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WFP warns of hunger crisis in Nigeria as 35 million face food shortages
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 25, 2025

According to WFP projections, around 15,000 people in Borno could face "catastrophic hunger" or "famine-like conditions" next year.

Nigeria records 2,266 insurgent-related deaths in first half of 2025
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 09, 2025

The deaths, documented nationwide, represent more than double the 1,083 fatalities recorded during the same period last year and the 2,194 fatalities...

Gunmen kidnap more than 100 in attack on villages in northwest Nigeria
Reuters  |  May 12, 2024

Gunmen attacked the villages of Gora, Madomawa and Jambuzu and that 38 men and 67 women and children were missing.

Gunmen kill six Nigerian soldiers in ambush, army says
AFP  |  Apr 22, 2024

Largely rural Shiroro, where the incident took place, is frequently attacked by armed gangs targeting villages and security personnel.

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