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Zulum Criticizes Polygamy Among IDPs in Borno Camps

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:30:32 +0000

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has raised concerns about the growing trend of polygamy in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the state, where individuals take multiple wives despite lacking the means to provide for their families. In a viral video shared on social media by TikTok user Kawu Garba, Zulum criticized politicians at both [...]

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The Facilities At IDP Camps Are Inadequate And Too Deplorable – Samuel Ortom

David Folami — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 12:26:49 +0000

Samuel Ortom has decried the ‘deplorable conditions’ of the camps hosting people displaced by the incessant attacks on Benue rural communities, and called for urgent measures to address the situation. “The camps are terrible; the living conditions there are nauseating. Something urgent must be done to assist the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),” Ortom said on [...]

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We’ll Not Close IDP Camps In Borno State- NEMA

David Folami — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 16:00:28 +0000

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said that the planned closure of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Borno by May 29 was no longer feasible. Mr Muhammad Kanar, the NEMA North East Coordinator stated on this Sunday while speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri. Kanar said that IDPs whose communities had been liberated were, however, [...]

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Borno State To Close IDP Camps In May 2017

David Folami — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 12:12:55 +0000

The Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, says all Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps in the state would be closed down by May 29, 2017. Shettima told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Maiduguri, that the state has nearly two million displaced persons. He said the government had placed priority on the [...]

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Bukola Saraki Condemns Rape, Stealing In IDP Camps

David Folami — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 12:35:09 +0000

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has condemned reports of rape and diversion of food items in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. Human Rights Watch recently revealed that 43 women and girls were raped, abused and sexually exploited by security operatives in seven IDP camps in Maiduguri in July 2016. The Senate President also promised to [...]

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Get Involved Initiative: Senators Wives Forum Joins campaign, Donate to IDPs

Ade Adewale — Sat, 03 Sep 2016 15:24:49 +0000

Moved by Her Excellency, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari’s Launch of the Get Involved Campaign of her Future Assured Initiative to rally contributions from Nigeria’s populace to address heightened incidence of malnutrition cases in IDP Camps, the Senators Wives Forum has contributed towards fortified foodstuffs and body care products for weaned infants and children at the [...]

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EFCC Boss Magu Pledges to Examine Corruption in IDP Camps

Kunle Edun — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 20:11:39 +0000

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has vowed to ensure that there is transparency and accountability in the use of the resources meant for internally displaced persons in Maiduguri, Borno State and elsewhere in the country. He made the declaration Thursday in Maiduguri while speaking at the newly [...]

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The Message of Easter is Sacrifice – Senator Stella Oduah

Wale Adebayo — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 17:31:15 +0000

May the Risen Jesus bring comfort and meaning to those who have given much sacrifice–especially the victims of Insurgency in the North East, Middle Belt and every other region that has been affected one way or the other; those who have been displaced; the children, elderly and the homeless in IDP camps; the innocent in [...]

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Agatu Massacre Is A Genocide Against My People – David Mark

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 07:40:59 +0000

Senator David Mark, who was the former President of the Nigerian Senate, has described the destruction of lives and properties in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State by armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen as barbaric. He called it a genocide against his people. Speaking on Friday, when he visited the affected areas, Mark [...]

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NGO Alleges Corporate Bodies, FBOs Are Not Doing Enough To Assist IDPs

Kunle Atiba — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 09:21:21 +0000

A non-governmental organisation, Campaign for Democracy (CD), yesterday observed that corporate bodies and faith-based organizations were not doing enough to assist Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. Speaking with newsmen in Enugu, the South-East Chairman of the organisation, Comrade Uzor Uzor, said that the IDP camps scattered in most states, were in dire need of welfare facilities. [...]

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Toyin Saraki Donates to Wife of the President’s Effort to Help Internally Displaced Persons in Borno State

Ade Adewale — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:29:30 +0000

Ahead of the proposed extension of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA)’s #MaternalMonday antenatal class to other IDP Camps, WBFA President-Founder, Her Excellency Mrs. Toyin Saraki, donated to the Wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Her Excellency, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari’s efforts, geared towards alleviating the poor living conditions of Internally Displaced [...]

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Wellbeing Foundation Africa Commences Antenatal Classes in IDP Camps, Wassa Abuja

Ade Adewale — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:43:36 +0000

Following the success of the #MaternalMonday antenatal classes held by the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) at the IDP Camp Wassa Abuja, in commemoration of the International Migrants Day, WBFA announces its intention to extend its routine antenatal curriculum Class to expectant mothers at other IDP Camps. This initiative was inspired by WBFA’s Founder – President, [...]

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Aisha Buhari Appeals To Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe Governors To Help Malnourished Children In IDP Camps

Wale Adebayo — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:34:14 +0000

The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has launched a passionate appeal to the Governors of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, to urgently do something about the nutritional status of babies and children in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in their various states. Mrs. Buhari said she is grieved as a mother that children [...]

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