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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.
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 […]
Abuja-Kaduna train bombers release video threatening to slaughter hostages unless the government heeds their demands
“We are the ones who kidnapped the people on the train. We decided to release this man [Alwan Ali-Hassan, director of Nigeria’s Bank of Agriculture] only due to his old […]
Explosive devices a major threat to life and limb in northeastern states of Nigeria
At least 1.2 million people in Nigeria are at risk of being blown up by explosive mines – already these have killed 789 civilians and wounded 1,356 others in northeast […]
