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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.
Unity and peace questioned as pregnant woman and her children brutally killed in southern Nigeria
The deaths of a pregnant woman and her four young children in Anambra State in southern Nigeria has generated concern among citizens who believe the brutal killings could create violence […]
Rann residents still reeling from shock after brutal slaying by insurgents who beheaded and dismembered the bodies of innocent victims
Residents of Rann in the Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State are still deeply shocked after more than 45 farmers, hunters and gatherers, who had gone to the small […]
Early rainfall in Borno could be a ‘false start’ to the wet season caused by climate change and global warming
The early downpour of rain in Borno State in April could have been a “false start” to the rainy season and might have been the result of climate change and […]
Abubakar Shekau : How a quiet, timid and lonely schoolboy became the most feared man and the leader of Boko Haram’s killers and rapists
May 19 marked the first anniversary of the death of Abubakar Shekau, the most feared former leader of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), better known as Boko Haram. […]
14 killed in violent clash between Fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram fighters
Members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) attacked a group of herdsmen in a forest about 10km from the village of Gajigana in the Magumeri Local Government Area […]
Anti-bomb squad safely detonates improvised explosive device found in Dalori IDP camp
Brief – Internally displaced persons are even more desperate to return to their ancestral homes after an improved explosive device (IED) was found in the Dalori camp in the Jere […]
Soaring fertilizer prices could lead to food shortages and heightened insecurity
Irrigation farmers in Borno State say the soaring cost of fertilizer will greatly diminish their harvests and could possibly worsen food insecurity. The cost of most goods in Nigeria has […]
Civilian Joint Task Force members fight off insurgents and rescue group who had been held in captivity
Brief – Members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) managed to rescue a group of people, including women and children, who had been held captive by Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah […]
Out-of-school children: More than 10 million girls are not receiving any education in Nigeria
Nigeria has a staggering 18.5 million out-of-school children – 60% of them girls – and most of these are in the north of the country where insecurity is still rife. […]
Three farmers’ necks slit ‘as if they were animals’
Shocked villagers say they are living in terror after insurgents brutally slaughtered three farmers by slitting their necks and severing their heads. They say they now too scared to go […]
