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Four wounded in bomb blast on Maiduguri-Damboa road
A member of the civilian joint task force, who asked to remain anonymous, told RNI reporter Fanna Usman that members of the security agency were escorting vehicles from Maiduguri to Damboa at about 12pm on Sunday.
Exclusive Interview: Surrender while you can – new Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai warns remaining insurgents
“We will fight until there is not one insurgent left in northeastern Nigeria and the Lake Chad region – wherever you are, we will find you and destroy you.”
Scarcity of new naira notes taking a heavy toll on troops fighting on the frontline
Soldiers and other security operatives on the frontline fighting insurgents in forests and remote villages are in a financial pickle – they are struggling to swap their old notes for the redesigned ₦1,000, ₦500 and ₦200
Special Report: Radio fosters peace, unity and stability in Borno State
It’s cheap, provides accurate, factual and reliable news and information, it’s enlightening, entertaining and even educational – these were the views of citizens in Borno State in northeast Nigeria when asked what role radio programmes played in thei
Panel inaugurated to investigate human rights violations by military and other security operatives in northeastern Nigeria
NigeriaThe federal government and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) have set up a special investigative panel to probe alleged cases of human rights violations by members of the counterinsurgency forces in northeast Nigeria.
Prices of all commodities – particularly food – are being slashed because of the scarcity of new naira notes in northeast rural areas
Traders in the rural parts of northeastern Nigeria are begging the government to do something urgently to stop the scarcity of the newly redesigned ₦1,000, ₦500 and ₦200 notes because they are being forced to sell their wares for next to nothing
WHO says greater cooperation and synergy are needed to improve healthcare for 8.3 million people in northeastern Nigeria
The 13-year insurgency in northeastern Nigeria resulted in the closure of numerous hospitals, clinics and other health facilities in the region and it is estimated that 8.3 million people – mostly internally displaced persons and those
Relief and gratitude as Médecins du Monde returns to work in Damboa three months after an aid worker was killed
An international non-governmental organisation, Médecins du Monde, has resumed work in the Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State three months after ceasing its activities when one of its staff members was stabbed and shot
Three children burnt and 300 tents destroyed in fire at Muna internally displaced persons’ camp
Three children were burnt and at least 300 tents were destroyed on Monday, February 6, when a fire broke out in Muna internally displaced persons’ camp.
Scarcity of new naira notes is crippling businesses and making day-to-day life a nightmare for Borno State citizens
The scarcity of the new redesigned naira notes has become a nightmare for citizens in Borno State who say it’s not just their businesses that are being affected, but also their day-to-day lives
