oday, I feel so much elated and full of joy that, even if it is by act of coincidence, it is a dream come true, as my recommendation has come to pass on Thursday, May 16, 2024, when to the glory of the Almighty God, the Northwest Development Commission (NWDC) bill to address the challenges facing the seven states in the Northwest geopolitical zone was passed by the senate at the red chamber
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“We are very alarmed about forthcoming reductions in funding activities for some organisations amid global cuts to humanitarian assistance” says MSF country representative Dr Simba Tirima.
“We used to harvest enough for the year,” Nazir recalls, wiping the sweat from his brow. “But now, the desert is taking everything. We cannot even grow enough to eat, let alone sell.”
On August 16, one of northwestern Nigeria’s most notorious bandits, Dogo Gide, released a video in which he claimed his fighters were responsible for downing a Nigerian air force helicopter in Shiroro, Kaduna State; this attack killed 20 soldiers and three senior military officers (premiumtimesng.com, August 16). Shiroro is where Ansaru, an al-Qaeda-affiliated and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)-loyal faction, attempted to recruit villagers and establish hideouts in 2021 (dailytrust.com, June 28, 2021). Ansaru also employed the same tactic when it shot down another air force helicopter en route from Kaduna to the Nigerian capital of Abuja in 2020 (punchng.com, February 6, 2020). These factors combine with reports of Dogo Gide allying with Ansaru to lend credibility to Gide’s claim that his group brought down the aforementioned helicopter (humangle.ng, June 9, 2020).