More than 100 of the Chibok schoolgirls remain in captivity, nearly five years after Boko Haram militants in Nigeria abducted them from their school. President Muhammadu Buhari promised to make the rescue of the girls, and other abductees a top priority. Some have been released. But advocacy groups say Buhari’s government, in its focus on…
500 Days In limbo
Processions are today being held in Lagos and Abuja to further press for the release of the abducted Chibok girls. The activities organised by the Bring Back Our Girls group is part of efforts to sustain agitation for the release of the school girls who were abducted by armed members of Boko Haram, the insurgent…
Ezekwesili Donates Award Money to Chibok Girls Campaign
Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education has donated her $10,000 Swedish C-10 prize money to the #BringBackOurGirls campaign. Ezekwesili is one of ten recipients of the C-10 Award. The C-10 is an award given by the Queen of Sweden to reward people in the world who advocate for child rights. The former minister, who…
An Evening With African Writers
The African Literary Evening was my idea even though I feel I cannot take all the credit for its success. The idea came about from the culmination of several conversations with people over a period of time. The African Literary Evening was an evening of spoken word, poetry recitations, book readings and networking. It was…
“Nigeria, Today, Is a Country at War with Itself” – Oyegun
John Odigie-Oyegun, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC has described the present situation in Nigeria as a country at war with itself as violence, insecurity, and other social vices are predominant in the country. Speaking on Friday evening as the guest lecturer at the 2014 annual lecture organised by the University of Ibadan…
Boko Haram: Women Threaten to March Naked to Chibok
Nigerian women, under the umbrella of Women Arise Against Terror Group, have threatened to march half-naked to Chibok, if the Federal Government fails to secure the release of the abducted girls within the next 14 days. The group issued the threat in Lagos during a protest march to the Lagos State governor’s office in Alausa,…
Abducted Schoolgirls: Nigeria Police Offer N50m Reward
The Nigeria Police Force has offered a reward of N50 million to anyone who can give information that would help in locating and rescuing more than 200 girls abducted in Borno by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Nigerian Terrorists’ sect, admitted in a video on Monday that the group truly kidnapped…
Gunmen Abduct Eight More Girls In Borno
Eight more girls have been abducted in Maiduguri, Borno State by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect. The girls ranging from age 12 to 15 were said to have been kidnapped during an overnight raid in a village near one of their strongholds. Lazarus Musa, a resident of Warabe where the…
Naomi Nyadar Released
After a series of protests and calls from Nigerians, Muhammed Abubakar, the Inspector General of Police has ordered the release of Naomi Nyadar, the Chibok woman leader. Nyadar was released to her husband this afternoon in Abuja. Inspite of that, Oby Ezekwesili, Former Education Minister, maintained that Nigerians need an explanation on what she described…
Boko Haram To Sell Abducted Girls
Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group, has threatened to sell off all the girls it abducted three weeks ago. Abubakar Shekau, leader of the insurgent group, while claiming responsibility for the kidnap, in a video obtained by the AFP news agency, said the girls should not have been in school in the first place, but…
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