Society
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.
UN Demands Justice for 63 Killed in Nigeria’s Northeast
“Civilians should never be a target”. The United Nations strongly condemned the recent attack in Darul Jamal, a village in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. 63 people, including Nigerian soldiers, was murdered during the assault.
UNHAS shutdown fligths operations in Nigeria’s Northeast over lack of funding
Funding Shortages Forced UN to Shut Down Air Services in Nigeria’s Northeast. The shutdown will severely compromise the humanitarian response in Nigeria’s northeast, where millions are already suffering from hunger, displacement, and insecurity.
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.
Islamist Militants Kill Six Security Operatives in Nigeria’s Northeast
Islamist Militants Kill Six Security Operatives in Nigeria’s Northeast. The Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) urge the government to provide us with the necessary support. Farmers abandonned their farms, threatening food security in the communities.
Sanitary Pads Tax-Free: More Affordable for Conflict-Affected Women
Nigeria’s government announced tax-free policy on sanitary pads making them more available and affordable. Lower income women use pieces of cloth to manage their monthly flow, which is unhygienic and harmful. Tax removal will improve health condition
‘Senseless and barbaric’ attacks a threat to national security
National Union of Road Transport Workers threatens to suspend transportation of goods to the southeast if Indigenous People of Biafra continue to brutally kill truck drivers from the north. The […]
Coronations mark the ‘restoration of peace’
Thousands of people, including dignitaries and traditional rulers, gather to celebrate the coronation of two new Shehus in the emirates of Bama and Dikwa in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State. Thousands […]
New beginning for repatriated refugees
Thousands of Nigerians who have been living in a refugee camp in Chad have been repatriated – they will be staying in Maiduguri until it is safe to resettle in […]
Repentant insurgents ‘rude, arrogant and reckless’
Residents of Konduga in Borno State say surrendered insurgents working with the military in counterinsurgency operations think they are better than everyone else. Penitent insurgents – who are working with […]
