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How Jonathan’s government withdrew $40m to negotiate for Chibok girls’ release

The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has been fingered in the alleged disappearance of $40 million (N13.6billion) which was approved by former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration for the negotiation of the Chibok girls’ release. According to The Nation, the ONSA had attempted to strike a deal with Boko Haram insurgents for a ceasefire,... Read More

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Serah Luka was not kidnapped from Chibok – BBOG holds firm, but praises military

The BringBackOurGirls campaigners, on Friday confirmed that the recently found Serah Luka, who the Nigerian military said was among the 219 school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014, is an SSS 1 student of GSS Chibok. According to a statement posted on Facebook by the spokesperson of the group, Sesugh Akume, Serah was abducted... Read More

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The US says it has spent almost $500 million in fighting Boko Haram

by Chi Ibe The United States government says it has spent almost $500 million on fighting the Boko Haram insurgency since 2009. This was said by the US Charge d’Affaires to the African Union, Susan Page yesterday. She was responding to a question on how much the US has committed at the Africa Regional Media Hub... Read More

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Why Chibok community, BBOG are upset with government and the media

Members of the Chibok community have lambasted the government and media over the inhumane treatment given to Amina Nkeki, who was kidnapped in 2014 and found on Tuesday, May 17. In a chat with pressmen yesterday, representatives of the Chibok community decried the description of one of the Boko Haram susects, Mohammed Hayatu, who was... Read More

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BREAKING: Army identifies second Chibok girl rescued from Boko Haram (PHOTO)

by Akan Ido The Army Spokesperson, Colonel Usman Sani Kukasheka has confirmed the rescue of another Chibok Girl this evening. Her name is Serah Luka, a JS1 student of the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, at the time of her abduction 2 years ago. According to the statement released late this evening, Serah, believed to... Read More

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Army lied about the Chibok girl; Burna Boy is a grown baby‎… and more on The Slab with Isime‎‎

Just in case this is your first stab at The Slab with Isime, here’s a brief education – The Slab is a weekly gabfest offering a newsroom perspective on the week’s trending topics. In this edition featuring Adebayo, Chuks, Oreoluwa, Emeka and Anire, the YNaija crew talks about the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) protest; Amina Ali,... Read More

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Rescued Chibok girl, Amina Ali arrives presidential villa (PHOTOS)

The rescued Chibok girl, Amina Ali, is presently at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari. She arrived the villa with her baby as well as Borno State Governor, Kashim Shetima around 2.45 p.m on Thursday. They are presently in the President’s office and awaiting his arrival. See photos below.

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@PdpNigeria has a doomsday prophecy to share with us

The Twitter handle of the main opposition party – Peoples Democratic Party is known for making bold claims and sometimes, far fetched allegations – reminiscent of the ruling All Progressives Congress, when it was on the other side of the table. But today, the @PdpNigeria Twitter handle has chosen to scare us – Nigerians. In all... Read More

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10 things we learnt from Max Siollun’s New York Times article on Boko Haram

Max Siollun of the New York Times wrote a piece on Boko Haram as an insurgency group and how the federal government of Nigeria has been tackling it, of late. Here are 10 things we learnt from the article; It’s no longer about the cause, it’s now business With its fighters frequently being killed... Read More

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Rescued Chibok girl to meet President Buhari

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday,airlifted the rescued Chibok girl, Amina Ali, from Damboa to Maiduguri along with her baby and alleged ‘husband’, Mohammed Hayatu. According to a statement signed by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, the girl has been handed over to the Borno state government and will be flown to Abuja... Read More

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Interview: “We can’t wait one day extra” to get the Chibok girls back – Ezekwesili

Former Education Minister and Convener of the #BringBackOurGirls group, Oby Ezekwesili has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to do more in rescuing the remaining 218 girls kidnapped in 2014 by members of the Boko Haram terrorist group. Ezekwesili who expressed her joy at the news of the Chibok girl, Amina Ali, who was rescued... Read More

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PHOTO: Army says rescued Chibok girl was married to this man

by Chi Ibe The Nigerian army today released photos of Amina Ali Mkeki, whom it says is one of the 219 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014. It also released photos of a man it called her “husband”. Amina was found in the Kulakeita area of the state in the company of “her Boko... Read More

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How international media excitedly reported rescue of Chibok girl

Today, it was gathered that one of the 275 missing Chibok girls believed to have been kidnapped from Government Secondary School, Borno state in April, 2014 by Boko Haram terrorists had been found. To demonstrate the global interest the issue and the activism of #BringBackOurGirls has sparked, this was immediately headline news on TV, newspapers... Read More

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Rescued Chibok girl says 6 of the girls are dead

by Chi Ibe Amina Ali Mkeki, one of the missing Chibok girls who was rescued today by the Nigerian army, near the Sambisa Forest, had some bad news as to some of the other missing girls. According to army authorities, she reported that six of the girls have died, others have been married off commanders of... Read More

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Military releases photo of who it says is the rescued Chibok girl

After former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili revealed via her Twitter page that one of the abducted Chibok girls has been found and identified, photos have been released. The Globe and Mail reports: “A statement by a Nigerian military spokesman on Wednesday said troops had rescued an abducted schoolgirl named Falmata Mbalala in a village... Read More

