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Beninese Police Detain Nigerian Journalist, ‘Threaten Jail Time Unless Bribed’
Damilola Ayeni, a Nigerian journalist, is currently detained at the Parakou Police Station in neighbouring Benin Republic and the police…
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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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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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42 Women Kidnapped By Boko Haram In Borno Released In Exchange For Cash, Food
A group of 42 peasant women kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists last week have been released after intense negotiations at…
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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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Flooding In Maiduguri Displaces Residents As Poor Drainage Systems Fail To Cope
The township of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, North East Nigeria, has again fallen victim to devastating floods, forcing…
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Attacks On Nigerian Farmers Will Starve Children To ‘Brink Of Death’ Says Charity
Hundreds of thousands of children could be pushed to “the brink of death” this year because of continued raids and…
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Cost Of Living Crisis: Sick Nigerians Face Borrowing To Pay For Healthcare
Adetayo Sadiq, 42, has had to depend on his wife and well-wishers to sustain his family of five since he…
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Cost Of Living Crisis: Soldiers Fire On Grain Store Looters In Nigeria’s Adamawa
Soldiers have opened fire on crowds of young people as they raided food stores in North East Nigeria. The raids…
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