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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.
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 […]
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) – […]
