North East
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Armed Violence
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…
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Armed Violence
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…
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Features
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…
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Human Rights
The Fight Against Boko Haram Leaves A Trail Of Ruin And Ashes
Zara Goni remembers. It was a Wednesday in June 2014, around 8 a.m. Her people had scuttled indoors when they…
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News
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…
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Features
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…
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Features
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…
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News
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…
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News
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…
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Emergencies
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,…
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Features
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…
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Features
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.…
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