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Armed Violence
Kirawa: A Borno Community Expected Rain, But Bullets Fell Instead
Kirawa residents were expecting rain on a cloudy Sunday afternoon, when, guns blazing, Boko Haram stormed their town. It was…
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Armed Violence
In Sudan, Aid Workers Are Paying With Their Lives As War Rages
Staff of international humanitarian organisations are at the receiving end of the ongoing war in Sudan. The raging feud between…
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Rags For Menstruation: The Harsh Reality Of Period Poverty In North East Nigeria
Eunice Elisha is one of many young girls experiencing hardship as a result of period poverty in Adamawa State, North…
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Stigma And Other Roadblocks As Reintegrated ‘Boko Haram Wives’ Seek A Fresh Start
Witches. Children of terrorists. These words hurt more than the pebbles their neighbours threw at them, sometimes making them regret…
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Officials Are Diverting Government Tractors For Profit In Nigeria’s Borno State
Farmers in Borno State trying to hire equipment that is meant to be loaned out cheaply to help them produce…
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Displaced Girls In Borno Dream Of Education But Their Communities Have No Schools
Amina Usman, 18, is passionate about defending the rights of girls in her community. For this reason, she wants to…
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Terrorists Abduct 42 Women In Borno
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted 42 women in northeastern Nigeria, a security volunteer group said Wednesday. They were abducted…
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Attacks On Farmers Hitting Food Supply In Nigeria’s Borno State
Last year, three friends — Mohammad Alkali, Habib Abakar, and Ali Mohammad — raised ₦1.3 million (about $1,700) to venture…
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Humanitarian Crises
‘We Always Think Of Home’, Nigerians Stuck In Sudan Express
Sometime in April this year, Farida Muhammad* left her home in Khartoum to visit relatives in another state within Sudan.…
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Highway Extortion: NDLEA Threatens Sanctions Following HumAngle Investigation
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has threatened to sanction any of its personnel caught extorting commuters. NDLEA spokesperson…
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