The Conversation Africaflipped into HEALTH & MEDICINEPolio Valuable lessons from Nigeria’s marathon effort to eradicate poliotheconversation.com - Oyewale Tomori The theme for World Health Day in 1995 was “Target 2000 — A World Without Polio”. I delivered a lecture titled “Polio Eradication Race: Will Nigeria …
QuartzClimate Fighting Boko Haram and climate change in NigeriaQuartz - Alicia PragerFor all his adult life, Mohammed Haruna has worked as an accountant at a local bank. But with the escalation of the Boko Haram conflict in Nigeria’s Northeast, investors shied away. Five years ago, Haruna
Icon version of the Flipboard logoDeath Row UPDATED: Sodomy Of Children In Maiduguri Prison And ICRC’s Conspiracy Of Silence (Part 2) | Sahara Reporterssaharareporters.com In perhaps the country’s cruellest state-authorised detention of persons, several innocent and vulnerable children have been incarcerated for years …
Nigeria Nigerian Army Recruits 5,000 Soldiers To Combat Insecurity | Sahara Reporterssaharareporters.com The Nigerian Army said it has recruited 5,000 soldiers to strengthen the fight against insecurity in the country. Abayomi Olonisakin, Chief of Defence …
Security Buhari Claims: Normalcy Has Returned To Boko Haram-ravaged Areas In Nigeria | Sahara Reporterssaharareporters.com President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed that normalcy has returned to all Boko Haram-ravaged areas in Nigeria. He stated this on Wednesday while …
Catholicism In Context: Edna O'Brienbookmarks.reviews - Lori FeathersLori Feathers is a freelance book critic who lives in Dallas, Texas. She authors the essay series “In Context” for Literary Hub's Book Marks, as well as Words Without Borders‘ regular feature, “Best of the B-Sides.” Lori is a board member of the National Book Critics Circle, and her work appears in various online and print publications. She co-owns Interabang Books in Dallas, where she works as the store’s book buyer. Is there anything more thrilling than digging into a just-released book by an admired author? In Context is an essay series in which critic Lori …
Nigeria Nigeria Breaching AfCFTA By Closing Border, Says Shehu Sani | Sahara Reporterssaharareporters.com Former lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has described the move by the Nigerian Government to close all land borders as a breach of international trade protocols. …
Nigeria Soldiers Killed By Boko Haram Buried In Maiduguri, Says Senator Ndume | Sahara Reporterssaharareporters.com Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, on Tuesday said that 840 Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram terrorists from 2013 till date were …
brianthurleyflipped into Books For Autumn And Winter 2019The Arts She Escaped From Boko Haram, but Her Troubles Only ContinuedThe New York Times - By FRANCINE PROSEThroughout her long career, Edna O’Brien has proved to be an exceptionally brave writer, resolved to tell the truth, loyal to nothing except her memory, her imagination and her faith in the power and of
Council on Foreign RelationsIcon version of the Flipboard logoInternational Relations Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: October 5–11cfr.org - John Campbell Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from October 5 to 11, 2019. This …
NigeriaNigeria Vs Boko Haram: How Government Jets Destroyed Boko Haram Terrorists at Meeting Venue In Sambisa (Video) | Saharasaharareporters.com The Nigerian Air Force says it has destroyed a location at Boboshe on the fringes of the Sambisa forest killing an unspecified number of Boko Haram …
Nigeria Nigeria: Secret Abortions Spike With Boko Haram Chaosallafrica.com [Thomson Reuters Foundation] Maiduguri, Nigeria -Kellu became pregnant after a Nigerian soldier offered her food and shelter in exchange for sex. But …
Women's News FEATURE -Secret abortions spike in Nigeria with Boko Haram chaosreuters.com - Chitra Nagarajan, Thomson Reuters FoundationMAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Oct 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - K ellu became pregnant after a Nigerian soldier offered her food and shelter in exchange for sex. But the destitute teenager - who lost her family
Nigeria Ten High-Ranking Boko Haram Leaders Captured In Borno | Sahara Reporterssaharareporters.com The Nigerian Army has captured 10 suspected top leaders of Boko Haram in Borno. Alhaji Bukar Modu, who is on the wanted list published by the army, is …
