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Eight killed, houses and properties torched in attack on Kautikari in Chibok
Brief – Eight people were killed and a church, houses and properties were torched in an attack by insurgents in Kautikari, a village in the Chibok Local Government Area, on […]
Insurgents kill one and severely wound seven others in another pub attack
An improvised explosive device (IED) killed one man and severely wounded seven people who were drinking in a pub in the Abasha area in Gashua, the headquarters of the Bade […]
Although preventable, malaria remains a significant killer disease, especially in sub-Saharan Africa
With the world’s focus in the past two years on the COVID-19 pandemic, the devastating effect of malaria on families has somewhat fallen under the radar. However, malaria remains a […]
Scorching temperatures play havoc on health of pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers, especially during Ramadan
With temperatures ranging from the low to mid 40s in Maiduguri, just about everyone – especially during the holy fasting month of Ramadan – is suffering from dehydration but most […]
Insurgents slice necks of nine civilians, shoot dead one other and set fire to technical college in vicious attack on Gaidam, Yobe State
Insurgents sliced the necks of nine people – completely severing the heads of some – and shot dead one man in a vicious attack on the Gaidam Local Government Area […]
Suspected improvised explosive device blast kills five and wounds 19 in beer hall in Taraba market
Five people died and 19 were wounded after a bomb, suspected of being an improvised explosive device, detonated in a beer hall in Taraba State on Tuesday, April 19. The […]
Man killed and an unknown number of residents abducted in three separate attacks by insurgents in Borno State
A man was killed and an unknown number of people were abducted in three separate attacks by insurgents, thought to be members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), […]
Parched internally displaced persons in Gubio camp are crying out and begging the government to provide much-needed water
Hours turn into days – sometimes as many as four or five – as hundreds of parched people, mostly women and children, stand in kilometre-long queues for life-saving water. The […]
At least 150 people killed, 70 kidnapped, hundreds missing or hospitalised after persistent deadly and rampant attacks by unknown gunmen in Taraba and Plateau states
Widespread rampant attacks in Taraba State – the most recent on Tuesday, April 12, during which seven people were killed – have forced residents from several villages to flee their […]
Convicted kidnappers should receive the death sentence
Until kidnappers receive the death sentence, the rising trend of this horror crime will continue. This was the view of Aisa Musa Gaidam, a lecturer in the department of sociology […]
