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Human Rights
Into The Abyss Of Deaths, Burials, And Missing People In Nigeria’s War On Terror
Where must this story begin? That Saturday morning in March 2013, when Adamu Sa’adu set out for his tailoring shop…
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Features
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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Features
Stigma And Other Roadblocks As Reintegrated ‘Boko Haram Wives’ Seek A Fresh Start
Witches. Children of terrorists. These words hurt more than the pebbles their neighbours threw at them, sometimes making them regret…
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Armed Violence
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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Features
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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Features
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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News
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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Solutions
Charcoal Briquettes Kindle Tiny Ember Of Hope For Women Who Lost Everything
Martha Adamu’s husband was killed and their house set ablaze on the evening of March 18, 2019. The perpetrators, Boko…
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Features
Insecurity On The Maiduguri-Damboa Road Is Affecting Socio-Economic Activities
Ubale Ibrahim, a commercial driver plying Askira-Uba to Maiduguri is one of the few persons that have survived the terrorist…
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Solutions
Schoolgirls In Northeast Nigeria May No Longer Struggle To Write JAMB
A girl in a pink hijab focuses intently on her assigned computer. Her name is Nusaiba Sunusi, an SS1 student…
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