Society
Fasting during a heatwave
Scorching temperatures, even higher food prices, soaring inflation and the collapsing naira add to the challenges of observing the fast during Ramadan. Scorching temperatures – averaging around 42°C and 44°C […]
Five young children die in two separate fires in Borno State IDP camps
Residents of Muna Kumburi IDP camp in Maiduguri are outraged by firefighter’s allegation that they set the fire deliberately to get humanitarian aid. Five children have lost their lives in […]
Distribution of food aid in Maiduguri resumes after week-long suspension
Food aid for the most vulnerable members of society has resumed after the conclusion of investigations into alleged irregularities. The distribution of food aid – intended for the “most vulnerable […]
Maiduguri’s power-outage meltdown
No word on cause of blackout as businesses shut up shop, water prices skyrocket and electric vehicles come to a grinding halt. Some businesses in Maiduguri have temporarily shut up […]
Improvised explosive device blasts in January the highest in two years
United Nations says as camps are shut down in Maiduguri, displaced people could be returning to areas contaminated with IEDs and mines The United Nations Mine Action Services (UNMAS) has […]
Special report: The need for the Borno State Child Protection Law to be fully implemented
Differences between the Child Rights Act and Sharia law need to be bridged to ensure kids have the right to education and health – and are protected from abuse. The […]
No shelters, no toilets, no dignity
No shelters or toilets for more than 200 displaced persons who were forced by the Borno State government to leave the houses they occupied illegally. More than 200 displaced […]
UN strongly condemns abduction of at least 200 displaced women, girls and boys
Although an unspecified number of older women and children under the age of 10 have been released, scores of displaced people remain unaccounted for The United Nations has strongly condemned […]
At least 150 displaced women feared abducted by insurgents
News is just emerging about the alleged abduction of at least 150 displaced women from a remote area of Borno State in Nigeria’s northeast. Dozens of women have gone missing […]
Displaced man dies while queueing for food in Maiduguri
Distribution of food aid to 100,000 vulnerable displaced persons will resume this week after it was suspended on Friday because of irregularities An internally displaced man has died while queueing […]
