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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.
New curfew hours imposed to stop the Shila Boys and other miscreants from perpetrating crime
Adamawa State governor Umaru Fintiri has called for a review of the curfew imposed on Yola North, Yola South and Girei because Shila Boys – mostly youths of 15 to […]
Policemen shot dead in attack on Gujba
Three policemen were shot dead in an attack in the early hours of Thursday on Gujba town in Yobe State by insurgents thought to be members of the Islamic State […]
Governor begs Buhari to do more to end violent extremist attacks
Amid tight security, countless residents lined the streets of Maiduguri on Thursday to greet President Muhammad Buhari, who was on a one-day official visit to assess security in the violence-torn […]
Zulum reopens Chibok school where more than 200 girls were abducted in 2014
When extremists – thought to be members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād (JAS) and commonly referred to a Boko Haram – abducted more than 200 girls from the […]
Three killed, shops and houses burnt to ashes
Three residents were killed and shops and houses were razed to the ground when insurgents, suspected of being members of the Islamic State West Africa Province ISWAP), attacked the Kauji […]
Stick to the rules of the road: No phoning or texting when driving
If you use your mobile phone while driving, you are not only putting your own life in danger but also the lives of passengers, other drivers and pedestrians. And, if […]
At least 160 dead after “overloaded, old and weak” boat capsizes in Kebbi State
Authorities have confirmed that at least 160 people died when an overloaded boat capsized on the Niger River in Kebbi State in northwest Nigeria on Wednesday, May 26. Yusuf Birma, […]
Offenders wear military uniforms to commit crimes
A 22-year-old man, arrested for allegedly impersonating an army captain, was paraded in front of journalists at a media briefing on Tuesday, May 18. Abdullahi Ibrahim, commandant of the Nigeria […]
Prayers a time of terror for Maiduguri Muslims
Several extremists, suspected of being members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), were killed in an attack on the Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri on the evening of […]
Leave the village or die
After killing eight people – including a soldier and vigilantes – and wounding many others, insurgents told residents of Ajiri to “leave the village or die”. “And don’t come back,” […]