Reutersflipped into WorldRussia Nigeria looks to sign military cooperation deal with Russia this monthReutersFILE PHOTO: Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari speaks during a meeting with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa, in Pretoria, South Africa, October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko MOSCOW (Reuters)
International Day of the Girl A 15-Year-Old Nigerian Student Lends Her Voice to the Fight Against Boko Haram With Graphic Novelokayafrica.com - Nereya Otieno Aisha Mustapha, is a 15-year-old student from Nigeria, using her voice to tell her own story. The young writer recently penned a graphic novel about …
The Wall Street Journal.Empathy Fiction: Life Without Illusions in Crosby, MaineThe Wall Street Journal. - Sam SacksThe return of the tart-tongued Olive Kitteridge, who remains as brutally candid with herself as she is with others. It may be that we have been getting the idea of empathy all wrong. The concept, today
War Give us more soldiers to end this war ― Zulumtribuneonlineng.com - Tribune Online Borno Governor Babagana Zulum has called on the federal government in charge of defence policies in the federation to increase the numerical strength …
International Day of the Girl Nigerian Activists Remember Abducted Chibok Girls on International Day of the Girlvoanews.com - www.voanews.com ABUJA - As the world marks International Day of the Girl on Friday, advocacy group Bring Back Our Girls in Nigeria is remembering the students who …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoAfrica Chibok mother: Please, don’t forget our missing girls | Africa Renewalun.org - www.un.org She still chokes at the thought of her missing daughter. Over the last five years, Yana Galang says, “I can’t stay three days without tears rolling …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoBorno State Troops kill 15 insurgents, destroy 2 gun trucks, capture 2 others in Bornotribuneonlineng.com - Tribune Online Troops of 242 Battalion in conjunction with elements of Sector 2 Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and the Chadian Defence Forces (CDF), on …
Cody McDanielflipped into The WorldNigeria Thousands of Nigerian hunters prepare to chase Boko HaramAssociated PressMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Thousands of Nigerian hunters, armed with charmed amulets and intimate knowledge of harsh terrain, are preparing an offensive against the Boko Haram extremists who have ravaged
Nigeria Girl by Edna O’Brienpshares.org - Bailey Trela Girl Edna O’Brien Farra, Straus and Giroux | October 15, 2019At the precipitously ripe age of eighty-eight, Edna O’Brien, the grand dame of Irish …
Nigeria Gunmen Kidnap 6 Schoolgirls and 2 Teachers From Nigerian Boarding Schoolglobalcitizen.org - By Leah Rodriguez Abductions are on the rise and Chibok girls remain missing. Children living in conflict-affected countries are some of the world’s most vulnerable. …
Nigeria Four Christians Kidnapped, One Killed in Kaduna, Nigeriapersecution.org - RM Africa 10/11/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Less than two weeks after suspected Fulani militants attacked a school in Kaduna State, …
marcdubeyflipped into Middle East News For The PerplexedNigeria Army Arrest Top Boko Haram Commander, Nine Others | Sahara Reporterssaharareporters.com The Nigerian Army has arrested a top Boko Haram commanders specialised in driving vehicles mounted with anti-aircraft guns. Bukar-China otherwise …
Council on Foreign RelationsInternational Relations Borno Governor Launches State-Level Initiatives to Fight Boko Haramcfr.org - John Campbell Now a decade old, Boko Haram continues to wreak havoc in northern Nigeria, especially in Borno state. The Nigerian federal government’s strategy has …
Teófilo de Jesús ☧flipped into Persecution & Religious Freedom WatchNigeria Breaking the Silence on Nigeria’s Christian Genocidecrisismagazine.com - Fr. Mario Alexis Portella Most of us in the West heard about the 276 schoolgirls from northeastern Nigeria who were kidnapped in 2014 by the Islamic terrorist group Boko …
Marie Barrettflipped into BooksLifestyle (UK) Girl by Edna O’Brien - book reviewstandard.co.uk - Melanie Mcdonagh On April 14, 2014, jihadists from the Islamist Nigerian group, Boko Haram, broke into a girls’ boarding school in Chibok at night and took 276 pupils …
Child Soldiers Innocence, Victimhood, and Child Soldiersthesocietypages.org - Jillian LaBranche and Brooke Chambers at There's Research on That Mural Showing Child Soldier from Iran-Iraq War, Photo by Adam Jones, Flickr CCIn 2014, Boko Haram made global headlines when militants kidnapped 276 …
