Society
Hunger beats the threat of kidnapping and murder
Women say they cannot let their fear of insurgent attacks overwhelm them because, if they do not collect and sell firewood, they will starve – but they know that every […]
Release of innocent detainees will fast-track acceptance of reintegrated penitent insurgents
Frustrated and angry relatives of detainees cannot understand why repentant surrendered insurgents are being reintegrated into society while their innocent loved ones are still imprisoned. As surrendered and repentant insurgents […]
Beneficiaries of Ramadan feeding programme say food is tasteless and of poor quality
Borno State commissioner for religious affairs promises to investigate claims that the food provided is of poor quality and beneficiaries are eating it only because they are hungry and do […]
No evidence that 313 ‘suspected terrorists’ committed any crimes
High Court orders military to release 313 detainees, saying ‘the prosecution counsel could not charge them with any offence due to lack of sufficient evidence against them’. The Federal High […]
‘When insurgents catch you, they will bury you alive in a big hole’
Displaced Borno State woman is angry about ‘false truths’ that IDPs voluntarily returned to live with ‘ruthless and murderous’ insurgents in a hideout in Ngala forest. “When insurgents catch you, […]
Excitement as popular Damboa livestock market reopens
Buyers and sellers from Borno State and beyond flock to Damboa for the reopening of the popular livestock market on Monday, March 25. One of the biggest and most popular […]
Three months and still no justice for truck driver’s ‘brutal’ killing
Bereaved relatives have renewed their calls for justice and compensation for the ‘brutal and merciless’ killing of a truck driver who was allegedly beaten to death by a soldier. It […]
Insecurity and climate change threaten food security in Nigeria’s northeast
The murder of farmers and uncertainty of climate change are having a devasting effect on the agriculture and economic sectors, pushing the price of food even higher. The month is […]
‘Forgotten’ displaced people beg Borno State government to resettle them in their ancestral hometowns
While the government is resettling people from the three largest IDP camps in Maiduguri, it does not appear to even be aware of the plight of those living in more […]
Two young children die in separate fires in displaced persons’ camps in Borno State
Internally displaced persons left with nothing but the clothes on their backs after raging fires rip through two camps leaving victims in desperate need of humanitarian aid. Two young children […]