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41 women and children rescued as Army clears out B’Haram camp in Sambisa

Despite the current tensions in the country, the Nigerian Army has recorded another victory in its fight against Boko Haram insurgency. According to a statement, on Wednesday, signed by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the Army successfully cleared out the insurgents from their camp at Sambisa forest. The statement reads that: “In... Read More

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BREAKING: Chibok girl found by Civilian JTF

Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili has revealed via her Twitter page that one of the abducted Chibok girls has been found and identified. Over 200 girls were in April 2014, abducted from the school in Chibok, Borno state, by Boko Haram insurgents. Of the 276 reported to have been abducted, fifty-seven managed to escape... Read More

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See the drug addict who ‘murdered his entire family’ in Yobe

The photo of 28-year-old Adamu Mai Bisco, who allegedly murdered his entire family on Monday night, has been released by the police. Bisco allegedly killed his parents and two sisters in Potiskum, Yobe State, using a shovel to hack the victims while they slept, according to police reports. Though he was reported to have committed the act... Read More

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Opinion: On Boko Haram, Feyi Fawehinmi reviews Buhari’s one-year record

The best person to ask how the war against Boko Haram has gone in the last year is Boko Haram. They must know that they have been in a battle. Little more than a year ago, they strolled through the north-east of Nigeria, swagger on a hundred thousand trillion, and raised their flag on what... Read More

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Nigeria-Cameroon joint forces capture Boko Haram commander

Cameroonian and Nigerian troops has captured a Boko Haram commander, Boukar Kaou, during a joint military operation that resulted in the death of 58 insurgents. According to a radio statement by Cameroon’s government spokesperson, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, Kaous and his fighters were captured during a fight in Madawaya forest, near the Nigeria-Cameroon border, on May... Read More

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President Buhari welcomes France’s Hollande to Nigeria (PHOTOS)

President of France, Francois Hollande upon arrival in Nigeria, was received by the President, Muhammadu Buhari today. Buhari, who just got back from the London anti-corruption summit is hosting a security summit, which the French president will be in attendance. President of Cameroon is also expected to be in attendance at the summit where security... Read More

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The U.S. is not impressed with Buhari’s timeframe on Boko Haram

While speaking at a media round table discussion on regional security summit, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Friday, said that there is no need to put a time frame on when Boko Haram terrorism will end. The US official advised government to focus more on correcting the underline issues that led... Read More

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Army confirms attack in Maiduguri – and it was a suicide bomb

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the suicide bomb attack earlier reported at the entrance of Musa Usman Secretariat, Maiduguri, Borno state. Speaking on the development, the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Usman, on Thursday, in a press release said that: “This afternoon, combined team of Nigeria policemen maintaining security duties at the entrance... Read More

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The army says it’s a lie, it hasn’t granted amnesty to Boko Haram terrorists

The Nigerian Army has issued a statement saying that, contrary to media reports, the army didn’t grant amnesty to 800 Boko Haram terrorism. This was contained in a statement signed by the Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar. “The attention of Defence Headquarters has been drawn to online Media stating that 800 Boko... Read More

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An appeals court in Lagos just sent potential terrorists a strong message

#TheNewsIn100Words A Court of Appeal in Lagos state has confirmed the September 30, 2015 judgment of a Federal High Court in Lagos which sentenced 3 men convicted of terrorism to 25 years in prison each. After Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court had sentenced the Boko Haram terrorists to prison, the trio had approached the... Read More

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N17,000 for Nigerian IDPs to start afresh

The World Food Programme – set up by the United Nations to address hunger – is giving N17,000 to over 500,000 families displaced by the senseless attacks of terrorist sect, Boko Haram. The Chairman of Borno State Emergency Agency, Ahmed Satomi revealed on Sunday, May 8 that over 35,000 families had already benefited from the scheme. “We are... Read More

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Where’s the ‘Chibok girl’ captured in Cameroon?

“On the two female would-be suicide bombers in Cameroon, one of which self-professed to be a Chibok girl; there has been no update from the federal government. This is unacceptable. Where is she now? Has she been properly identified and profiled? Has she been reunited with her family? Is her rehabilitation going on well? We... Read More

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The questions left unanswered as US prepares to sell war equipment to Nigeria

The Nigerian government is hoping to purchase up to 12 super Tucano attack aircraft from the United States of America, to help in prosecuting the war against Boko Haram terrorist sect. According to a Reuters news report, the US government also intends to help Nigeria in intelligence gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance. The US had for... Read More

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Army recovers 150 sim cards, 41 persons from Boko Haram insurgents

The Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, May 4, recorded another victory in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency in the North-Eastern region of the country. According to a statement signed by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Usman, the troops encountered the terrorists during a clearance and rescue operation, nicknamed Operation Crackdown, at the... Read More

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Nigerian troops discover Boko Haram hospital, administrative base

Efforts to completely reduce the fighting capacity of Boko Haram terrorist group has yielded more positive results as Nigerian troops on Wednesday, May 4, discovered the field hospital, administrative and harbour base of the insurgents at Ngula and Kukuruk villages in Alagarno general area of Borno. This information was disseminated in a statement released by... Read More

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