Humanitarian
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence: Every person has the responsibility to join the fight to stop violations of women and children
Human rights activists in Maiduguri, Borno State, have joined rest of the world in kick-starting the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an annual campaign that started on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination
Widows of slain Civilian Joint Task Force members appeal to government for financial aid
The widows of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members who died on the frontline have called on the Borno State government to provide them with food, healthcare and education for their children, saying they are poor and struggling to make ends meet.
Rogue soldier kills woman humanitarian worker and a fellow soldier and shoots and wounds UN helicopter pilot
A soldier – described as being “rogue and on the rampage” – killed a humanitarian aid worker by shooting and stabbing her, and then he shot and killed a fellow […]
COP 27: The world must join hands and act immediately to save our beloved planet
Nigerians have high hopes for the Conference of Parties (COP) 27 being held in Egypt and are expecting world leaders and other key stakeholders to put in place proactive measures […]
Life is good for returned internally displaced persons of Baga
Brief – It has been a year and seven months since internally displaced persons returned to their home in the Baga Local Government Area and life could not be better […]
Farmers look on helplessly as crops are washed away by floods and know they will be left with nothing
This year’s torrential rainfall has resulted in flooding across the Lake Chad region – Nigeria Niger, Cameroon and Chad – and has had a dire effect on the socioeconomic lives […]
Women skip meals to save their children from starving to death
More women are likely to reduce the amount they eat to save food for their children, the elderly and/sick people – and in some cases women skip meals altogether to […]
Northeast Nigeria needs to make peace with itself
“If we do not forgive the repentant Boko Haram insurgents, we will never have peace, just insecurity.” So said a participant at the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development’s conference […]
Starving residents of Gubio camp hold protest in the hope the government will take note of their urgent need for food
Starving internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Gubio camp in Maiduguri took to the streets on Saturday, September 17, protesting against the lack the humanitarian aid – especially food. Residents told […]
He dragged me into his room, made me undress and raped me, says distraught 15-year-old girl
Approaching the house, the old and cracked wooden door is open. Only a shabby curtain serves as a barrier between the street and the unplastered house which has only two […]
