North East
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Armed Violence
The Forest Exploits of Nigeria’s Blood-Thirsty Terrorists
Ali Mainasara can’t forget quickly. He badly wanted to speak about his plight, but no one would ask. A gang…
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Armed Violence
ISWAP’s ‘Tax’ System is Bleeding Farmers Dry in Northeastern Nigeria
Kaka Ali gripped the worn handle of his hoe with both hands, his fingers curling tightly around the smooth wood.…
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Armed Violence
ISWAP Claims Killing Of 2 ‘Aid Workers’ in Northeastern Nigeria
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the capture and subsequent killing of two individuals it…
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Features
The Pains and Struggles of Nigeria’s Forgotten IDPs in El-Miskin Camp
Deep within the sprawling city of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, lies the El-Miskin camp, housing hundreds of internally…
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News
ISWAP Attacks Security Post in Borno, Kills 1, Leaves with Patrol Truck
On Saturday, Dec. 21, residents of the Dalori community were enjoying a peaceful evening, with children fast asleep and the…
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Humanitarian Crises
Rural Communities in Nigeria’s Borno Struggle for Basic Amenities
Baba Aji Fariya, an elderly man with a weathered face and tired eyes, gazes down a sandy path leading out…
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Featured
Here Are Our Reporters’ Favourite 2024 HumAngle Stories
Almajiri Children Grow Old, Too. But What Happens When They Do? Almajiris in the Tandari community of Borno, northeastern Nigeria,…
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Development
Prisoners and Correctional Officers Build Bridges through Chess in Nigeria’s Borno
In a rare sense of camaraderie, inmates and officers at the Maiduguri Medium Custodial Facility in Borno state, northeastern Nigeria,…
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Development
Tragedy in Borno IDP Camps: Women Suffer Child Maternal Losses Amid Healthcare Crisis
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… It was 11 p.m., and Aisha Usman and her husband had fallen…
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Features
Forced Marriage, Rape, and the Silence of a Survivor in Nigeria’s Borno
When she was 11, Zainab’s* father forced her to marry his friend’s son in Gwoza, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. She…
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Features
Adamawa State’s Education Sector is Proving Inadequate for its Young Female Students
As the warm morning sun cast its golden rays over the serene landscape of Bobda, a small village in the…
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Features
Burnt Armoured Vehicles and Other War Relics Haunt Borno Communities
Adamu Abdulsalam is a civil servant and small-scale farmer who regularly travels from Gwoza town to Kirawa in Borno State,…
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