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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.
The necessity of keeping girls in school
Brief – The importance of keeping girls in schools was highlighted at an awareness conference held in Abuja on Tuesday, February 1. The theme was “African Traditional and Religious Leaders […]
Insurgents release 13 girls abducted in two separate attacks in the Chibok region
Nine of 16 girls and women, who were abducted by the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), in an attack on Pemi Village on Thursday, January 20, were allowed to […]
After a year Maiduguri residents are still powerless
It is just over a year ago since the lights went out in Maiduguri – and the residents are still in the dark. In mid-January 2021 members of the Jamā’at […]
One killed, one wounded and an unknown number abducted in ISWAP attacks
Brief – The driver of a vehicle belonging to Borno State’s Ministry of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement was wounded and his partner killed in an attack on the Damboa-Chibok highway […]
Who can survive on Nigeria’s ₦30,000 minimum wage?
Nigeria’s minimum monthly wage – ₦30,000 – is so low that it would not cover the basic nutritional needs of one adult, let alone those for a whole family. This […]
Education: 500 out-of-school kids and orphans get the chance to learn
As part of celebrations for the International Day for Education, January 24, 500 out-of-school kids and orphans were enrolled into three schools in Maiduguri’s Mafoni ward yesterday. The Enrolment Drive […]
Boko Haram abducts 16 girls in third attack on Chibok villages this week
Brief – A vigilante was killed and 16 girls were abducted in the second attack in a week – this time by the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) – […]
Children suffer as life in Pulka IDP camp is much harder than it was in Maiduguri IDP camp
Returnees from internally displaced persons’ camps in Maiduguri are finding life harder than ever living in an IDP camp in their original community in Pulka in the Gwoza Local Government […]
Insurgents have their sights set on towns and villages in the south of Borno State
Insurgents, thought to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), appear to have their sights set on towns and villages in the south of Borno State. Two […]
Buried improvised explosive device kills two CJTF members and wounds three others
Brief – Two Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members were killed and three others wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated on Saturday, January 15, in Marte in the Dikwa […]
