Tag: Chibok
Missing Chibok Girls 43 Days After
It’s heart rendering that the teenage girls abducted from Government, Chibok, Borno State, have been away for this long, their…
How Jonathan aborted freedom deal for Chibok schoolgirls
The British tabloid, The Mail has reported how the over 200 kidnapped schoolgirls held hostage in Nigeria came agonisingly close…
Chibok Girls: Ugandan President Mocks Jonathan
Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni has mocked Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan over the worsening insecurity occasioned by terrorism in Nigeria. Museveni,…
And Now, The Ecumenical City Of Jos!
By Wole Soyinka This was how I knew Jos from childhood – the ecumenical heart of Nigerian humanity. It was…
Chibok Girls: Public Schools Shut Nationwide
Kazeem Ugbodaga All public primary and secondary schools in Nigeria were Thursday shut down in protest over the 234 secondary…
Nigerian Army: Why We Can’t Fight Boko Haram
The reason terror group Boko Haram has been having a field day across Nigeria is because the country’s military lacks…
Two Boko Haram attacks near Chibok kill 30
Two attacks by Boko Haram gunmen killed 30 people near Chibok, the northeast Nigerian town where the Islamists kidnapped more…
Anti-Boko Haram Protest In Ekiti
Simon Ateba, Nkrumah Bankong-Obi & Gbenro Adesina/Ado-Ekiti BringBackOurGirls protests spread to Nigeria’s southwestern State of Ekiti on Tuesday with hundreds…
How Boko Haram Abducted Girls
A Ghanaian Islamic spiritualist, Shamuna Ustaz Jibirl, has posted a chilling picture of the over 200 abducted Nigerians girls in…
Chibok visit: Jonathan does not understand demands of his office – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said President Goodluck Jonathan’s aborted trip to Chibok shows that he does not understand…
Why I cancelled Chibok visit – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday at Elysee Palace, Paris, France said that he cancelled his visit to Chibok where over…
Nigeria, Cameroon others ‘declare war’ on Boko Haram
Nigeria and its neighbours on Saturday vowed to work together to combat Boko Haram in what Cameroon President Paul Biya…
Jonathan cancels visit to Chibok, home of abducted schoolgirls
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has cancelled his first visit to the home town of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by…
Jonathan to visit Chibok, town of abducted girls
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will visit a northeastern town where over 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Islamic militants, Boko Haram…
Kidnapped schoolgirls: Families want ‘unconditional’ release
Relatives of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by Boko Haram on Thursday called for their unconditional release, after Nigeria’s…
APC condemns forced conversion of abducted Chibok schoolgirls
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday condemned the reported forced conversion to Islam, of some Chibok schoolgirls abducted by…
Nigeria willing to talk with Boko Haram on hostages – Turaki
Nigeria is willing to talk to Boko Haram about securing the release of 223 schoolgirls still held hostage by the…
‘All’ girls in Boko Haram video are Chibok students – Shettima
The female hostages shown in a video released by Boko Haram have been identified as students of the secondary school…
New Video Gives Me Joy, Says Man With 3 Kidnapped Cousins
A man whose three cousins are among more than 200 schoolgirls being held by Islamist militants in north-eastern Nigeria tells…
Obasanjo condemns Chibok schoolgirls abduction
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday condemned the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok…
Nigeria should pursue prisoner-for-hostage swap – AFP Analysis
Conditions set out by Boko Haram’s leader for the release of the Nigerian schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists may…
In Pictures: Boko Haram release pictures of kidnapped Chibok girls
The pictures are screengrab taken on 12 May, from a video released by Nigerian Islamist sect, Boko Haram. AFP shows…
Hollande invites US, Britain to summit on Nigeria abductions
French President Francois Hollande said Monday he had invited US and British officials to attend a Paris summit this weekend…
Nigeria will not swap Boko Haram prisoners for kidnapped schoolgirls – Abba Moro
Nigeria on Monday rejected conditions set out by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau for the release of more than 200…
Kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls converted to Islam – Boko Haram leader
Boko Haram released a new video on Monday 12 May claiming to show the missing Nigerian schoolgirls, alleging they had…
I will not sleep until abducted girls are rescued – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said he will “not sleep” or rest on his oars until the over 200 abducted girls in…
UN Security Council condemns schoolgirls kidnap
The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned the abduction of hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls Friday, as the world body’s secretary…
US team arrives in Nigeria to help with hostage search
US experts have arrived in Nigeria to help rescue more than 200 schoolgirls being held hostage by Boko Haram Islamists,…
ECOWAS to assist Nigeria on counter-terrorism – Mahama
ECOWAS leaders had decided to invoke the community’s protocols on counter-terrorism to defeat terrorism and support Nigeria’s efforts to rescue…
Dasuki, Military chiefs visit Chibok 23 days after
The National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, in company of service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police on Thursday…