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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.
Life – and sometimes death – living under the ISWAP caliphate
Executions, hands cut off at the wrist, stonings and beatings – these are just some of the punishments a citizen is given if he does not follow the rules when […]
Starving Almajirai children roam the streets desperately searching for food – especially during Ramadan
Ramadan is a tough time for Almajirai schoolchildren – they beg on the streets for a morsel to eat but no one seems to even acknowledge they exist. So, they […]
Insurgents burn down healthcare clinic in Damboa, leaving nothing but destruction
Brief – Suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents burnt down a primary healthcare clinic, two classrooms and shot and wounded a man in Damboa in Borno State at […]
Handmade bomb kills five Civilian Joint Task Force members on Damboa-Biu road
Brief – Five Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members on patrol along the Damboa-Biu road were killed when their vehicle drove over an improvised explosive device (IED) on Saturday, April […]
Music is a greater tool for peace than the gun, the violence and the fear
Music in the Kanuri culture has always been a no-no – but a 19-year-old is hoping to change all that, saying it is a great tool for peace and development. […]
Hard times ahead for poor IDPs who have no money to prepare for the holy fasting month of Ramadan
Ramadan – the holiest month of the Muslim calendar and which begins this evening (April 2) – is going to be very tough for many internally displaced persons who are […]
Two abducted police officers’ wives escape insurgents after more than a year in captivity
Two police officers’ wives, who were abducted by insurgents in an attack on Dikwa, Borno State, have escaped after being held for more than a year. Anna, who did not […]
Horror train bombing : No group has claimed responsibility yet
No one has claimed responsibility yet for the explosion on the Abuja-Kaduna passenger train, which killed at least eight people and wounded 29 others. An unknown number of stranded passengers […]
Troops kill two insurgents after attack in Mafa, Borno State
Brief – Two insurgents, thought to be members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), were killed by troops after they stole animals and motorbikes during an attack on […]
‘Drunk or drugged’ soldier kills three innocent civilians and seriously wounds 13 more
Three innocent civilians were killed and at least 13 seriously wounded when a soldier, described by witnesses as being drunk or drugged, opened fire on a group of people in […]
