Terrorists Break Peace Accord With Local Communities in North West Nigeria
Terrorists have violated the peace accord with seven communities in Zamfara state, North West Nigeria. Barely a year after brokering peace with community heads, an…
Uncovering Damage Caused by Maiduguri Flood in Alau Dam Community
Borno state in North East Nigeria recently experienced its worst flooding disaster in three decades after the Alau Dam overflowed and swept through communities across…
Floods, Famine, and Fear: The Battle for Food Security in Nigeria’s North East
The call connected us across the distance. His voice, heavy with frustration and loss, filled the silence. “The floodwaters washed away almost all the crops,”…
How a Late Cancer Diagnosis Caused Four Years of Struggle
Image discretion warning: This story contains descriptions of a medical condition and includes an image of a tumour removed during surgery, which may disturb some…
Boko Haram Releases Shocking Video of Beheadings in North East Nigeria
In a chilling resurgence of violence, suspected members of Boko Haram have released a graphic video depicting the brutal beheading of four people recently abducted…
World Food Day: Nigerians Going Hungry Amid Soaring Inflation
As the global community marks the United Nations’ World Food Day event, Nigeria faces worsening food insecurity, with many more people experiencing severe hunger in…
Rural Women Farmers in Nigeria’s North East Persevere Despite Theft, Climate Change, and Inflation
Yagana Bukar, a 44-year-old widow from Kukareta, a rural community in Damaturu, Yobe state, northeastern Nigeria, relies entirely on farming to sustain her family. “My…
Forgotten Men of Gallari: A Mass Arrest And A Village Pushed to Brink of Extinction
It was around 8 a.m. when the first signs of trouble began. Fatime and her family were going about their day, unaware of the chaos…
Protests by Former Boko Haram Members Raise Safety Concerns Among Maiduguri Residents
Former members of the Boko Haram terror group, who had previously surrendered to the Nigerian state, staged a protest on Thursday morning over welfare issues,…
Resettled IDPs Face New Challenges in North East Nigeria
The bustling atmosphere in Dalori, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, hides the harsh reality of life in the community as many groups gather in circles to…
What Does 11 Years in Military Detention Do to a Woman?
Somehow, in all the 11 years she spent in detention at the Wawa military cantonment in North-central Nigeria, she forgot to factor in what all…
Cholera Outbreak in Nigeria’s Yobe Claims Nine Lives as Floods Worsen Health Crisis
Local authorities have confirmed at least 132 cholera cases in Yobe state, northeast Nigeria, with about nine deaths—a 6.8 per cent fatality rate. “The delay…
Women Battle Sanitary Crisis After Maiduguri Flood Displaced Them
Walking through the well-constructed compound of Al-Habib Islamic Institute, now repurposed as a shelter for flood victims from Dikwa Low-Cost Area in Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria,…
After the Deluge: The Devastating Impacts of Maiduguri Floods on Business Owners
As the flood waters in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, begin to recede, the submerged city is facing the effects of the…
Yobe Community Faces Devastating Floods Impacting Livelihoods
Jumbam Musa, a 40-year-old farmer in the Jumbam community, Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria, cultivated his farmland with care, and the income from his agricultural business…
Maiduguri Flood: MSF Raises Concerns Over Cholera, Malaria Threats
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has expressed concerns over the looming threat of malaria and cholera outbreaks in Maiduguri following the devastating floods that have unsettled…
Photo Essay (I): No Way Home For Locals Uprooted By Disastrous Maiduguri Floods
Tears, sorrow, destruction and displacement hit thousands of people following the disastrous flooding that nearly swallowed towns and villages of Maiduguri and the Jere local…
The Snake Stories Of Kaltungo
People in the car threw up due to the stench from the black plastic bag. It was a long journey through Gombe State in North…
Special Podcast Episode: Revisiting The Mass Graves
Special Podcast Episode: Revisiting The Mass Grave | RSS.com Nigeria has a missing persons problem. This is no news. But it is still a profoundly…
Severe Floods Worsen Humanitarian Crisis in the Sahel and Lake Chad Region
The Sahel and Lake Chad region, already grappling with the devastating impacts of conflict, displacement, and climate change, is now facing a fresh wave of…