Kashim Shettima

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Nigeria’s Next Security Problem?

In 2013, thousands of young men formed a rag-tag militia and rounded up Boko Haram members in Maiduguri, northeast...

International

Insecurity, Underfunding Hamper Nigeria Hunger Relief

Aid agencies warn that humanitarian efforts against hunger in northeastern Nigeria are dangerously underfunded and some...

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The Orphans of Boko Haram

After a night on the streets, the pack of young boys move into Maiduguri's abandoned amusement park in the early...

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Boko Haram Insurgents Kill Six Farmers In Nigeria

Boko Haram jihadists have killed six farmers who were working on their land near the northeastern Nigerian city of...

International

‘Severe Lack of Water’ In Maiduguri Refugee Camp

Tens of thousands of people who fled Boko Haram in north-east Nigeria are now facing a severe lack of water, on top of...

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Displaced Hit By Water Shortages In NE Nigeria

Tens of thousands of people who fled Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria are facing a severe lack of water, compounding...

International

Nigerian Chibok Girl Found With Baby

The Nigerian army says that one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls has been found, along with her six-month-old baby....

Politics

Nigerian Chibok Girl Found With Her Six-Month-Old Baby

The Nigerian army says that one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls has been found, along with her six-month-old baby....

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Freed Chibok Girls Not Allowed Home For Christmas, Say Families

Families of the Nigerian “Chibok girls” freed by Islamist group Boko Haram say they are being closely guarded and...

International

Buhari Orders Probe of Sexual and Rights Abuses In IDPs Camps

Buhari orders probe of sexual and rights abuses in IDPs camps A 17-year-old girl has told of how a policeman raped her...

International

8 Soldiers Killed In Attacks By Extremists

Islamic extremists have killed eight soldiers and wounded 17 in two attacks in northeastern Nigeria, the country's...