Humanitarian
We buried 10 elderly people in the past two weeks – they died of starvation
Since the government stopped humanitarian agencies from helping internally displaced persons, the elderly, particularly, but also some of the children, are dying daily from starvation. RNI reporter Zainab Alhaji Ali […]
Insurgents not solely to blame for the incessant crimes under international law and serious human rights violations
Although relative peace has returned to northeastern Nigeria, Amnesty International’s Report on Human Rights Violations (2021/2022) and two books unveiled on Monday, September 5, by the University of Maiduguri, reveal […]
Hard times call for hard work – even if it makes you ill
Since many humanitarian organisations have stopped providing aid to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri, they have had to find ways to make money to survive – but sometimes the […]
Most of us are hungry all the time – Maiduguri beggar
Even though the Borno State government banned street begging in 2019, there are now many more beggars – men, women and children – than ever on the streets of Maiduguri. […]
The desperate loss and enduring grief felt when a loved one disappears
When a loved one disappears, it can affect not only close friends and relatives but also their communities as a whole – and nowhere is this more evident than in […]
The sky is the limit for multitalented inventor teenager
Sadiq Alhaji Mala, a 15-year-old schoolboy, is a multitalented inventor whose future looks not only bright but brilliant – his dream is to become an engineer. Mala has already designed […]
Resettled IDPs still need basic social services, particularly security, education, adequate water and healthcare
Internally displaced persons (IDPs), originally from the Konduga Local Government Area, who for years have taken refuge at Dalori IDP Camp 2, have been successfully relocated and settled in the […]
Stolen borehole solar panel leaves thousands of internally displaced residents in Agric Camp high and dry
It is said that the average person cannot go without water for more than three days – and this is testing the people living in the Agric internally displaced persons’ […]
Grandmother tells how insurgency has left her ‘broken and worthless’
“When I’m feeling really down and depressed, I like to think of the old days. When life was free and happy. When we did not even know insurgents existed.” These […]
World Humanitarian Day: Buhari distributes food to thousands of internally displaced persons and other vulnerable people in Borno State
President Muhammadu Buhari made a special visit to Maiduguri in Borno State on Thursday, August 18, where he commissioned the construction of teachers’ quarters and, to mark Humanitarian World Day […]
