#ChibokGirls: BBOG match to Aso Rock

#BringBackOurGirls: How the Local Agitation for the Release of over 200 Abducted Girls Created a Global Movement

by Adesewa Josh In the middle of the night on April 14th 2014, Boko Haram militants raided a local secondary school in Chibok town, Borno state, North East Nigeria. More than 200 teenage girls were abducted from the school dormitory; it took about 48 hours before the incident was reported in the local media. “What... Read More

Opinion

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May 7, 2017

Meet Mercy and Patience- The 2 Chibok girls who escaped from Boko Haram

On the 14th of April 2014, the terrorist group, Boko Haram, that had been the North-East region of Nigeria, abducted over 275 schoolgirls from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno state. The abductions provoked a worldwide outcry that resulted in the Bring Back Our Girls movement. That night, at least 50 girls were able to... Read More

Opinion

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April 13, 2017

Nigeria has failed our children – Ezekwesili

by Dolapo Adelana Co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls(BBOG) movement, Obiageli Ezekwesili, says the nation has failed its children over its inability to secure the release of 195 schoolgirls abducted from Chibok on April 14, 2014. by Boko Haram insurgents. Ezekwesili, who said this on Wednesday when the group hosted creative artistes at the Unity Fountain in... Read More

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March 30, 2017

Brave Women: “It sometimes annoys me, the level of things she takes from people” | Aisha Yesufu profiles Oby Ezekwesili

by Aisha Yesufu On the 30th of April 2014 I came face to face with an individual that made me to believe in Nigeria. That individual is Dr. Oby Ezekwesili. On that day I saw what Nigeria can be if only we would allow those who truly believe in this country and care for its... Read More

Citizenship, Cover Stories, Thinking Through

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February 27, 2017

Office Of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: Why I am an entrepreneur in the business of nation building (1)

by Chude Jideonwo A few days ago, I received this message in my email from a highly respected colleague with the Punch, which inspired this article: “Thank you for staying true to the cause. I have seen too many people transform into villains in recent years; but you have been steadfast and I couldn’t be... Read More

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February 15, 2017

Office Of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: If we want to change our country, we have 15 lessons to learn from BBOG (II)

by Chude Jideonwo *This continues Monday’s piece on the 15 disciplines behind the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) campaign. The discipline of leadership On 18 January 2016, the journalist Kadaria Ahmed tried out a few tweets about the BBOG movement. The sum of her thesis? Its leaders needed to change. According to her, the ‘activists’... Read More

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February 13, 2017

Office Of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: If we want to change our country, we have 15 lessons to learn from BBOG (I)

by Chude Jideonwo You know the tragedy already. The world does. And it’s one we have yet to recover from: 276 Chibok girls kidnapped from their schools under the watch of a functioning Nigerian government, and just under 200 of them yet to be recovered as we speak. Now, this is the point at which... Read More

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February 7, 2017

YNaija Analysis: Nigeria’s Office of the Citizen is alive and active

When in the wake of the abduction of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok town in Borno State in 2014 by Boko Haram, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, Hadiza Bala Usman and other women formed the group, Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) to pressure the Federal Government to be more proactive in rescuing the girls, they faced accusations that... Read More

Thinking Through

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January 17, 2017

Camp Zairo is Boko Haram’s Aso Rock – Lai Mohammed

Minister for Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said Camp Zairo to Boko Haram is how Aso Rock is to Nigeria. Mohammed stated this at the Air Force Base in Yola, Adamawa state capital, at a briefing to conclude the “guided tour” in search of the abducted Chibok girls. Others in attendance at the briefing were... Read More

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January 8, 2017

Timeline: How much longer shall we wait before the remaining Chibok girls return home?

