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Children suffering needlessly from measles because they have not been immunised
Young children in Borno State are still suffering from measles, seemingly because some of their parents are not willing to participate in immunisation campaigns. Negligence, ignorance and poverty have played […]
ISWAP attack on Dikwa: Two civilians killed and a woman wounded by a stray bullet
One insurgent and two residents were killed and a woman was wounded by a stray bullet in an attack by extremists in the Dikwa Local Government Area in Borno State […]
Curfew imposed in Askira-Uba to try to curtail rampant attacks by extremists
The Nigerian military has imposed a curfew from 9pm to 6am in the Askira-Uba town and its environs following another attack by extremists in the area on Sunday, November 14. […]
Kids stealing: A matter of survival
The 12-year insurgency in northeastern Nigeria has made criminals of many children who steal whatever they can to help bring in money so that their indigent families can put food […]
We have nothing left: Muna camp fire victims
“We have nothing. No shelter, no food, no clothes. We are in agony. We are hungry. And no one is helping us.” Six days after a raging and devastating fire […]
Soldiers thwart ISWAP attack on military base in Tamsukawu Village
After a raging gun battle that involved air and ground support, Nigerian soldiers managed to thwart an extremist attack on a military base in Tamsukawu Village along the infamous Maiduguri-Damaturu […]
Toddler among the three who died in the raging fire at Muna Garage
Three people – including a two-and-a-half year old toddler – have died, many others are in hospital and hundreds of tents have been razed to the ground in a […]
Wula Wula gangs terrorising residents in northern part of Borno State
Gangs of youths – known as Wula Wulas – operating in the northern part of Borno State are terrorising residents, threatening them with guns, beating women and the have even […]
No light in sight after insurgents attack power lines in capital again
Just as residents of the Maiduguri metropolis were beginning to see a glimmer of light, suspected members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), more commonly referred to as […]
Accidental bombing by Nigerian Air Force kills 10 civilians and injures more
Ten people died and more than 20 others were injured on Wednesday, September 15, when a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jet accidentally bombed Buhari village in the Yunusari Local […]
