Borno Communities Fear Repeat Floods as Alau Dam Remains Unrepaired
Every weekday, 38-year-old Fatima Musa grips her son’s hand as they step onto a makeshift bridge in Fori, a community in Jere Local Government Area…
INSO Ordered to Suspend Services in Nigeria
In a move that threatens to destabilise Nigeria’s already fragile humanitarian landscape, the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) has been ordered by the Nigerian authorities…
Eight Months After Maiduguri Flood, What Has Recovery Looked Like for Victims?
When the devastating floods washed through Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria in September 2024, Aisha Ahmed, a resident of Gwange community, and her family fled their…
What Resettlement Looks Like When The Gunshots Haven’t Stopped
There is a tenderness between Fati Bukar and her eldest son, Lawal. When he sits next to her, she holds his hands. As he gets…
Nigeria’s Military Triumphs And the Unfinished Battle Against Corruption and Bad Governance
The Nigerian military’s quest to reclaim the North East from the brutal grip of Boko Haram over the past decade has been a turbulent journey.…
Lost Homes, No Aid: The Forgotten IDPs Uprooted by Terrorists in North Central Nigeria
Musa Murjanatu, 40, was once a thriving trader in Niger State, North-Central Nigeria, where terrorists have taken roots for clandestine operations. As a prosperous merchant…
The Evasive Funding Channels Sustaining Boko Haram/ISWAP in Nigeria
Beneath the violence that has come to define the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) lies a highly organised financial ecosystem sustaining their operations. Fuelled…
Displaced Families Struggle to Survive as Humanitarian Aid Dries Up in Northern Nigeria
A large farm stretches across the uneven terrain of Bauchi State in northeastern Nigeria, where even motorcycles struggle to navigate the rugged countryside. The land…
The Evasive Funding Channels Sustaining Boko Haram/ISWAP in Nigeria
Beneath the violence that has come to define the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) lies a highly organised financial ecosystem sustaining their operations. Fuelled…
ISWAP Overruns Key Borno Sites in Coordinated Assault
A coordinated wave of violence has raged through Borno State in northeastern Nigeria between May 12 and 13, as the Islamic State West Africa Province…
What Life Could Have Been for Leah Sharibu at 22
It’s May 14, so she posts a birthday photo on Instagram: a selfie in scrubs after a long hospital shift, or maybe a studio portrait…
A Displaced Nigerian Teenager’s Search for Home and Education
She was just seven years old when they were displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. Elizabeth Bitrus and her family…
Beyond The Masks (II): The Struggles of Nigerian Women Living with Mental Health Conditions
One of the hardest parts of living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) for Emily Audu* is becoming emotionally tethered to a ‘favourite person’. Her world…
Borno’s Resettled Families Are Quietly Fleeing Again
After over a decade of displacement, 63-year-old Fanne Goni believed life was finally returning to normalcy for her, her husband, and their seven children. It…
In Adamawa, Peacebuilding Begins on the Football Pitch, in Classrooms, and at Townhalls
When Boko Haram attacked a religious gathering in Nassarawo, Yola, the capital of Adamawa State, northeastern Nigeria, and killed 12 persons in January 2012, it…
From Elephants to Warthogs: The Shadow Wildlife Trade Financing Boko Haram in Nigeria
Under a tea seller’s makeshift shade in the Molai community in Borno State, North East Nigeria, three men sat closely together in mid-December of 2024,…
Displaced People with Disabilities Face Severe Struggles in Borno Camps
About an hour after dawn, Kaka Adam, 45, braces for another day of struggle. He sits quietly outside his small rented room in Bama, Borno…
Injured, Ignored, and Intimidated: The Cost of Speaking Out In NYSC Camp
The foot broke first. Then the silence. But it was breaking the silence that cost Mustapha Kyari the most; he paid for it with humiliation,…
What Justice Looks Like for Displaced People in Northern Nigeria
The first terror attack Falmata Ibrahim witnessed was in 2015; ten years later, the painful event still haunts her. Rain poured heavily that day in…
She Walked into Boko Haram Territory to Free Her Husband With A Ransom
Babagana Abacha’s sister had just died that November morning in 2024, in nearby Ajiri Mafa. He was saddened by the loss and deep in mourning.…