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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.
Fear as letter from insurgents threatens attack on mainly Christian communities on Christmas Day
Christmas could be a gory day for residents in Michika and Bazza towns, as well as other communities in Adamawa State, if a letter from insurgents threatening a major attack […]
Kilangar attack: Bullets were flying, many were killed and even more wounded
“Bullets were flying everywhere. We were fleeing for our lives. Some of the insurgents on motorbikes followed us, still shooting, as we ran into the bush and into farms to […]
Lack of power supply, insecurity and the handling of repentant insurgents, main issues tackled by governors’ forum
Power supply, or rather the lack of it, insecurity and the handling of repentant insurgents were three of the main issues tackled at the sixth meeting of the Northeastern Governors’ […]
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 […]
