Society
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.
Bleak Christmas in store for poor and indigent Christians
The prohibitive cost of living means many Christians throughout Nigeria cannot prepare for Christmas celebrations because they simply do not have the money. Poor and indigent Christians in Maiduguri are […]
Great welcome as Radio Ndarason FM 88.5 launches in Maiduguri
At an auspicious event, Shehu of Borno State officially launches Radio Ndarason FM 88.5 Maiduguri, which aims to promote Kanuri cultural heritage and socioeconomic development – as well as peace, […]
Drivers get stern warning to stick to the rules of the road to avoid the high number of crashes – some of which had proved fatal in previous years – […]
Slight increase in reported cases of sexual gender-based violence – but much more still needs to be done
Slowly but surely women and girls in Borno State are beginning to believe they are survivors and not victims of sexual gender-based violence. Not so long ago, women and girls […]
Internally displaced persons take bold steps to move from dependence to self-reliance
IDPs say it feels good to be self-reliant and to no longer have to depend solely on the government or humanitarian aid agencies to feed their families. Some internally displaced […]
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 […]
