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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.
Askira-Uba under siege as ISWAP insurgents attack village after village and town after town in the area
Insurgents, thought to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), have attacked another village in the Askira-Uba Local Government Area in Borno State. This time the fighters […]
Gunmen storm palace and kidnap Amar village monarch
In the early hours of Monday, December 6, unknown gunmen kidnapped Alhaji Abdulkadir Suleiman, the district head of Amar village in Karim Lamido, a local government area of Taraba State. […]
Skipping school grades damages efforts to ensure a quality education for all
Education is a basic human right and it is fundamental to human and national development, and to determining the future of children. Yet some parents in Borno State, have allowed […]
If we do not beg, we do not eat, say disabled IDPs
Life for internally displaced persons in camps in Borno State is a constant struggle – but life for the disabled among them is worse, it’s hardly bearable. They are attacked, […]
WFP aid worker and five ministry of works and transport officials abducted on Chibok-Damboa road
A United States World Food Programme (WFP) humanitarian aid worker and five officials from the Borno State ministry of works and transport were abducted by insurgents on the Chibok-Damboa Road […]
From Bakassi Camp in Maiduguri to another camp in Gwoza – most IDPs have nowhere else to stay
Many of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) who were evacuated from Bakassi Camp have returned to their communities in Gwoza, only to find their homes trashed or in ruin – […]
Buni Yadi attack: Police barracks burnt down, two civilians hit by stray bullets and an unknown number of insurgents killed
A police station was burnt down, two civilians were wounded by stray bullets and “several gun trucks with their occupants were taken out by the troops” when insurgents stormed Buni […]
Many in Nigeria fighting not only the COVID-19 pandemic but also the HIV/Aids pandemic
COVID-19, with new variants emerging, the alarming rate of new infections and the steadily climbing number of deaths, seems to have put the HIV/Aids pandemic on the back burner. But […]
Two soldiers and at least 26 ISWAP insurgents killed in attack on Gajiram town
Two soldiers and at least 26 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) extremists were killed when the insurgents stormed Gajiram town in the Nganzai Local Government Area in Borno State […]
Refugees in Niger say Borno State governor has not kept his promise to repatriate them
Even though Babagana Umara Zulum, the governor Of Borno State, told Nigerian refugees in the Diffa and Bosso regions of Niger that they would be returned to their homeland by […]
