Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has been vocal in making calls for sacrificial giving to victims of the Benue flood. Apparently, those calls have yielded results because he was back on Twitter again today to appreciate those who responded. See below: 1. Yesterday, I called on well meaning Nigerians to sacrificially come to the... Read More

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February 27, 2017

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2baba donates N3.5m to UN

by Dolapo Adelana Entertainer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2baba, has donated the sum of N3.5 million to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Nigeria, to support humanitarian interventions. External Relations Officer, UNHCR, Nigeria, Mr Hanson Tamfu made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Tamfu said the donation from the... Read More

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January 24, 2017

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11 million Boko Haram survivors in need of humanitarian aid – UN envoy

The United Nations has said about 11 million survivors of Boko Haram insurgents are in need of humanitarian aids. Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, Toby Lanzer said this while speaking on the plight of people in Africa’s Lake Chad basin. Lanzer said the insurgency caused destructions in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. “I wish I... Read More

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August 6, 2016

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Boko Haram: EU provides additional €12.5m aid for IDPs

The European Commission has said it would give an additional €12.5m as humanitarian aid to support Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon as a result of Boko Haram activities. The EC in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the additional aid became necessary as activities of the terrorist group has severely... Read More

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August 1, 2016

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Syrian rebels shoot down Russian helicopter

Rebels have shot down a Russian helicopter in northern Syria, Russian military officials say. According to defence officials in the country, the Mi-8 transport aircraft had five people on board. Unconfirmed reports say at least four of them are now dead. The helicopter was returning from delivering humanitarian aid to the city of Aleppo, Russia’s Interfax... Read More

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April 21, 2016

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US to ‘provide’ $40m humanitarian aid for Boko Haram victims

The Nigerian government is expected to receive a $40 million humanitarian aid from the United States for the victims of Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region. According to the United Nations, there are 9.2 million people across the Lake Chad Basin region in need of immediate assistance. US ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha... Read More

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