CAMP

September 23, 2017

Benue police arrest reporter over IDPs protest story

The Benue Police Command has arrested a NAN reporter, Emmanuel Atswen over a report on the protest by IDPs at the International Market camp in Makurdi. What happened: IDPs in the camp had protested the alleged diversion of relief items. They had blocked the main entrance into the camp to stop vehicles loaded with the assorted relief... Read More

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September 9, 2017

‘Boko Haram insurgents attack IDPs camp in Borno’

Boko Haram insurgents on Friday reportedly attacked an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Gamboru Ngala local government area of Borno state, TheCable reports. According to the news medium, the insurgents stormed the camp in two Hilux trucks at about 11pm. Bamus Garba, an eyewitness said the insurgents attacked the camp from the rear, firing... Read More

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UPDATED: Multiple explosions at IDPs camp in Borno

Multiple explosions have rocked an Internally Displaced Persons camp in Maiduguri, early Wednesday morning. According to AFP, the coordinator of the camp revealed that there were four explosions. “There were four explosions inside the camp,” the coordinator of the Muna camp Tijjani Lumani told AFP. “The bombers struck at different locations around 4:30 am. The... Read More

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Three dead in fire incident at Borno IDPs camp

by Azeez Adeniyi The National Emergency Management Authority has said a fire incident at internally displaced persons camp in Borno State, has killed three people and left six persons injured. In a statement by its Information Officer, in the North-East zonal office, Maiduguri, Mallam AbdulKadir Ibrahim onThursday, the agency said the fire incident started from... Read More

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February 18, 2017

IDPs camp fire accident kills 2 children

by Azeez Adeniyi A fire disaster in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Jere Local Government of Borno State has killed two children. The camp located in an area called Khurso Bashir is one of the unofficial settlements of IDPs in the state. According to witnesses, the fire which started on Friday afternoon spread quickly... Read More

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December 12, 2016

Corps member slumps at Osun NYSC camp

A corps member on Monday collapsed at the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Osun State. The corps member slumped on Monday when the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, was addressing corps members at the camp. An NYSC official who checked on the corps member said she has left the clinic after receiving... Read More

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December 3, 2016

Death of three corps members will be probed – NYSC DG

The National Youth Services Corps (NYSC) has said it would investigate the death of three corps members in separate NYSC orientation camps in the country. The NYSC in a statement issued by its Director-General, Brig. General, Suleiman Kazaure, in Abuja said it has set up a committee to thoroughly investigate the deaths of Chinyerum Nwenenda... Read More

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December 2, 2016

Another corps member dies in Bayelsa NYSC camp

Elechi Chiyerum, a female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been reported dead at the orientation camp in Kaiama, Kolokuma-Opokoma, Bayelsa State. Chiyerum, 27 was reportedly ill before the commencement of the scheme and had been unable to participate in most camp activities. The Ignatius Azuru University of Education, Port Harcourt graduate... Read More

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November 29, 2016

Opinion: The NYSC service year manual

by Manasseh Victor I started the service year with a sense of uncertainty and anxiety as most intending Corp members. I heard different stories from different ex-Corps members on expectations and outcomes of the service year; the baseline wasn’t so encouraging, yet I was determined to make the most of it. Most of those I... Read More

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November 22, 2016

The Thread: Let Twitter Nigeria prepare you for NYSC camp

Congratulations, Otondos. You have finally come of age for that rite of passage every educated Nigerian adult must necessarily participate in, if not, no work. Rejoice. Not too fast, there’s a lot you need to know. Best to start with the essentials you need for camp, and no, we are not talking about extra batteries... Read More

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November 22, 2016

Dear youth corper, here’s ALL you really need to take to NYSC camp

The National Youth Service Corps has announced today that prospective corps members can now print out Call-Up letters via the online portal. Usually, for most people this is troubling news. It’s Tuesday and if you are in the first stream, you’ll need to pack up and go wherever you’ve been posted to by Thursday, the 24th.... Read More

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November 8, 2016

Osinbajo visits Super Eagles training camp

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday visited the camp of the Super Eagles who are currently training for their qualifying match against Algeria. Osinbajo arrived shortly after 6pm, watched the players train and spoke briefly with them. Meanwhile, Leon Balogun and Brown Ideye missed training on Tuesday. Both Balogun and Ideye had a light workout... Read More

