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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.
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 […]
National Orientation Agency vows to inform voters in their own languages of their rights to ensure elections are free, fair, transparent and democratic
Even though elections are just around the corner – due to be held in February 2023 – many Nigerians, particularly in rural areas, don’t have a clue about voting, what […]
Without urgent aid, people and animals in Gubio could die of thirst
Brief – Cattle ranchers in the Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State say their animals are getting sick, with some unable to even stand or walk, because of a […]
