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As crime rate escalates, ordinary people are becoming more distrustful of surrendered penitent insurgents
Even though repentant insurgents are forced to undergo rehabilitation and deradicalisation programmes, Borno State citizens say they are not sure the former fighters are truly remorseful
Weekly Press Review: From Monday 7th to Friday 11th August, 2023
Top diplomats from the United Nations, African Union and the Economic Community of West African States will Thursday (today) storm Abuja, the nation’s capital, to take major decisions at an Extraordinary Summit on the political development
Cost of medicines must come down to prevent looming ‘health tragedy’ in Nigeria
Lives of ill people are hanging in the balance because they can no longer afford to buy the drugs that help control their life-threatening conditions
11 more farmers killed, despite assurances of beefed up security
One farmer survived but was seriously wounded in the attack on Kawuri village in the Konduga Local Government Area on Monday, July 31. He is being treated in Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
Weekly Press Review: From Monday 31st July to Friday 4th August, 2023
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has approved additional shopping malls, animal stands and abattoir for the International Cattle Market in border town of Gamboru. Zulum gave the directive while inspecting ongoing projects at the market during
Borno State begins door-to-door drugs campaign to eliminate malaria
Health ministry confirms that as many as 500 people in Borno State are diagnosed with malaria every day during the rainy season
Notorious Marlian gang: Governor orders immediate crackdown to stop savage attacks
Video of Marlian gang members clubbing, stabbing and killing a police officer shocks Borno State citizens
Weekly Press Review: From Monday 24th to Friday 28th July, 2023
From Mali in the west to Sudan in the east, a whole swathe of Africa is now run by the military.
Niger was one of the few democracies left in the Sahel belt which stretches across the continent. But now that the army has seized power,
Education is a basic human right, not a privilege
After 14 years of conflict, thousands of internally displaced children – particularly girls – are missing out on schooling
Weekly Press Review: From Monday 17th to Friday 21st July, 2023
As many children are on a three-month holiday in Cameroon, one pair are helping their grandpa save the planet and raise income. Their effort is helping cocoa and coffee farmers dry their grains.
