Usman Abba Zanna
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Displacement & Migration
Photo Essay (I): No Way Home For Locals Uprooted By Disastrous Maiduguri Floods
Tears, sorrow, destruction and displacement hit thousands of people following the disastrous flooding that nearly swallowed towns and villages of…
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News
Flood-Affected Food Items In Maiduguri Pose Serious Health Risks, Experts Warn
In the wake of the tragic floods that have swept through Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria since last week, swallowing humans…
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Analyses
Nigerian Military’s Recent Tactical Actions Spark Renewed Optimism For Safety
Residents of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno, northeastern Nigeria, have been through a roller coaster of emotions since the emergence…
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Analyses
Maiduguri Floods: The Unfortunate Series Of Events That Led To The Breakdown Of Alau Dam
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… When flooding submerged towns and villages of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno…
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Features
‘Haunted’: Family Of Nigerian Policeman Killed By Boko Haram Struggling 12 Years Later
When the love of your life is gone, and the fear of never finding that kind of love again grips…
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Armed Violence
A Day Later, Abductors Demand ₦50 Million For Release Of Nigerian Medical Students
Dread has gripped Nigeria after 20 medical students – including a house officer – were abducted on Thursday, Aug 15.…
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Development
Husbands Abandoning Their Families In Borno Due To Economic Hardship
Bintu’s two co-wives, Aisha Ali and Zainab Ali, could not bear the hardship that struck their family over the past…
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Armed Violence
Many Killed As Suicide Bombing Hits Market In Nigeria’s Borno State
A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber detonated a bomb at a marketplace in Kauri, a rural community in the Konduga…
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Development
Nigerian Farmers Face Hardship Amidst Soaring Inflation And Insurgency
Musa Bulama, 48, used to harvest more than 30 bags of maize in previous years, but this year he cannot…
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Features
Delayed Rainfall, Soaring Cost Of Seeds: The Nightmares Of Local Farmers In Borno
He has worked all his life as a farmer, ploughing the earth to harvest crops yearly. Abba Isa, 75, now…
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