Serious setbacks hamper government’s efforts to address food crisis in the country

Government has begun distributing seeds, agricultural tools, water pumps and pesticides to irrigation farmers but the intervention is being thwarted by questionable individuals who are undermining the state’s efforts to […]

Gutted clinic in Mainok: The result of an attack by insurgents or an electrical fault?

Residents say authorities warned them not to say it was insurgents who gutted the clinic but rather to blame it on an electrical fault. The only primary healthcare facility in […]

Bereaved family of killed truck driver demands justice and compensation from Borno State government and the military

Family says truck driver, who was allegedly beaten to death by a soldier because he would not pay a bribe, was kind and generous and was looking forward to getting […]

Traditional chief, his wife and children among those abducted by unknown gunmen in Taraba State

Residents say they are in shock and are mourning the chief, whom they pray will be released soon by the unknown bandits. A traditional ruler, his wife and children were […]

Four women and two children drown after roaming elephants chase them into a swirling river in Kala Balge

Farmers in Kala Balge complain every year about the roaming elephants but officials have not come to their aid. Four women and two children drowned after roaming elephants chased them […]

Bleak Christmas in store for poor and indigent Christians

The prohibitive cost of living means many Christians throughout Nigeria cannot prepare for Christmas celebrations because they simply do not have the money. Poor and indigent Christians in Maiduguri are […]

Great welcome as Radio Ndarason FM 88.5 launches in Maiduguri

At an auspicious event, Shehu of Borno State officially launches Radio Ndarason FM 88.5 Maiduguri, which aims to promote Kanuri cultural heritage and socioeconomic development – as well as peace, […]

Drivers get stern warning to stick to the rules of the road to avoid the high number of crashes – some of which had proved fatal in previous years – […]

Slight increase in reported cases of sexual gender-based violence – but much more still needs to be done

Slowly but surely women and girls in Borno State are beginning to believe they are survivors and not victims of sexual gender-based violence. Not so long ago, women and girls […]

Internally displaced persons take bold steps to move from dependence to self-reliance

IDPs say it feels good to be self-reliant and to no longer have to depend solely on the government or humanitarian aid agencies to feed their families. Some internally displaced […]