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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 […]
Polio: ‘No incentives, no vaccinations’
A major drive to vaccinate children against polio began in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Thursday, September 9, following growing concern by the federal government over the outbreak of vaccine-derived polio […]
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 […]
