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Civilian Joint Task Force members in Borno State have not been paid their allowances for 16 months
Members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) are furious because they have not been paid their allowances for the past 16 months – but the Borno State government has […]
Farmers safe and sound now – but too poor to work their lands to end food insecurity
For years persistent and deadly attacks by insurgents forced the farmers of Bama in Borno State to flee for their lives. Most ended up in internally displaced persons’ camps, where […]
Pregnant mother and her three children die when house collapses in severe deluge
A pregnant woman and her three children died when their house collapsed around them as heavy flooding deluged Bulajaji in Yobe State on Tuesday, July 2. At least 28 houses […]
A shocking 6,698 Nigerians lost lives in the first half of 2022
At least 6,698 Nigerians have been killed in the first half of this year, according to alarming research conducted by Beacon Consulting, which also reported an increase in kidnappings, attacks […]
Rumours that the chairman of the Nganzai local council was kidnapped in convoy attack ‘are false’
Rumours that Asheikh Mamman Gadai, the chairman of the Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State, was kidnapped during an attack on his convoy by suspected Islamic State West Africa […]
Alarming hike in malnutrition cases in Kawar Maila internally displaced persons’ camp after months without food assistance
The number of malnutrition cases in Kawar Maila internally displaced persons’ camp in Maiduguri has surged and there is nothing mothers can do because they cannot afford nutritious food and […]
People too scared to travel on highway because they are terrified of being blown up by improvised explosive devices
Drivers using the Gamboru Ngala highway – the busiest commercial road in the north – are losing money because passengers are terrified that if they travel on the road they […]
Trade unions give government two weeks to resolve the five-month university pay strike
The National Labour Congress (NLC), an umbrella organisation for trade unions in Nigeria, started a two-day nationwide protest on Tuesday, July 26, against the federal government’s inability to end a […]
Latest video of Nigerians snatched by insurgents after train bombing shows hostages being flogged as they scream, wail and beg to be released
Insurgents, who bombed the Abuja-Kaduna train in March, have released a second video showing 39 people, who have been held captive since the attack, screaming and wailing for help and […]
World Health Organisation wages war on mosquitoes in Borno State
Parents in the Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State say their children are already showing signs of improvement since a four-day seasonal chemopreventive malaria control (SCMC) campaign was launched […]
