Borno
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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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Displacement & Migration
IDP Camps Close But No End To ‘Camp Life’ For Many Displaced People
There was a bit of buzz at the Gubio displacement camp in Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria, on Thursday, Dec. 1, as…
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Armed Violence
The Buni Yadi Tragedy: The Boy Who Saw It Coming
For a very long time after Fatima Tanko Haruna was given a million naira by the Yobe state government as…
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News
Mothers Of Malnourished Children Not To Blame For Resale Of Therapeutic Foods, Say MSF
The illegal sale of Ready To Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTFs) should not be put on indigent mothers of malnourished children,…
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Human Rights
A Farmer’s Troubled Return From De-Radicalisation Camp
The question infuriated Abu Bulama. Those asking wanted an answer about what should be done, but to Abu, it seemed…
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