- The United States has committed $32.5 million in food assistance to Nigeria, targeting over 764,000 people in the conflict-affected North-East and North-West.
- The support includes specialized nutrition for 43,235 children and top-ups for 41,569 pregnant and breastfeeding women.
The World Food Programme warned that violence and funding shortages threaten to shut down more than 150 nutrition clinics in Borno and Yobe states, deepening the country’s food emergency.
The United States has pledged $32.5 million in food aid to Nigeria to help address the ongoing food crisis, focusing on displaced persons in the North-East and North-West.
According to the US Embassy, the aid will support 764,205 people, including 43,235 children who will get specialized nutrition, and 41,569 pregnant and breastfeeding women who will receive nutrition top-ups.
The World Food Programme (WFP) warned that violence and funding gaps could force the closure of more than 150 nutrition clinics in Borno and Yobe, worsening what is already one of Nigeria’s worst food emergencies in decades.
In other news… A Nigerian woman, Abilo Lovelyn Bunenizibe, who previously accused her ex-husband of stalking and harassment, has opened up about alleged mistreatment from his mother while she was pregnant.
Abilo shared a screenshot of a message she claimed was from the woman, accusing her of deliberately starving her during pregnancy.
She also alleged that after her Caesarean section, the woman dismissed her pain as fake and pressured the hospital to discharge her quickly, saying the longer she stayed, the more her son would spend on medical bills.
“My Ex mother-in-law is a devoted Christian who does evangelism and leads people to Christ in Deeper Life. The same woman who intentionally starved a pregnant woman simply because I had issues with her son,” she wrote.
“A woman of God who, after my Caesarean section, told me I was faking my pain when I tried to stand for the first time saying, during her time, she did it effortlessly.
“A woman of God who asked the hospital to discharge me quickly because, in her words, the longer I stay, the more her son spends money.
“A woman of God who saw a vision that every member of my family is a witch.”
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