Tag: abduction
Anxiety Over Release Of Chibok Girls
Anxiety continued to mount on Monday ahead of the release of over 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted on 14 April this…
Breaking: Kidnappers free TASUED deputy VC
Prof. Joseph Olusoga Olusanya, the deputy Vice Chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education, TASUED, Ijagun in Odogbolu local government…
Lawyers call for release of abducted ex-NBA president
The Ikeja and Lagos branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Sunday appealed to the abductors of ex-NBA President,…
Boko Haram Controls 25 Towns —Bishop
Boko Haram militants are in charge of at least 25 towns and villages in northeast Nigeria, the region’s Roman Catholic…
From #BringBackOurGirls To #BringBackJonathan
By Peter Claver Opara And so, the famous #BringBackOurGirls has transmuted to #BringBackJonathan? Quite ingenious; of the type that has…
Missing couple found in SSS cell in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Sixty-five days after they were declared missing, Islamic Cleric, Uztadh Abdul Ganniyu Jumah and his wife, Muinat, were…
Kaduna urges residents to guard against kidnapping, abduction
The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday urged all residents to be vigilant in view of the increasing cases of abduction…
At A Glance: Attacks, abductions by Boko Haram in 2014
Nigeria has suffered a dramatic upsurge in violence claimed by, or blamed on, the armed Islamist group Boko Haram, including…
Police Rescue Family Of 4 From Kidnappers
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba A family of four has been rescued from kidnappers as operatives of the Delta State Police Command, Delta…
U.S. Planes Spot Chibok Girls, Journal Slams Jonathan
Recent U.S. surveillance flights over northeastern Nigeria showed what appeared to be large groups of girls held together in remote…
Gunmen abduct Bayelsa Speaker’s brother
Gunmen in the early hours of Monday abducted Iniokpoemi Benson, a younger brother to the Speaker of Bayelsa House of…
A Nation In Turmoil
Nigeria has been on tenterhooks in the past few days following serial suicide bombings in Kano, Kaduna and Adawawa states.…
100 Days After: Activists Hold Rallies For Chibok Girls
Kazeem Ugbodaga One hundred days after over 200 secondary school girls were abducted by Islamic terrorists, Boko Haram, hundreds of…
Reflections On The Chibok Girls
By Denja Yaqub Over ninety days since yet to be specified number of young school girls were abducted from their…
Chibok Girls, Boko Haram And Jihad Of The Penis
By Obinna Akukwe A new type of Jihad which uses penis as instrument of conversion and coercion has been introduced…