North-East

  • Three people seated on chairs at a book launch event, one speaking into a microphone.
    Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

    HumAngle SCOJA Fellowship Alumni Reflect on a Year of Learnings at Book Launch

    HumAngle Foundation gathered students, professors, and community journalists on Tuesday, June 21, at the University of Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria to hold timely conversations around ways to strengthen community journalism in Nigeria. The event, which also featured the launch of a guide to community journalism, is part of the Strengthening Community Journalism and Human Rights …

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  • Debris of a collapsed building with corrugated metal sheets scattered on the ground under a clear sky. Trees are visible in the background.
    Saduwo Banyawa

    One Year Later, Lamurde Bears Scars Of Recurring Communal Conflict

    Labaran Kaduna says his son, Desire, was unlucky in life. Two months after Desire’s white wedding in Rigange, a small Bachama community in the Lamurde local government area of Adamawa State, northeastern Nigeria, his newly built house was burnt to the ground when the Tshobo and Bachama tribes first clashed in July, 2025. A year …

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  • Group of people at a book launch event, each holding a copy of the book. Banners and a table with a white cloth are in the background.
    Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

    HumAngle Launches Community Journalism Guide in UNIMAID

    HumAngle Foundation, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has launched a guide for community journalism, as part of the Strengthening Community Journalism and Human Rights Advocacy in Northern Nigeria (SCOJA) project. The project, which started in 2025, has trained 90 journalists and human rights advocates so far, and their work …

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  • Illustration of people discussing a map, with text "AI cannot protect what it does not understand" and a conflict risk map of Lake Chad Basin.
    Ahmad Salkida

    AI Cannot Protect What It Does Not Understand

    Artificial intelligence is steadily changing how the world responds to crises. Governments use it to analyse satellite imagery after natural disasters, humanitarian agencies are testing AI to anticipate displacement before it overwhelms fragile communities, and researchers are applying machine learning to uncover patterns buried inside millions of records that no human could process alone. These …

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  • Soldiers escort people towards a truck labeled "Safety Corridor" in a grassy, rural area. The scene is illustrated with muted colors.
    Aliyu Dahiru

    Nigeria is Finally Prosecuting Terrorists at Record Levels. Here’s What That Means

    For nearly two decades, Nigeria fought Boko Haram and its offshoots, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Ansaru, largely with bombs, bullets, and casualties announced in press briefings. However, the slow process of delivering justice through prosecution was the part of the counterterrorism machine that never quite got built properly. Thousands of suspects, …

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  • Two uniformed individuals examining an object in a small excavation, wearing protective helmets and gloves, with a third person in the background.
    Mohammed Babangida Mafara

    IEDs Tear Through Northwestern Nigerian Roads and Their Travellers

    On Tuesday, June 9, a disturbing incident left many locals mourning in the rural areas of Zamfara State, in northwestern Nigeria. An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated along the Anka-Bagega road. When the news reached Sadiq Sulaiman, he anxiously waited for hours to learn the fate of his brother, Yusuf Sulaiman, who had travelled by …

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  • A bustling village scene with people gathered under a large tree, surrounded by houses and everyday items, depicted in colorful illustration.
    Saduwo Banyawa

    Renewed Violence in Southern Taraba Communities Shatters Peace Deal

    Joy Oga, a pregnant woman in her second trimester, was harvesting yams on her farm in Kwanta/Dooshima area when armed men attacked. The 31-year-old farmer had gone out with three others from her community on June 16 to harvest the farm she had been unable to reach since her village was invaded in September 2025. …

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  • Small outdoor booth with straw roof, advertising ATM and banking services. Two banners hang at the entrance, with chairs and a table inside.
    Obidah Habila Albert

    How Nigerians Absorb the Cost of Delayed Digital Payments

    On a hot Tuesday afternoon in Yola, Adamawa State, in northeastern Nigeria, 32-year-old Fidelis Mbai walked to a point-of-sale (POS) stand to withdraw ₦35,000. The POS operator, Abu Sani, collected his Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card and inserted it into a POS terminal. Fidelis entered his Personal Identification Number (PIN). Within seconds, he received a …

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  • Women in colorful attire farming in a field under a cloudy sky, using tools to tend to crops.
    Al'amin Umar

    Hundreds Return to Kumalia After Terrorists Ban Farming

    “I am temporarily relocating to Kumalia.” When Kaka Ali said those words over the phone on June 8, I nearly asked him to repeat himself. I had been speaking to him about farming and survival in northern Borno for nearly two years. Kumalia was where he was born, but it was also a place that …

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  • A group of people, mostly in pink attire, sit on the ground, engaging in conversation with others standing around them.
    Al'amin Umar

    Teachers Dead, Students Abducted in Lassa School Attack in Northeastern Nigeria

    Students at Government Day Secondary School in Lassa, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, were preparing to sit for their National Examinations Council (NECO) Biology paper on the morning of Monday, June 29, when terrorists stormed the school, killing at least one teacher, abducting staff and students, and forcing another disruption to …

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  • Busy street market scene with colorful umbrellas, a POS services sign, and people engaged in various activities.
    Obidah Habila Albert

    The Invisible Data Trail Behind Everyday Life in Nigeria

    Even before the first naira changes hands or the first customer calls, Musa Lekki reaches for his phone. It is 5:32 a.m. on a Tuesday, and like many smartphone users, he begins his day with a glance at his phone screen. The 42-year-old provisions trader lives in Yola, northeastern Nigeria, and runs a small wholesale …

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