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Cholera outbreak: 43 deaths and 559 suspected cases
Borno State’s commissioner for health has confirmed the deaths of 43 people as a result of a suspected cholera outbreak. Juliana Bitrus told a press conference in Maiduguri on Tuesday […]
Residents flee for their lives as soldiers and insurgents engage in fierce gun battle
Many residents of Rann fled for their lives when a large number of heavily armed men, suspected of being members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), attacked […]
Welcome back genuinely repentant insurgents, communities told
Surrendered insurgents who were genuinely repentant should be welcomed back into communities even though some might find it hard to live with the former killers of their loved ones, Babagana […]
Hope that oil industry overhaul will attract investors from far and wide
By turning its oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), into a commercial entity, the federal government would be in line with the plans of other leading oil countries […]
More than 80 households evacuated after severe flooding in Bakassi internally displaced persons’ camp
More than 80 households – mostly thatched huts and tents – have had to be evacuated because of severe flooding at Bakassi, one of the oldest internally displaced persons’ camps […]
Abducted Chibok schoolgirl free after seven years
Seven very long years of worry and fear are over for the parents of one of the Chibok girls abducted from their school in 2014 by members of the extremist […]
Children missing, people homeless, houses damaged and farms washed away in flood
An unknown number of children are still missing after a flood hit Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, on Saturday, July 10. Hundreds were left homeless – including young children and […]
Why I quit Boko Haram
Rather than be tortured and killed by extremists, a now former militant says his fear led him to become an insurgent himself. The man, from Konduga in Borno State, said […]
Bazoum: 100 days and going strong
July 10 marked the 100th day in office of President Mohamed Bazoum of the Republic of Niger and most people in the country believe he has achieved more in 100 […]
Terrifying extremist attack on internally displaced persons’ camp seemingly fruitless and meaningless
They came, they fired shots into the air, they terrified the locals – and then they left. In a seemingly fruitless attack on Monday night, extremists – suspected of being […]
