Society
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 […]
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 […]
