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28 local governments · 5 stories
Local government…
Abadam
Askira/Uba · 1
Askira/Uba (and Hong, Adamawa) · 1
Bama
Bayo
Biu
Chibok
Damboa
Dikwa · 1
Gubio
Guzamala
Gwoza
Hawul
Jere
Kaga
Kala/Balge
Konduga · 1
Kukawa
Kwaya Kusar
Mafa
Magumeri
Maiduguri
Marte
Mobbar
Monguno · 1
Ngala
Nganzai
Shani
5 stories
01
Legend · Borno
Gamergu: The People Whose Nickname Admits They Were There First
The Malgwa of Borno and the name 'Gamergu' →
02
Lost history · Borno
The Red Wall Nobody Remembers
Garu Kime, Monguno →
03
Lost history · Borno
Rabeh's Fort at Dikwa, and the warlord who had 999 of everything
Rabeh's Fort, Dikwa →
04
People · Borno
Laura Wine, the nurse whose death gave Lassa its name to the world
The first Lassa fever patient →
05
Lost history · Borno
Uba, the town a highway cut between two states
Uba, half in Borno and half in Adamawa →