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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.
It’s been too long now: Give us back our beloved missing men
March 14 will never be the same for thousands of women in northeast Nigeria. It was the day – eight years ago – when members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah […]
Peace overcomes Borno State’s hotbed of horror
Nigeria has recorded a significant reduction in the number of terror-related deaths from 2020 to 2021, with the total number of killings falling to 448 last year, the lowest level […]
IDPs in Niger can’t wait to get back to their home town in Borno State
More than 500 internally displaced persons (IDPs) – who fled to avoid persistent and deadly attacks by insurgents and who were now living in other parts of Nigeria and neighbouring […]
‘Their necks were cut and they were slaughtered as if they were animals’
At least 10 people, who were collecting wood in the bushes, were slaughtered by insurgents, who sliced their necks and bodies as if they were animals. The gruesome killing happened […]
Troops foil ambush after receiving inside information of the planned attack
Brief – Troops were ready and waiting and easily foiled an attack by insurgents on Dikwa in Borno State on Wednesday, March 2. The insurgents, thought to have been members […]
Denial of gender equity bills infuriates women across Nigeria
Women across Nigeria are angry, disappointed and concerned that parliament has refused to pass the gender equality and equal opportunity bills. The bills, which have been pending before the National […]
Weekend of hell: At least 11 people killed and eight wounded in spate of attacks by insurgents
At least 11 people were killed and eight wounded in a spate of attacks at the weekend by insurgents, thought to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province […]
Shocking report finds 22.1% of teachers not competent to teach and not trainable – and will probably end up planting trees for the ministry of environment
Only 31.6% of Borno State’s 17,229 educators are qualified to teach. This was the finding of a committee, set up by governor Babagana Umara Zulum, which was given the task […]
Residents banish NGOs from town, claiming they discriminate when recruiting for jobs
Residents of Banki town in the Bama Local Government Area of Borno State have given humanitarian organisations 72 hours to leave the town, accusing them of being discriminatory in their […]
One killed, two wounded in rocket launcher attack in Gamboru
Brief – One man was killed and two others wounded when a rocket launcher projectile hit their home in the early hours of Monday, February 21, in the Gamboru-Ngala Local […]
