of the Borno state capital in Northeast Nigeria are going to the polls “unhappy and unsatisfied”.
Investigation as children killed and wounded by Nigerian air strikes over territory held by Niger
Seven children playing in a yard were killed and five others were wounded in airstrikes by the Nigerian military on the village of Nachadé in the Maradi region of Niger […]
Millions will face starvation as horrendous food crisis looms in the Sahel
The number of people on the brink of starvation in the Sahel has increased nearly tenfold in the past three years and population displacement by almost 400% as the region […]
Intelligence unit uncovers 96 financiers, 424 associates, 123 companies and 33 bureaux de change forex suppliers connected to terrorism
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has uncovered 96 financiers of terrorism in Nigeria, 424 associates/supporters, 123 companies and 33 bureaux de change forex suppliers, in addition to identifying 26 […]
UNESCO’s BIOPALT project: Creating jobs, promoting peace and reviving biodiversity in the Lake Chad Basin
Despite enormous challenges, a project initiated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) – within the framework of the Biosphere and Heritage of Lake Chad (BIOPALT) – […]
Hunger hotspots: Starvation could become a reality for millions in Nigeria and other Sahel countries
Parts of Nigeria are likely to become “hunger hotspots” this year because of acute food insecurity that is likely to deteriorate further during the outlook period of February to May. […]
Gunmen go on weekend killing spree in central and northwest Nigeria
Unknown gunmen killed dozens of people, including 11 members of the security services, in two attacks at the weekend in Kogi State in central Nigeria and Katsina in the northwest, […]
