Society
Special Report: Fuel shortage brings Nigeria to a standstill
Drivers, commuters, traders and students groan as the shortage of fuel bites harder and petrol and transport costs soar. The shortage of fuel in Nigeria has resulted in queues of […]
‘If we go back to our farmlands, we will die’
Borno State farmers say armed men, thought to be insurgents, chased them from their lands five months ago and they threatened to kill anyone who returns. Hundreds of farmers in […]
Rescued women are missing out on love
‘Men in the free world think we are mentally ill; they shun us and treat us like second-class citizens – it is virtually impossible to find a man willing to […]
Fear that rescued Chibok schoolgirls – now women – may return to their captors
Radical and ingrained ideology, coupled with severe economic hardship, may be the triggers that send discouraged Chibok women back to the bush to be with their insurgent husbands. The Nigerian […]
Multiple fires in displaced persons’ camps may have been set deliberately
The Borno State government is investigating claims that malevolent parties may have paid youngsters as much as ₦10,000 to set multiple fires in IDP camps since the start of 2024. […]
Eid Mubarak to all our readers
Harsh economic climate is taking its toll on many Muslims in Borno State who say festivities will be muted because of they simply cannot afford to splash out. Sultan Muhammad […]
Living in hell – 14 years and two days in detention
Recently released detainees are angry about being wrongly arrested but relieved to be back with their families after spending years in overcrowded prisons with little to no hope of ever […]
Fraudsters steal thousands from distraught mothers
Moms tell of the anguish they went through trying to get their innocent sons freed from military detention and how so-called soldiers and lawyers took advantage of them. Fraudsters are […]
Homeless, hungry and hopeless
Displaced people who lost everything they owned in fires that raged through their camps say the Borno State government has forgotten them. “We’re homeless, hungry and hopeless – and it […]
Victims of fire beg Borno State governor to come to their aid
Displaced people say authorities are ignoring them even though they are aware of the inferno that engulfed their huts, leaving them with nothing but the clothes they were wearing when […]
