Obaseki appoints One Special Adviser, 18 Special Assistants on Gender by
Editorial In 2017 there is a quote for women as if they are a minority group who should be patted on the head with non jobs. All the major policy post holders in the state are men. This is tokenism and of no effect to the advancement of both women and the state. The Governor …
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Beneath Mask of Normal Nigerian Life, Young Lives Scarred by Boko Haram Y Ashley Gilbertson for The New York Times
In Maiduguri, former fighters and child captives blend into the urban tapestry, a place where nearly everyone has been a victim, a collaborator — or both. Amina was 16 when Boko Haram captured her. The fighters threatened her with death unless she helped them kidnap other girls during raids on villages. Ashley Gilbertson for The …
They come to the road in search of food. They come looking for water. They come because it’s the only safe place they can find. Fleeing Boko Haram, Thousands Cling to a Road to Nowhere More than 130,000 people have amassed along this desert highway outside Diffa, Niger — National Route 1. They now call …
Hunting Big Game or Boko Haram, ‘You Kill It or It Kills You’ By DIONNE SEARCEY
Nigerian hunters have turned their guns on Boko Haram. Bunu Bukar, left, is secretary of the Hunters/Vigilante Association in Borno State, Nigeria. Ba Bunu, right, a commander of the hunting group, wearing a piece of a cat’s tail on a necklace for good luck. Ashley Gilbertson for The New York Times MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Ever …
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