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Features
From Captivity To University: Bold Borno Girl Who Escaped Marriage To Boko Haram Thrice (1)
It was 9 a.m. in Maiduguri, but the sun was already scorching at 30°c. It is typical for the city…
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Features
Residents Worry As Street Begging Reaches Historic High In Maiduguri
Strategically positioning themselves at traffic light controlled junctions or in front of shopping malls, restaurants, banks and offices; women, men,…
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News
Maiduguri: Insurgency-Induced Power Outage Dwarfs Living Conditions, Businesses
In mid-January, Boko Haram attacked electricity towers that link Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, with the national grid and to…
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News
How Terrorists Are Taking Charge Of Borno’s Ungoverned Spaces, Highways
Guzamala is certainly not the only local government area in Borno state that is completely off-limit for both the military…
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Analyses
Damasak: When Going Home Becomes Unsafe For Returnee-IDPs
This week, two disconcerting videos trended on social media — one from a faction of the armed insurgent group, Islamic…
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Armed Violence
Guzamala: Nigeria’s Captured L.G.A. Where Non-State Actors Still Rule
There are 774 local government areas in Nigeria. One of them is totally under the control of non-state actors. Over…
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Features
Maiduguri: A City Under Siege – Special Report
On Monday, December 21, an outraged Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, captured the mood of many residents about the…
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Features
Travails of Mama Boko Haram: Why She Is Held In Prison Since February
Seated outside the dock in a Maiduguri courtroom, her entire body veiled from head-to-toe with her typical adornment of niqab…
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