Humanitarian
All we want is a roof over our heads
Insurgents are again affecting the lives of internally displaced persons. Apart from being the reason for their displacement in the first place, they are now making it impossible for the […]
More and more of our children are ending up in graves
August is a “dangerous” month in northeastern Nigeria, particularly for internally displaced persons who live in damp, overcrowded and unhygienic camps. Because it is the rainy season, waterborne diseases, such […]
Life outside Bakassi internally displaced persons’ camp is even worse than it was inside
Famished, down-and-out internally displaced persons – who were forced to leave Bakassi camp six months ago when the Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, ordered that all IDP camps within Maiduguri […]
Cholera outbreak: Without urgent humanitarian aid, it’s a disaster waiting to happen
Healthcare workers have warned the government and humanitarian agencies that without urgent aid, many internally displaced people – particularly children and infants – in Dalori Camp 2 could die if […]
Stigma and starvation spur some ‘repentant’ insurgents to sneak back to Boko Haram
Stigma and starvation have spurred some surrendered insurgents – who have been through months of deradicalisation and rehabilitation so that they could be reintegrated into their former communities – to […]
Food aid to famished internally displaced persons ‘not nearly enough’
After starving for months, it took a visit by the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, in May to finally get food – distributed by the Borno State government on Thursday, June […]
World Refugee Day doesn’t mean much to those living in internally displaced persons’ camps
While countries around the globe marked World Refugee Day on Monday, June 20, nothing much has changed for those living in Gubio internally displaced persons’ camp – in fact, if […]
Two young women – victims of the horror abduction in 2014 of 276 Chibok schoolgirls – found during army patrol
Two young women, who were among the 276 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by insurgents eight years ago from the Government Girls Secondary School, have been found. The Nigerian Army confirmed on […]
Kirawa : Almost a rags-to-riches tale as nowhere town starts over again
The formerly thriving border town of Kirawa in Borno State was left in tatters by the insurgency; its people had fled from persistent and deadly attacks, forced to take refuge […]
Teaching and learning in the school of hard knocks
Baba Abba Ali loves his job – he’s a teacher who tries to make his lessons not only informative and instructive, but also fun because he wants the kids in […]
