Society
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 […]
Eight-year-old girl dies in Muna camp inferno
More than 1,000 are homeless and have nothing to eat after fire sweeps through Muna internally displaced persons’ camp in Maiduguri An eight-year-old girl has died in a fire that […]
Healing the trauma of the past so that girls can look forward to a fulfilling future
Lafiya Sarari embeds the concepts of creativity, critical thinking, tolerance, character building, acceptance, etiquette, hygiene, peace and unity. When her parents were killed in a violent attack by insurgents, a […]
Hunger is killing us, say wives of surrendered insurgents
Security operatives are brought in to prevent starving women from returning to the bushes to live with insurgents “Hunger is killing us one by one and we are tired of […]
