Tag: Chibok
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…