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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.
Gender-based violence: Vulnerable young girls are most at risk
It’s not only women who are the victims of gender-based violence (GBV) – it’s also young girls, who are even more vulnerable if they’re poor and have to rely on […]
Anger and frustration as fuel shortages in Nigeria cause major traffic jams, with lines of cars stretched for hundreds of metres as motorists queued to fill their tanks
Motorists in Nigeria, the largest oil producer in Africa, were left angry and frustrated by last week’s fuel shortage that caused major traffic jams in the main cities of the […]
Sick children dying daily in IDP camp – and pregnant women in labour carried to hospital in wheelbarrows
Five or six sick children are dying daily at an internally displaced persons’ camp in Gwoza because of a lack of medical facilities and medicine – and pregnant women in […]
Increased improvised explosive device attacks in Borno communities creates fear and concern among residents
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) seem to have become the weapons of choice by insurgents in northeast Nigeria – there has been a noticeable increase recently in the number of attacks […]
Niger : Female genital mutilation must stop
Even though female genital mutilation (FGM) was prohibited in Niger in 2003, the practice continues. On Sunday, February 6, Niger celebrated the International Day for the Fight against Female Genital […]
Improvised explosive device on ‘closed’ highway kills driver and his conductor, and wounds passenger
The driver of a pick-up truck and his conductor were killed, and one passenger wounded, when they rode over an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Damboa-Maiduguri highway in Borno […]
Man blown to pieces by buried improvised explosive device
A Dikwa resident, who saw something unusual buried in the sand and hit it repeatedly with a stick, was blown to pieces by what turned out to be an improvised […]
Mass transportation roll-out expected to streamline travel in congested Maiduguri metropolis
Babagana Zulum, the governor of Borno State, has approved the distribution of 500 tricycles, 100 taxis and 10 buses to streamline transportation in Maiduguri, Jere and in the Konduga Local […]
Gunmen disguised as soldiers rob shop and, while escaping, kill one youth and wound another
Unknown gunmen, dressed in military uniforms and carrying AK-47 assault rifles, arrived in a tricycle, got out and immediately attacked a point-of- sale (PoS) shop, taking all the money available […]
A reminder to young people: Do not forget the relevance of your African culture
The relevance and importance of African culture should not be allowed to be overtaken or lost by global cultures that young people are exposed to every day through information and […]
