Humanitarian
‘Survival sex’ and cases of gender-based violence on the rise in Dikwa in Borno State
Dire poverty has led to an alarming increase in the number of “survival sex” and gender-based violence (GBV) cases – especially in internally displaced persons’ camps – in the Dikwa […]
Internally displaced persons dig up ant holes in search of something edible
Desperate internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Shehu Massa Camp in the Dikwa Local Government Area in Borno State have resorted to digging up ant holes to try to find anything […]
Desperate IDPs say thousands could die of hunger if they do not get food soon
No one in the Borno State-run internally displaced persons’ Gubio Camp has died from starvation yet but residents say it is a miracle and hundreds – if not thousands – […]
Borno State governor gives Dikwa residents a ₦120 million helping hand
About 40,000 households were among the beneficiaries of a ₦120 million humanitarian aid intervention by governor Babagana Zulum in the Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State on Wednesday, March 9. […]
A woman’s place is in the kitchen and raising children – and the man is always superior
Men are superior and women should stay in the kitchen and raise children. That’s what many men in Nigeria – known to be a patriarchal country – believe. Gender equality […]
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 […]
Red Hands Day: Recruitment and use of children by armed groups in Nigeria must end now
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for an end to the recruitment and use of children by armed groups in Nigeria – and the release of those in […]
Widows struggle to put food on the table
The 13-year insurgency in northeastern Nigeria has dramatically changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of women, whose husbands were killed or maimed in relentless violent attacks, which had forced […]
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. […]
Whether he is dead or not, only God knows, says wife
Since the start of the insurgency in northeast Nigeria in 2009 thousands of men and boys have disappeared – some killed or abducted by the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād […]
