Local News
Widowed by Insecurity, Women Struggle to Remarry in Borno State, North-East Nigeria.
Barriers hinder women from remarrying. Data on Nigeria report more than 10,000 women widowed since Boko Haram conflict in 2009. During the insurgency, hundreds of young men from Borno state were arrested, abducted, or forced to join the insurgents.
UN Demands Justice for 63 Killed in Nigeria’s Northeast
“Civilians should never be a target”. The United Nations strongly condemned the recent attack in Darul Jamal, a village in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. 63 people, including Nigerian soldiers, was murdered during the assault.
UNHAS shutdown fligths operations in Nigeria’s Northeast over lack of funding
Funding Shortages Forced UN to Shut Down Air Services in Nigeria’s Northeast. The shutdown will severely compromise the humanitarian response in Nigeria’s northeast, where millions are already suffering from hunger, displacement, and insecurity.
ISWAP Kills Five Farmers in Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria
Saturday, August 30, suspected ISWAP insurgents killed at least five farmers. The tragedy occurred in Ngoshe, a community in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. “Such horrors visit us almost daily” said Junaid Jibrin, a legislative aide.
Islamist Militants Kill Six Security Operatives in Nigeria’s Northeast
Islamist Militants Kill Six Security Operatives in Nigeria’s Northeast. The Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) urge the government to provide us with the necessary support. Farmers abandonned their farms, threatening food security in the communities.
Sanitary Pads Tax-Free: More Affordable for Conflict-Affected Women
Nigeria’s government announced tax-free policy on sanitary pads making them more available and affordable. Lower income women use pieces of cloth to manage their monthly flow, which is unhygienic and harmful. Tax removal will improve health condition
Suspected insurgents kill elderly displaced man in early morning attack
Residents shocked, frightened and angry after heavily armed gunmen raid IDP camp in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, leaving one man dead, wounding several and abducting an undisclosed number. […]
Seven firewood collectors die in IED blast
Firewood association calls on Borno State governor to help the families of the deceased, saying they are poor and live hand to mouth … and now they have lost their […]
Chad denies airstrike killed innocent Nigerian fishermen
‘Scores’ of Nigerian fishermen die in ‘pummeling’ airstrikes by fighter jets belonging to Chad – locals say the men were innocent and might have been mistaken for being insurgents. […]
Borno State begins Civilian Joint Task Force recruitment drive
Borno State government wants to recruit more than 5,000 young men and women to work with troops and other security operatives to ‘eliminate’ remaining insurgents. The Civilian Joint Task Force […]
