North-East
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Features
After Years of Arbitrary Military Detention, Two Young Nigerians Rebuild Their Lives
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Saleh Hassan tilted his head upwards occasionally, his gaze fixed on the…
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Featured
From Disaster to Recovery: Borno’s Government Aid Falls Short for Devastated Families
Following the devastating floodwaters that ravaged Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, in September 2024, hundreds of families were…
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Features
Cradling Babies, Forsaking Dreams: Teenage Pregnancies Strain Lives in Nigeriaâs Rural CommunitiesÂ
âIf I could go back in time, I would change my fate,â Deborah Salama said, her eyes fixed on the…
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Development
Borno’s Broken Bridge: Residents Suffer as Youths Build Alternative Amid Official NeglectÂ
On Sept. 10, 2024, a collapsed dam in Maiduguri, northeastern Borno State, led to devastating floods that affected about a…
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Armed Violence
IDPs Rally to Raise Ransom After Kidnappers Kill One of Seven Abducted in Northeastern Nigeria
Seven locals from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, northeastern Nigeria, were abducted by unidentified kidnappers on Thursday, Jan. 9.…
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Analyses
Rising Insecurity: Spotlight on the Damboa Tragedy in Nigeria
The recent attack on a military base in Sabon Gari, a remote village in the Damboa local government area of…
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Features
One Girlâs Ordeal With Sexual Abuse, Teenage Pregnancy in Northeastern NigeriaÂ
When Fatima Hassan* met Jamil at the Islamic and Arabic Study Centre in the Pompomari area of Damaturu, Yobe State,…
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Podcast
A Night Of Destruction
VOV 120: A Night Of Destruction | RSS.com One night in December, terrorists attacked a small community in Gombe, northeastern…
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Armed Violence
The Forest Exploits of Nigeriaâs Blood-Thirsty Terrorists
Ali Mainasara canât forget quickly. He badly wanted to speak about his plight, but no one would ask. A gang…
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Armed Violence
ISWAPâs âTaxâ System is Bleeding Farmers Dry in Northeastern NigeriaÂ
Kaka Ali gripped the worn handle of his hoe with both hands, his fingers curling tightly around the smooth wood.…
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