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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 […]
Tough Ramadan as sweltering heat and scorching sun makes hard labour even harder
Practising Muslims who do hard labour to earn their wages are taking strain this Ramadan because temperatures in Maiduguri are scorching, often hitting as much as 43°C. Muslims are not […]
