North East
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Human Rights
Eight Years After He Went Missing, A Letter Came Bearing Good News. But It’s Not Enough.
Not long before the world went on lockdown in early 2020, Hajja Gana Muhammad, 60, received a letter that brought…
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Armed Violence
Coping With Multiple Identities As An Intersex Person In Wartime Borno
The directive was that the Nigerian army was never to take them alive. And so every day when Sadiq and…
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Armed Violence
Boys Recuperating After Unexploded Ordnance Blast In Northeast Nigeria
Four young boys injured after picking unexploded ordnance in Ngala town near the shores of Lake Chad are recuperating at…
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Development
Maiduguri Flood Puts Displaced Residents At Risk Of Waterborne Epidemic
Days of torrential downpour have forced many residents in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, to temporarily evacuate from their flooded homes. Badly…
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Humanitarian Crises
Over 20,000 Displaced Persons Move Out Of Camps In Dalori, Northeast Nigeria
More than 20,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) moved out of two camps in Dalori, a community in Nigeria’s northeastern state…
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News
Chadian, 2 Nigerians Escape ISWAP Captivity
Three young women who had been captives of non-state actors in Northeast Nigeria have finally regained their freedom after an…
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Armed Violence
Should Nigerian Forces Carpet-Bomb Forest Areas In Tackling Terrorism?
Several Nigerians, including political leaders in the country, have floated the notion of defeating terrorists in Nigeria with carpet bombing.…
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News
Worst Flood In Decades, Devastates Communities In Northeast Nigeria
Heavy flooding led to the death of about 11 people and widespread destruction in Gujba and Gulani Local Government Areas…
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News
Nigerian Military Says Over 14,000 Boko Haram Fighters Have Surrendered So Far
The Nigerian Military has disclosed that only 14,609 fighters make up the 70,593 persons that have fled Boko Haram sanctuaries…
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News
More Chibok School Girls Escape Boko Haram Captivity
Three more Chibok schoolgirls, Kauna Luka, Ruth Bitrus and Hanatu Musa, have regained freedom after escaping Boko Haram captivity in…
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Exclusive
Young Girls In Northeast Nigeria Say They Are Terrified By Threat Of Abuse
Adolescent girls in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno say they face the fear of sexual violence and trafficking, which terrified…
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News
Nigerian Authorities Push Ahead With Displaced Persons Camps Closure In Maiduguri
The government of Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, on Thursday, July 28, flagged off the last phase of relocating internally…
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