Security operatives attached to the presidential villa in Abuja, assaulted Oby Ezekwezili, former minister of education, who embarked on a solo march to the state house, on Tuesday. The protest which kicked off at the federal secretariat was disrupted at the villa gate. The security operatives stationed at the gate manhandled her while struggling to […]
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The spokesman of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group, Sesugh Akume, on Thursday, said the group will return to Aso Rock on Tuesday to press for the release of the 113 Chibok girls remaining in Boko Haram captivity. Recall that on April 14, 2014, Boko Haram insurgents abducted 276 girls from Government Girls Secondary School, […]
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the release of 82 more Chibok girls by the Boko Haram insurgent group. In a statement released on Saturday night on his behalf by Garba Shehu, his media aide, the President said the girls were released following negotiations with Boko Haram. He added that the negotiation involved exchange of […]
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By Reuben Abati “Happy New Year, my brother” “What do you mean happy new year, more than two weeks into the New Year. Have I not been in touch with you since January 1?” “But for you the New Year has just started. Your January 1 was not on January 1” “Looks like you have […]
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The leader of the Bring Back Our Girls group, Oby Ezekwesili, has described as “monumental failure” the inability of the federal government to rescue the remaining 195 Chibok girls after 1,000 days in the hands of the Boko Haram insurgents. The girls were abducted in April 2014 from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno state. Addressing […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Friday, briefed newsmen on the efforts of the Muhammadu Buhari administration to secure the release of the Chibok girls. He explained that the reason why the girls have not been rescued is because Boko Haram keeps changing its demands just when the girls are about to be swapped […]
Continue ReadingThe Lagos chapter of the #BringBackOurGirls group has condemned Dino Melaye for his threat to “beat up and impregnate” his counterpart, Oluremi Tinubu, during a disagreement in a closed-door session held by the senators.In a statement jointly signed by Yemisi Ransome-Kuti, Aisha Oyebode, Ayo Obe, and Habiba Balogun, on Wednesday, the group described Mr. Melaye’s […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement by Colonel Usman Sani Kukasheka, army spokesman, more girls have fled Boko Haram captivity after military operations.The name of the Chibok schoolgirl now with the Nigerian army was given as Serah Luka (pictured), and she was quoted as saying three other girls ran from their captors following the military operations. “At about […]
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