Tag: Kidnapping
‘We Won’t Leave Until Chibok Girls Are Found’
The United States has declared that its troops will not leave Nigeria until the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted on…
Tinubu Blasts Jonathan Over Chibok Girls
Senator Oluremi Tinubu has decried the Federal Government’s handling of the rescue of over 200 students kidnapped from Government Girls…
Revealed: Ozekhome paid kidnappers N40 million
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Lagos based lawyer and activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) paid N40 million in order to secure his release…
Boko Haram Kidnaps Two Top Emirs In Borno
Boko Haram members have kidnapped two first class traditional rulers in Borno State, north-east Nigeria. Premium Times reports that the…
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…
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…
Gunmen Kidnap Lawmaker’s Father
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Unidentified gunmen have reportedly kidnapped Pa Ogbewe, father of the Minority Whip of House of Representatives, Samson Osagie,…
Boko Haram: The Truth Is Bitter
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede There is no gainsaying the fact that many Nigerians and international friends of the country have joined…
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…
U.S. Planes Search For Kidnapped Schoolgirls
The United States said it is flying “manned” missions over Nigeria in search of over 200 abducted schoolgirls, after the…
Suspected Kidnapper Stoned To Death
Cyriacus Izuekwe An unidentified man suspected to be a kidnapper reportedly died Thursday after he was pelted with stones by…
Clinton Slams Jonathan Over Corruption
Mrs. Hillary Clinton, the former US Secretary of State, has lambasted President Goodluck Jonathan over corruption in Nigeria and the…
Kidnappers On The Prowl In Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe There are indications that kidnappers are on the prowl in Lagos State, western Nigeria, as there are several…
UN Envoy Unveils Nigeria Safe Schools Plan
UN special envoy for global education Gordon Brown on Wednesday unveiled a project to improve security in Nigerian schools to…