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ISWAP Kills Five Farmers in Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria
Saturday, August 30, suspected ISWAP insurgents killed at least five farmers. The tragedy occurred in Ngoshe, a community in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. “Such horrors visit us almost daily” said Junaid Jibrin, a legislative aide.
Boarding schools ordered to close to prevent more kidnappings
The Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, has ordered the closure of all boarding schools across the state because of the very real fear that more female pupils might be […]
No petrol, no work, no food
Queues of cars, tricycles and other vehicles wind around the block as frustrated residents of Borno State capital Maiduguri wait – sometimes for hours – to get petrol. And, because […]
At least 17 dead and more than 60 injured in Maiduguri rocket attack
At least 17 people were killed and more than 60 injured in an attack in the northeast city of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on Tuesday. Armed men, suspected […]
Bodies of five internally displaced persons found in Damboa woodland
At least five internally displaced persons, who had gone to the forest outside Damboa to collect firewood, were killed by Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) insurgents, The chairman of […]
Power outage generates a fortune for one section of the population
The four-month power outage in northern Nigeria has cost many their livelihoods and brought misery to breadwinners trying to make ends meet so they can put food on their tables […]
Insurgents and army wage four-hour battle in Askira/Uba
Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) insurgents attacked the Askira/Uba Local Government Area yesterday, arriving in their numbers in cars and an armoured tank. The Nigerian army held off the […]
Still no light at the end of the tunnel in Maiduguri
Residents in Maiduguri – which has been out of power since Tuesday last week − are spending a fortune on petrol to fire up their generators so that they can […]
