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Analyses
Do Terror Attacks in Nigeria Spike During Ramadan? Here’s What We Know
As Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, prayer, and reflection, entered its second week, specifically on March 5, terrorists…
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Features
Three Bomb Blasts Hit Maiduguri. Survivors Recall a Night of Panic
Umar Muhammad Mustapha had just stepped out of the mosque when he heard someone say an explosion had gone off…
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Armed Violence
Recent Terror Attacks in Borno Have Targeted Military Bases and Weapons
“If they rebuild and you return, we will kill you.” That was the threat Abubakar Dalwa received before fleeing to…
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Armed Violence
An Illicit Gold Economy is Pushing Desperate Nigerians into Southern Algeria
Whenever Abdul Mahmud speaks about the journey from Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, to southern Algeria, in North Africa, his voice…
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Podcast
Everything Was Burned
VOV 132: Everything Was Burned | RSS.com Gina Bashir is a 46-year-old farmer from Askira Uba, in Borno, northeastern Nigeria.…
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Armed Violence
Insecurity on Borno Roads Still Affecting Commerce
It was early in the morning, and Yakubu Buba stood in front of his house in Gamboru, northeastern Nigeria, looking…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists in Borno Executed IDPs After Families Couldn’t Raise Ransom
Jidda Hadu is married and has six children who depend entirely on him for survival. His younger brother, Mohammed Hadu,…
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Armed Violence
In the Aftermath of the Mosque Bomb Blast in Maiduguri
It was almost 6 p.m. on the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 24. Makinta Bukar had finished attending to a customer…
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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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Armed Violence
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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