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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.
Stop going to your farmlands or you will be slain
Insurgents in the Marte Local Government Area in Borno State have given farmers a clear message: Stop going to your lands or you will be slain. Residents in Marte town […]
Radio Ndarason listeners’ expectations of Lake Chad Basin Governor’s Forum
The 4th Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum – organised by the Lake Chad Basin Commission in collaboration with the African Union Commission and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – will take place in N’Djamena, Chad, from tomorrow
Eid-El-Kabir: Amid tight security, celebrations in Nigeria’s northeast go peacefully and harmoniously
Heavy presence of police officers, soldiers, members of the civilian joint task force and other security operatives ensure the safety of worshippers across the northeast of Nigeria
Six more farmers in Damboa beheaded by insurgents
Six more farmers have been beheaded by insurgents after they ventured into a nearby forest on the outskirts of Damboa town. They were buried on Tuesday morning.
Governor pledges to provide adequate security to stop the slaying of farmers in Borno State
Following the recent spate of attacks on farmers in Borno State, governor Babagana Umara Zulum has reiterated his commitment to collaborate with the Nigerian Army and other security operatives to increase safer access to farmlands.
Two charcoal makers found beheaded in Damboa forest
Security analyst says the recent spate of attacks on farmers is because insurgents want to jeopardize and destabilise the relative peace that now exists in Nigeria’s northeast
Lots of promises – but Nigerian refugees in Niger Republic don’t hold up much hope
This year’s theme of World Refugee Day, commemorated around the globe on June 20, was “Hope Away from Home” – but the more than 20,000 Nigerian refugees in Diffa in the Niger Republic are not feeling very hopeful.
The fear of being kidnapped is keeping farmers from their lands
Farmers in Gajiganna say there has been a sudden rise in the number of people being kidnapped by unknown men who demand ransom money before they let their captives go
Farmers in Bama get security clearance to resume planting grains as they did before the deadly insurgency
Borno State farmers in Bama have been given the go-ahead to begin farming grains again after more than a decade of the insurgency.
One year on and desperate flood victims are still waiting for help from Borno State government
This year’s rainy season has begun but hundreds of people, who had to scramble to higher ground in Maiduguri after huge flooding devastated their homes last year, have still not received any help or compensation from the Borno State government.
