Tag: IDPs
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‘IDPs better than us, we can’t afford one meal a day,’ say Kogi workers
The organised labour in Kogi state continued on Wednesday, the workers said the agony they were facing then was more than that faced internally displaced persons (IDP). The organised labour said the workers in the state needed the services of the humanitarian agencies to provide relief materials for them. The workers in a statement signed…
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Photos: Lawyer turned journalist stages exhibition on the plights of IDPs in Nigeria
A renowned lawyer turned communications strategist, mediator and conflict resolutionist, Mrs. Nwabuogo Enwerem recently staged an exhibition at Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland to give true accounts of the plights of the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in Nigeria. The event which took place on Thursday, September 7 was themed “Rebuilding a new life: A story of Internally…
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UN resumes humanitarian assistance to IDPs in Borno 24hrs after army raid
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Saturday resumed assistance to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno State, 24 hours after an army raid on its Maiduguri compound. The organisation had suspended its activities to protest the raid which the army said was in search of high profile elements of…
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Rann: Air strikes on Borno IDPs’ camp done in error — Defence Headquarters
The Defence Headquarters said yesterday that “lack of appropriate marking’’ caused the mistaken air strike by the Nigerian Air Force on Rann, Borno State, where a number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were killed in January. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Rann is the headquarters of Kala Balge Local Government Area. The Director Defence Information, Major-General John…
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2face excites troops In Borno, bestows song to IDPs
African Queen crooner, Innocent Idibia a.k.a 2face recently visited Borno State where he thrilled the troops and dedicated a song to the IDPs. 2face spoke on the need for peace to reign in the country with an emphasis on the northeast. The melodious singer praised the Nigerian army for the magnanimous fight they are putting…
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VIDEO: IDPs celebrate Children’s Day
As the world marks Children’s Day today, the United Nations is calling for urgent action to adopt the Child Rights Act across all of Nigeria’s states and to heed the President’s call to end violence against children. Millions of Nigerian children suffer some form of physical, emotional or sexual violence. Nevertheless, children in Internally Displaced…
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Tension as Boko Haram beheads four IDPs in Borno
The deadly terrorist sect, Boko Haram, on Saturday beheaded four internally displaced persons, IDPs, in Dalori-1 Camp of Maiduguri, Borno State. They were reportedly beheaded while hunting outside the camp. The four victims were on Sunday buried by their fellow displaced persons. Two other IDPs who were among a 12-man hunting troop were yet to…
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Boko Haram: FG approves $250m soft loan for IDPs
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a 150 million dollar soft loan from African Development Bank (AfDB) and 100 million dollars from African Development Finance (ADF) for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI). A statement by Salisu Na’ina, Director, Information, Ministry of Finance on Wednesday in Abuja made this known. He said that…
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How we accidentally bombed IDP camp in Rann – NAF
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has explained that the Internally Displaced Persons Camp (IDP) camp in Rann, Borno was bombed due to “communication gap.” Abubakar, who stated this while speaking to journalists also confirmed that the committee set up to investigate the incident has submitted its report. “The report has been…
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We are fed quality foods here, we don’t want to return home – IDPs
The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Pompomari camp in Damaturu, Yobe, say they are not in a haste to return to their communities liberated from Boko Haram insurgents. A cross section of the IDPs who spoke to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Damaturu said life in the camp was far better than…