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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.
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 […]
Raging river forces Maiduguri residents to flee their flooded homes and head to higher grounds
Hundreds of residents from the Moduganari and Bulumkutu wards, as well as other areas in Maiduguri in Borno State, have been forced to evacuate their homes as the raging River […]
Nigerian Army recaptures Gudumbali, the last town under the control of insurgents
In a highly orchestrated move, the Nigerian security forces swept en masse into Gudumbali town, the headquarters of the Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State, on Saturday, August 20, […]
