Humanitarian
Bring Back our Beloved Men
Mothers and wives of missing young men – many of whom have not been seen their men since March 14 2014 when the Giwa barracks, a military detention centre, was […]
Parents force small children to defy ban and to beg on the streets
Even though the Borno State government banned begging on the streets of Maiduguri, some parents have forced their children to defy the ban in a desperate bid to get money […]
‘Repair boreholes because water is life’
Residents of Kasatchiya, in the Gujba Village in Yobe State, are urgently calling on the government to repair boreholes that were destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents. The village was recently […]
Soldiers and police accused of homicide
The Nigerian army and police killed at least 12 people who were taking part in peaceful demonstrations against police violence in October last year. This was the finding of an […]
‘Death-trap road’: Really safe or not?
For more than 10 years, the “death-trap” route between Maiduguri-Damaturu, infamous for attacks, kidnappings, abductions and killings of innocent people, has terrified users of the road. However, an operation, “’Tura […]
Widows, displaced families and farmers get much-needed food, money and agriculture implements
A total of 10,000 displaced families in Damasak, Borno State, received a donation of food items from state governor professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday. RNI reporter Amina Abbagana spoke […]
Begging for dignity
The Bulunkutu Rehabilitation Centre in Maiduguri, which caters for disabled persons, urgently needs to be reconstructed to give people an opportunity to learn skills and become self-sufficient. It will also […]
Death on the road to hell
Attacks, abductions, kidnappings and killings … that’s what passengers and drivers face every time the ride on the road to hell, the Maiduguri-Damaturu road. A driver, who did not want […]
Fear as farmers go missing
The families of farmers in Damboa say they are worried sick because their men have gone missing. Mai Kodobe said his brother had left home to go to his farm […]
The street is no place for beggars
People with special needs and disabilities have been asked to stop begging on the streets of Borno State. Abubakar Mohammed Kalwa Kalwa, chairman of the Joint National Association of Persons […]
