North-East
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Armed Violence
Boko Haram is Tracking and Assassinating Defectors in Nigeria’s North East. Here’s How
His past refused to let go. When Kakana renounced allegiance to Boko Haram in 2021, he returned home hoping to…
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Displacement & Migration
In Borno, IDPs Confront New Difficulties after Escaping Boko Haram
Earlier this year, Ya Jalo Mustapha stayed with her two sons, Ali and Bor, in Njimiya, a village in Sambisa…
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Features
Reformed Gangs Are Becoming the Guardians of Peace in Maiduguri
Ngomari Costine has a terrible reputation. The area, in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, is filled with delinquent youth popularly referred to…
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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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Featured
The Market Women Bridging Faith Divides In Adamawa State
In November 2024, an empty field suddenly turned into a bustling scene. Women streamed in carrying baskets of tomatoes, while…
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Analyses
What Needs to Change in Nigeria’s Urbanisation for Frequent Floods to Cease?
In May, floods swept through Mokwa, a community in Niger State, North Central Nigeria, killing over 160 people — the…
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Podcast
The Dangers of Farming Amidst Insecurity
VOV 129: The Dangers of Farming Amidst Insecurity | RSS.com You used to spend long days on the farm, planting…
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Featured
Broken Promises Push Surrendered Terrorists into Frustration
Abba Ali says he was there when Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau blew himself up to avoid capture by the…
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Featured
Adamawa IDPs Remember Home After a Decade Away
Life was good in Madagali. There was food, good shelter, and a large farm for 45-year-old Milcha Lazarus. But this…
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Analyses
How TikTok Fuels a New Wave of WhatsApp Scams in Hausa Language
When Mukhtar Dahiru saw a TikTok video promising he could make money on WhatsApp, he clicked without hesitation. Within days,…
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