Society
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.
Women give thumbs up to revised bus seating policy
Women passengers in Maiduguri say men have been taking advantage of them in overcrowded buses: They touch us inappropriately and if we complain, we are simply told to ‘get off’. […]
Committee to review ban on scrap metal scavenging in Borno State
As the state begins to get back to normal after the devastating flood, governor forms committee to devise a framework to ‘sanitise the scavenging business’ and provide jobs to thousands […]
More than 1,300 houses on riverbanks earmarked for demolition
Residents – who have been ordered not to rebuild or renovate their houses along the riverbanks – fear they will end up on the streets if the government does not […]
Another devastating setback for Maiduguri Monday Market traders
Traders, who were just beginning to recover from last year’s market inferno, say they will have to start from scratch for the second time after losing everything in the September […]
Manhunt for inmates after prison wall collapses in flood
Nigeria’s vice-president arrives in Maiduguri to oversee ongoing relief efforts and to interact with thousands of people displaced in ‘the most catastrophic floods in three decades’. A manhunt is under […]
Mass burial for victims of Mafa massacre
Insurgents say the deadly attack was a reprisal strike against villagers whom they accused of providing intelligence to the military that led to the killing of ISWAP members last month. […]
Beggars ignore ban as cost-of-living crisis worsens
As economic climate gets harsher, more people – particularly women, children and the disabled – are turning to begging to get food and money, saying it is the only way […]
Borno State to implement transitional justice for 6,900 repentant insurgents
‘We have 6,900 Boko Haram fighters in custody. We won’t reintegrate them into society because they have committed crimes. There’s a process to be followed, including transitional justice’ The […]
More than 100,000 cases of human rights violations in June
National Human Rights Commission says s the urge in reported cases of abuse – including the abandonment of 1,667 children – is unsettling and alarming but not unexpected. A total […]
Pay up or they die
If we do not pay, they tell us where to collect the corpse: Displaced persons say they face many challenges trying to get enough money to meet exorbitant ransom demands. […]
