Borno
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Human Rights
A Lone Walk To Justice
Once upon a time, 11 years ago, during the early years of Boko Haram, a young man in Maiduguri, Northeast…
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Displacement & Migration
The Hadejia IDPs: Heartbreak And Hope In A Land Of Strangers
It was a day like any other; the sun shone and birds chirped. Then the sound of gunfire shattered the…
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News
Farmers In Northeast Nigeria Turn To Irrigation Farming After 2022 Flood Disaster
When the flood submerged his rice farmland located on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria, and with no sign that…
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Development
Gaining Autonomy But Losing Intimacy: Marriage With A Migrant
Zainab, 35, has been left behind in Yolde Pate, a community in the northeastern state of Adamawa, while her husband…
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Displacement & Migration
Scarce Resources, NGO Activities Are Putting Locals, IDPs At Loggerheads
There is utter astonishment in Elizabeth Jerome’s tone as she talks about what could best be described as the ‘cold…
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Extremism
NGO Trains Qur’anic Students In Borno On Countering Violent Extremism
About 10,000 students of Quranic schools in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, have been trained as peace ambassadors through alternative Quranic…
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Human Rights
Tragedy On The Road To Maiduguri’s Cattle Market
One cool morning many Septembers ago, Goni set out on a long journey to the urban capital of Borno with…
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Emergencies
UN Calls On Urgent Actions Against Acute Malnutrition In Nigeria, 14 other Countries
Nigeria is listed as one of the 15 countries most hit by food and nutrition crises due the humanitarian crises…
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Armed Violence
Chased By Terrorists, Caught By The Military: Two Sides Of An Ugly War
Boko Haram wanted Adam Lawan dead. As a politician and vigilante, he represented everything they detested: allegiance to democratic rule…
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Analyses
Abundant Fish And ISWAP’s Misguided Faith
Fishermen are prone to telling tall stories about their catches. There was always a much bigger one that got away,…
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