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Defence
Insurgency: UNICEF trains 50 child protection actors in Adamawa
The Adamawa Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development and the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), have trained 50 child protection actors in the state. Speaking at the training in Yola on Thursday, Mr Samuel Sesay, UNICEF’s Child Protection Manager, said the training was about managing children affected by conflicts. “In Adamawa, there are some local government areas affected…
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Defence
Fight against insurgency, terrorists must continue, says Ag Borno governor
The Acting Governor of Borno, Alhaji  Umar  Kadafur , has said that the fight against insurgency and terrorism must continue. Kadafur made this known when he visited victims of the Saturday suicide bomb blast in Gwoza, Borno. He condemned the attacks on the people. He said the perpetrators of the act took advantage of the laxity of vigilance by the people…
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Defence
Guns, bullets alone cannot end insurgency – Expert
Dr Sani Abubakar, National Patron, Building Resilience Against Violent Extremism, Insurgency and Terrorism (BRAVE-IT), says the fight against security challenges in Nigeria will not end with guns and bullets. Abubakar, a scholar in Military Studies, said this at a Breakfast Meeting on National Security organised by the group on Friday in Abuja. The theme of the meeting is ‘Exploits of…
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Featured
Buhari tasks Nigerians on patriotism to end insurgency
 President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to demonstrate high sense of patriotism to sustain the gains recorded in the war against insurgency. Buhari made the call when he paid homage to the Emir of Damaturu, Alhaji Hashimi El-Kenemi II, on Monday in Damaturu. He enjoined the citizens to develop strong confidence in the country and security institutions to deny terrorists…
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Politics
Poverty, illiteracy fuels insurgency —Zulum
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, on Friday, revealed that poverty and illiteracy as some of the factors responsible for insurgency in the country. Zulum made this revelation in Abuja, at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Nasarawa State Government and Flour Mills Nigeria (FMN). The MoU by the two parties was for the establishment…
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NEWS
Japan grants UNICEF N750 million for life-saving emergency interventions in North-East Nigeria
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today received a grant of US $ 3.4 Million or N750 million) for Integrated Provision of Life-Saving Emergency Interventions for Vulnerable Populations in the north east of Nigeria, from the Government of Japan. The grant will be used for interventions focused on the Internally Displaced Persons and conflict affected populations in the north east…
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Africa
Boko Haram kills 20 in Yobe mosque
No fewer than 20 worshippers who had gone to pray at a mosque on Saturday morning were killed by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect in Yobe State. The incident happened in Buni Gari village. The village is about 100km from the Yobe State capital, Damaturu. Yobe is one of the three states in the North…
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Nigeria Boko Haram emergency: ‘More than 1,200 killed’
The UN says more than 1,200 people have been killed in Islamist-related violence in north-east Nigeria since a state of emergency was declared in May. The UN said the figure related to killings of civilians and the military by the Islamist group Boko Haram in the states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. It also includes insurgents killed by security forces…
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