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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.
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 […]
We want to go home
The governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum, arrived in Niger on Thursday to hold talks with President Bazoum Muhammadu about repatriating internally displaced persons who are taking refuge in […]
Rescued woman and son happy to be alive and reunited with family and friends
A woman who was abducted in 2016 by members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) has been rescued in a joint operation by the military and vigilantes. Yakura […]
