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Prices of basic goods skyrocket as Nigeria’s inflation rate soars to 20.52%
The inflation rate in Nigeria soared to 20.52% in August – the highest in 17 years – according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In August 2022, on a […]
Residents in areas of Damboa – made inaccessible by insurgents – are most at risk of losing their children in the measles outbreak
Many residents are believed to be suffering and dying from measles in small villages in the Damboa Local Government Area – but they cannot be reached by health workers because […]
Cholera outbreak: Eight die within two days and 17 more infected in Muna internally displaced persons’ camp
Eight people died within two days of a cholera outbreak in Muna camp, a shelter for internally displaced persons, and 17 others are suffering from the virulent disease. Although the […]
Students – and now even some schoolchildren – are bearing the brunt of seven-month academic strike
The seven-month long strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and its affiliates is affecting not only students who are missing out on their studies but […]
Hair today, gone tomorrow
Tricycle riders in Maiduguri are furious because those wearing “rough” – or what is considered outlandish – hairstyles have been arrested, fined and forced to cut their hair into more […]
Raging River Ngadda-Bul cuts off access to school and hospital
Residents of the Fulatari community in Maiduguri, Borno State, have been cut off from accessing education and healthcare services and are pleading with the state’s government to construct a drainage […]
Notorious Marlians gang members kill three and make life in Zajeri a living hell
Three members of the Marlians – a gang of young thugs disrupting the Zajeri community of Maiduguri – have been killed during infighting among the violent group’s members. RNI reporter […]
Bereaved family of slain Islamic cleric demand justice and compensation
The family of Sheikh Goni Aisami Gashua, a prominent Islamic scholar, who was killed allegedly by a soldier while travelling from Kano State to his hometown of Gashua in Yobe […]
Suspected ISWAP insurgents attempt to infiltrate Gajiram town twice in three days
Brief – The Nigerian Army successfully quashed two attempted attacks on the town of Gajiram in the Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State last week, the first on Thursday […]
Large numbers of bandits attack, kill or kidnap people in Taraba State communities, forcing residents to flee for their lives
Marauding bandits have forced residents in Taraba State communities to leave their homes so that they can move in. Security officials said certain areas of Taraba had been targeted by […]
