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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.
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 […]
Jumbo problem in Rann as elephants eat crops, trample and destroy farmlands
Brief – Roaming elephants – believed to come from Cameroon – are causing havoc on farmlands in Rann in the Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State, as they trample, […]
Four confirmed cases of monkeypox in Maiduguri
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that there are four positive cases of monkeypox in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. RNI reporter Ummi Fatima […]
Many watched in tears as their mud huts collapsed in front of their eyes in the flood
Heavy downpours on Saturday and Sunday flooded houses in Maiduguri in Borno State, in Wuyaram in the Dikwa Local Government Area, and in the Gujba and Gulani […]
Residents beg for help after losing everything in fire that destroyed 25 shelters in the Fariya Buza IDP camp
Brief – At least 25 tents were razed to the ground on Wednesday, July 13, in Fariya Buza camp, a shelter for internally displaced persons (IDPs) on the outskirts of […]
Two soldiers and two civilian joint task force members killed in attack on Gubio
Brief – Two soldiers and two civilian joint task force (CJTF) members – one of whom was the chairman of the security agency in the area – were killed by […]
