Humanitarian
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 […]
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 […]
