Society
Thousands of victims of Muna camp fire are in desperate need of humanitarian aid
Most internally displaced persons at the camp have had to sleep in the open because they have nothing left and no place else to go. The disastrous fire that broke […]
It’s a daily grind for widows of men killed in the 14-year conflict to put food on the table
With their breadwinners now dead – or missing, presumed dead – grieving widows in Borno State do whatever they can to feed and care for their children. The 14-year conflict […]
Two children die and a man badly burnt as fire rips through Muna internally displaced persons’ camp
Ward of the Muna IDP camp in Maiduguri says at least 1,300 tents and thatch dwellings went up in flames, livestock killed and property worth thousands of naira destroyed. Two […]
Food-insecurity crisis in northeastern Nigeria is getting worse – a lot worse
High cost of living has resulted in most households relying solely on carbohydrates to keep going – but there are many who go to bed with empty bellies. Despite President […]
Excitement, camaraderie and unity as university lifts ban on Social Week
Participants express satisfaction, happiness and love for one another during Social Week, saying the event gave meaning to the expression unity in diversity among the students on campus. There was […]
More than four million people now facing food crisis in Nigeria’s northeast
Climate change, fuel subsidy removal, widespread flooding and drought in some areas, rural banditry, inflation, increased attacks on farmers, rising fertiliser prices and insecticides are the key drivers of food […]
It takes guts and heaps of courage to be a woman journalist in northeastern Nigeria
Being a woman journalist in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states is extremely challenging – here they share their sometimes-horrifying experiences. Insurgents’ atrocities, bomb blasts, dead bodies, farmer-herder clashes, having guns […]
