Borno
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Analyses
Borno’s Local Elections Marred by Apathy and Open Malpractice
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, was meant to be a pivotal civic exercise across Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, as residents were…
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Daily Abductions Leave Borno Farmers Terrified as Harvest Peaks
Aisha Waba’s hands moved quickly through the rows of beans as she harvested under the midday sun at her farm…
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Podcast
VOV 2025 Wrapped
VOV 2025 Wrapped | RSS.com To tell stories of conflict, and show what becomes of people and communities when their…
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Peacebuilding Actors Say ‘Christian Genocide’ Rhetoric Is Eroding Their Work in Nigeria
Temisan Etietsola works as a media strategist at Search for Common Ground, a think tank focused on peacebuilding through media…
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News
Displaced Women in Nigeria’s North East Struggle With a Severe Mental Health Support Shortage
When the terror reached her village, Maiwa, Amina ran with nothing but her two youngest children. As the gunfire echoed…
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Analyses
The Making and Unmaking of Abubakar Shekau
The night air over the Sambisa forest reserve in North East Nigeria throbbed with the growl of engines. Then came…
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News
11-Year-Old Hangs Self in Maiduguri, Sparks Talks on Children’s Mental Health
A tragic event shook a compound on Polo Road in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in northeastern Nigeria, this weekend…
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Boko Haram Kills 8, 3 Missing After Attack on Borno Community
Boko Haram attacked Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members in the Warabe community in Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State,…
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Widowed by Boko Haram, Swept by Floods, but She Refused to Sink
The 300 metres separating Aisha Ali’s new house from the old farmhouse may seem short, but it represents the long…
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News
#GallariMen: Journalists, CSOs Demand Justice for Borno Torture Victims
Journalists and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have joined forces to seek justice for 42 men arbitrarily detained and tortured by…
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