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September 9, 2016

Army destroys 74 illegal refineries, kidnappers camp

The Nigerian Army has in the last two days destroyed seventy-four illegal refineries and some camps belonging to kidnappers. This is contained in a statement released on Friday by the Army spokesperson Colonel Sani Usman. The statement said, “Troops of 2 Brigade Nigerian Army conducting field training exercise code named “Operation CROCODILE SMILE” have within... Read More

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Soldiers, policemen in gun duel over IDPs rice

A gun duel ensued between soldiers and policemen on Thursday at the Borno State Government House in Maiduguri over rice meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The IDPs who chose to stay outside camp, usually throng the Deputy Governor’s office on a daily basis to queue for hours for relief items such as rice. Things... Read More

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236 people arrested in RCCG camp

The Osun state police command, in collaboration with the security unit of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, have arrested 236 persons after a raid was conducted at the Redemption Camp along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to the Punch, an official in the RCCG security unit said the raid was a routine “clean up.” He... Read More

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Nigerian army opens rehab centres for ‘repentant’ Boko Haram insurgents

The Nigerian military authorities, on Saturday, announced the opening of a rehabilitation camp for repentant members of Boko Haram terrorist sect. This was disclosed by the Acting Director, Defence Information, Col. Rabe Abubakar, during a telephone chat with Punch Newspapers. The military spokesperson, however, failed to disclose the location of the camp for security reasons,... Read More

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November 13, 2015

‘You’ll soon go back to your lives’ | Buhari visits IDP camp in Yola (PHOTOS)

““My government is doing everything possible to rebuild your homes, schools hospitals and roads to enable you go back to your homes. Boko Haram will soon be a thing of the past, said President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, when he visited the Makhio Internally Displaced Persons camp, in Yola, Adamawa state. While speaking to the IDPs,... Read More

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November 16, 2014

Harsh or not? Female ‘corper’ decamped ‘for slapping male colleague’ in Delta (PHOTO)

by Akan Ido A female National Youth Corps member has reportedly been decamped for allegedly assaulting a fellow corps member in Delta State. According to @NaijaCorpers, a Twitter handle focused on the activities of ‘corpers’ in Nigeria, the unidentified member slapped a male colleague after an altercation. See tweet below: Many commentators have viewed the punishment... Read More

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November 28, 2013

Senate quizzes FCT Minister over N640 million NYSC camp renovation

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The probe on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory by the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) started on Wednesday over the N500 million claimed to have been spent on rehabilitating the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp in Abuja. The Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed was... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Hounge: What’s the value of your degree? (Y! Superblogger)

by Seun Hunge The Nigerian environment has made things pretty difficult for the youth. First, you are equipped with zero entrepreneurial skill/training in the course of your education, yet the government expects you to start up a SME, if you can’t get employment. For some people, the title of this article will elicit a sigh, some... Read More

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Terr-horny-sm: Soldiers find Boko Haram camps littered with used condoms (PHOTO)

More of the dirty sides of the insurgents’ lifestyle are being revealed as troops continue to stumble on strange and bizarre objects such as several used and unused condoms as well as charms and amulets of various shapes in the captured terrorists camps. Defence spokesman, Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade, who made the revelation, said that other... Read More

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Have you ever wondered what goes on in a nudist camp? It’s revealed – See Photo

by Ian Fortey Breasts, lips, and our junk are hot to us because they’re part of sex, we use them during sex and so they are sexy to us. Don’t pretend they’re not, nudists! I’ve had it in my head for a while that it would be hilarious to go to a nudist camp and... Read More

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September 21, 2012

N200m worth of items missing at ex-militants’ camp in Obubra

by Akan Ido There are reports that over N200m worth of items have been carted away during the relocation of ex-militants formerly camped at the Federal Government’s Amnesty Camp in Obubra, Cross River State. The camp was officially closed last year after the successful training of over 26,000 ex-militants on non-violence transformational training. Most of... Read More

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September 9, 2012

Death toll rises to 43 in the Adamawa flood disaster

by Akan Ido The death toll following the September 2 flood which submerged several villages in some local government areas of Adamawa State have risen to 43. Many more people are still missing while bodies are being recovered in trickles from the river. The number of deaths may rise from the deluge that spread to... Read More

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November 3, 2011

Hanging out with a genius! Cobhams speaks on his work, marriage and determination

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Cobhams is one of the most respected Nigerian producers. He is the man behind Asa’s debut album, which became an international hit. In addition to producing the album, Cobhams wrote and co-wrote several of its hits songs. He has also worked with Darey, Bez and Timi Dakolo amongst other notable artistes. In... Read More

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