North-East
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Humanitarian Crises
‘We Are Still Displaced’: Resettled IDPs Describe Greater Risks At Resettlement Site
When Ya Inde Ali, 30, was resettled to Nguro Soye, a community in Bama Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno…
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Armed Violence
545 Days (1): A Great Escape From The Heart Of Terror
“Today is the D-Day of our escape,” abducted humanitarian worker Jummai Inuwa said firmly to the other women in her…
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News
Army Shuts Down Local Arms Factory In Restive Cameroon Region
Soldiers shut down a weapons factory in Cameroon’s restive Southwest region, seizing a haul of locally made firearms and arresting…
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Emergencies
Farmers Tried To Protect Their Land From Floods, It Divided Communities
Even before the scientists were predicting torrential rains would cause devastating floods in many Nigerian states, Hadejia people knew that…
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Humanitarian Crises
Resettled Displaced People In Northeast Nigeria Lament Lack Of Water, Toilets
Lack of water and sanitation facilities in resettlement camps in Borno, Northeast Nigeria, is forcing internally displaced people being resettled…
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Displacement & Migration
What Does ‘Going Home’ Mean To The Displaced?
“Hauwa, we have been violated [by the insurgency]. We have been dishonoured and dehumanised: Us, our husbands, our children. It’s…
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Humanitarian Crises
She Lost Three Children Before The War, And Then It Took All That Was Left
Yagana Mamanaye’s life was complete, and then it wasn’t. She had everything she wanted. A home that embraced her. A…
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Armed Violence
Pilot Of Downed Fighter Jet Buried In Quiet Ceremony, Co-Pilot Remains Missing
A Nigerian Air Force pilot killed during a combat mission in the Northeast of the country was finally buried on…
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Emergencies
Cholera, Measles Kill 252 Persons In Nigeria’s Borno
A total of 178 persons have died of cholera infection in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria since July this year, according…
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Environment & Climate Change
Dead Trees, No Water, Missing Money; The Truth Of Yobe’s “Great Green Wall”
The Nigerian government is investing resources to build a corridor of trees in eleven states in the North to combat…
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