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Brothers’ necks slit by suspected ISWAP insurgents during the Eid-Kabir festivities in Monguno
The Eid el-Kabir celebration – also called Eid el Ad-ha, meaning the Festival of Sacrifice – was a sad and frightening experience for many people living in Monguno town, as […]
Despite the town being under the control of insurgents, government appoints committee to resettle displaced people in Gudumbali
Despite Gudumbali being occupied and under the control of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents for the past three years, Borno State governor Babagana Umara Zulum has set up […]
Workshop provides some food for thought
Food supply in Nigeria is unable to meet the needs of the entire population. Agricultural yields are some of the lowest in the world. Postharvest losses are high, with more […]
Child among the dead in four-day killing spree by insurgents in Borno State
A child, two Civilian Joint Task Force members and eight villagers were killed in three separate attacks by insurgents in the Borno State local government areas of Monguno, Kaga and […]
Living with the enemy
When Shu’aibu Ahmadu was minding his own business working on his farm one day towards the end of 2012, he had no idea that the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād […]
Troops and vigilantes foil attack on Lassa Ward in Askira-Uba
Brief – Soldiers and vigilantes foiled an attempted attack by suspected members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) on the Lassa Ward of Askira-Uba Local Government Area of […]
Nigerian Army tweets its praises on Twitter
Brief – The Nigerian Army has been praising itself on Twitter, saying its counterinsurgency operations are yielding fruitful and positive outcomes. It boasted that recent successes included the surrendering of […]
Soldiers foil Damboa attack and send insurgents packing
Brief – Soldiers foiled an attack on Damboa in Borno State on Thursday, June 16, by stopping members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) in their tracks before […]
Schools in the northeast are nowhere near as right as rain
Teaching and learning under trees is hard – there are no tables or chairs, no boards on which to write, too few learning materials and often no adequate ablution facilities […]
Dikwa massacre : 23 beheaded, at least eight still missing
Insurgents have slaughtered 23 internally displaced persons – mainly fishermen, scrap metal and firewood collectors – by decapitating them in an attack near Magdala village in the Dikwa Local Government […]
