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Chadians in Borno State must wait patiently for outcome of presidential election
Chad’s National Election Management Agency, ANGE, has up to May 21 to publish provisional results and only the Constitutional Council has the power to proclaim definitive results. Chadian voters in […]
Special Report: Fuel shortage brings Nigeria to a standstill
Drivers, commuters, traders and students groan as the shortage of fuel bites harder and petrol and transport costs soar. The shortage of fuel in Nigeria has resulted in queues of […]
Eight wedding guests die in landmine explosion on Dikwa-Gajibo road in Borno State
Seven guests returning from a wedding in Gamboru die instantly as car hits improvised explosive device – eighth person is gravely wounded and later dies in hospital. Eight guests who […]
‘If we go back to our farmlands, we will die’
Borno State farmers say armed men, thought to be insurgents, chased them from their lands five months ago and they threatened to kill anyone who returns. Hundreds of farmers in […]
Fraudsters steal thousands from distraught mothers
Moms tell of the anguish they went through trying to get their innocent sons freed from military detention and how so-called soldiers and lawyers took advantage of them. Fraudsters are […]
Improvised explosive device blasts in January the highest in two years
United Nations says as camps are shut down in Maiduguri, displaced people could be returning to areas contaminated with IEDs and mines The United Nations Mine Action Services (UNMAS) has […]
UN strongly condemns abduction of at least 200 displaced women, girls and boys
Although an unspecified number of older women and children under the age of 10 have been released, scores of displaced people remain unaccounted for The United Nations has strongly condemned […]
At least 150 displaced women feared abducted by insurgents
News is just emerging about the alleged abduction of at least 150 displaced women from a remote area of Borno State in Nigeria’s northeast. Dozens of women have gone missing […]
Urgent need for media, humanitarian and security sectors to work together as insecurity increases in Nigeria
Conference highlights the need for media, humanitarian and security sector to collaborate in conflict-resolution attempts. The media, humanitarian organisations and security personnel need to work together to address Nigeria’s growing […]
It takes guts and heaps of courage to be a woman journalist in northeastern Nigeria
Being a woman journalist in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states is extremely challenging – here they share their sometimes-horrifying experiences. Insurgents’ atrocities, bomb blasts, dead bodies, farmer-herder clashes, having guns […]
