Nigerian IDPs’ Struggle To Keep A Roof Over Their Heads
Hajjara Habiba’s life has been a relentless cycle of displacement and hardship. Ten years ago, her world was upended when Boko Haram forced her family…
Chibok Girl Regains Freedom With Children, Says She Left 6 Other Captives Behind
Lydia Simon, one of the 276 girls abducted from Chibok in 2014, has regained freedom, officials confirmed. She emerged from captivity with three children, stating…
Hunger, Unemployment … IDPs In North East Nigeria Rank Their Biggest Worries
The vast majority of internally displaced people in northeastern Nigeria have identified hunger and inadequate nutrition as their biggest concerns. This was noted in an…
From ‘Enemies’ To Neighbours: Borno’s Bumpy Peacebuilding Journey
On a sweltering day on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno state, northeastern Nigeria, two uniformed young men were stopped by officials from the Nigeria Drug…
Security Agents Complain Of Inadequate Weapons Amid Boko Haram Attacks
Hunters and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Borno state, North East Nigeria, have complained about the lack of adequate arms following…
Nigerian Women In Conflict Zones Battle With Maternal Mortality Crisis
When it was time for Famata Hassan’s pregnant daughter to deliver her baby, violence struck again in the war-torn Borno state, North East Nigeria. The…
Neglected Elderly Women Sleep On The Streets After IDP Camp’s Closure In Borno
One morning about a year ago, when government officials arrived at the Kawal Maila makeshift camp to distribute relocation notices, the elderly women were absent.…
Fishermen In Nigeria’s North East Either Pay Levies To Terrorists Or Risk Assault, Death
Standing on the shores of Lake Chad in Baga, Nigeria’s North East, 41-year-old Yusuf Usman and his son, Ibrahim, tidied their canoe and fishing net.…
A Decade After, 89 Abducted Chibok Girls Still Missing – Borno Gov’t
Ten years have passed since the infamous night of April 14, 2014, when Boko Haram insurgents stormed the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno…
What Does War Do To A Boy?
It is 2014, and he is on a bus with his mother and other families, travelling to Gombe for a wedding. They have arrived in…
Maiduguri Residents Suffer Through 43°C Heat Amid Unexplained Power Cuts
The city of Maiduguri in Borno state, northeastern Nigeria, has been plunged into darkness for several weeks, leaving its residents in a dire situation. The…
Almajiri Children Grow Old, Too. But What Happens When They Do?
Babagana Muhammad spent 14 years seeking religious knowledge. He started when he was five, around the same age children get enrolled in primary schools. Four…
How Climate Change Affects Women In Northeastern Nigeria
On a Saturday evening in November last year, a pickup truck came to a stop in front of an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in…
Survivor Narrates Ordeal As Police Arrest Randy Lecturer In North East Nigeria
On March 4, the Nigerian Police arrested Adamu Garba Hudu, a Mental Health Psychiatric Nursing lecturer at the Al-Ma’arif College of Health Science and Technology,…
IOM Suspends Volunteers Following Allegations Of Aid Diversion In Borno
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has suspended two members of a third-party support team after investigating allegations of fraudulent activities in a cash distribution…
Hardship Worsens As Fire Engulfs IDP Camp In North East Nigeria
On Tuesday, March 12, a fire outbreak at the Muna Kumburi displacement camp in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, North East Nigeria, destroyed 3200…
SGBV Survivors Struggle For Justice In Borno State
It was a steamy August afternoon in Bulumkutu, Maiduguri, Nigeria. The kind that makes people sullen with discomfort. I found Hassana Ibrahim* smiling at her…
The Toxic Taps Of Old Maiduguri
There are many things wrong with the water in Shuwari II suburb of Old Maiduguri, Borno State, North East Nigeria. For one, “the water does…
Terrorists Invade Resettlement Site In North East Nigeria
At around 12:25 a.m on March 7, terrorists belonging to the Boko Haram terror group invaded the resettlement site in Nguro Soye, in Bama Local…
Number Of Victims Of Ngala Abduction Still Unknown – Borno State Government
The Governor of Borno State, North East Nigeria, Babagana Zulum, has spoken out regarding the alleged mass abduction of internally displaced persons (IDPs), primarily women…