Sunday, January 8, 2017, makes it 1,000 days since 276 school girls were abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno. The kidnap led to global outrage as World leaders condemned the act. Many celebrities joined the #BringBackOurGirls ‘movement’ online as they posted pictures and videos, demanding their release. U.S. first lady, Michelle Obama was one... Read More

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January 8, 2017

Tears, joy, anger, anxiety… | We bring you 1,000 days of the Chibok girls abduction in 15 pictures

It’s day 1,000. On 14 April, 2014, heavily-armed Boko Haram terrorists attacked Government Girls’ Secondary School in a Borno town called Chibok. The insurgents made away with 276 female students from the boarding school and next time anyone heard of the teenage girls, they were paraded by the terrorists in an unknown location. This was... Read More

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December 22, 2016

Fu’ad Lawal profiles Bukky Shonibare: The placard woman who makes sure we never forget (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)

It’s a new day. Take a deep breath. Think about the Chibok girls that have gone. Think about all those who have returned. Think about their trauma. Give it an extra moment. Let it sink in. Now, grab your marker. Change the date on the cardboard; the one you’ve used as a counter for how... Read More

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November 28, 2016

Joel Ighosa Ighalo: The making of a truly Nigerian family [NEXT]

by Joel Ighosa Ighalo I do not know if it is appropriate to call them the Bring Back Our Girls Family or not. Indeed, it must consist of people who differ in tribe, tongue and religion, yet these people chose to unite in order to plead the cause of young school girls who are in... Read More

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October 22, 2016

BBOG should not be mired in donations, Ezekwesili replies Buhari’s daughter

Former Education Minister and Bring Back Our Girls co-convener, Oby Ezekwesili has replied daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, Hadiza Buhari-Bello over the use of the BBOG name for soliciting funds. The BBOG group had accused the Africa Support and Empowerment Initiative (AFRISEI) led by Hadiza Buhari-Bello of franchise infringement after using its name for fund... Read More

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October 18, 2016

Dear Molara Wood, your disdain for #BringBackOurGirls is a failure of judgement

by Sola Fasasi On Monday, photos began to circulate about an event for the inauguration and signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the Chibok Girls Endowment Project. Expectedly, the Bring Back Our Girls movement began receiving enquiries, and they issued a blistering disclaimer, saying in part: “After 902 days of painstaking advocacy, it is... Read More

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October 13, 2016

BBOG commends FG, military over release of 21 Chibok girls

The Bring Back Our Girls campaign group has said the release of 21 out of over 200 Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram is a ‘wonderful development’. The group in a statement signed by its leaders, Oby Ezekwesili and Aisha Yesufu said commended the Nigerian Army and the civillian JTF for the release of the... Read More

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October 13, 2016

Who do we have to thank for the return of these Chibok Girls?

by Roqeebah Olaoniye Yesterday in Nigerian News was gloomy enough to have made us turn, in desperation, to the saying that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Sure enough, the universe did not disappoint us and our joy knows no bounds as we share the reports of the release of 21 of the... Read More

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October 2, 2016

Why release of the CBN governor’s wife is not really great news

Sometimes, it is better to let sleeping dogs lie. This is probably one of those times. Just Friday, Mrs Margaret Emefiele, wife of Central Bank boss Godwin Emefiele was abducted along the Benin-Agbor road along with six other people. Yesterday, The governor confirmed that his wife was released; rescued by security operatives at Ugoneki, Edo... Read More

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September 23, 2016

Gimba Kakanda: The partisans’ portrayals of the critic as a hater

Perhaps it’s sub-clinical, but partisanship as exhibited by Nigerians appears to be no more than just uncritical loyalty to a political party. It’s a psychiatric dilemma. Perhaps again this is only my lack of an explanation for, or an understanding of, the kneejerk reference to critics of the government as “haters” by those who were themselves... Read More

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September 23, 2016

BBOG endorses Buhari’s invitation to UN for Chibok girls negotiations

The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) Group has said it supports President Muhammadu Buhari’s appeal to the United Nations on negotiations over the release of the abducted Chibok girls. BBOG’s spokesperson, Abubakar Abdullahi on Thursday said the step was a welcome development, stating that the group will support any step that will ensure the release... Read More

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September 16, 2016

What BBOG group has to say about FG’s status update on Chibok girls (READ)

The #BringBackOurGirls group has issued a statement in response to Friday’s briefing by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on the efforts taken so far by the federal government to rescue the abducted Chibok girls. Mohammed during a press briefing gave details of attempts carried out by the government to secure the release... Read More

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September 15, 2016

Chibok Girls: BBOG group protest in the U.S (PHOTOS)

The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) advocacy group on Wednesday staged a protest in front of the Nigeria House demanding the release of the abducted Chibok girls in the United States. The spokesperson at the Nigeria House, Bolaji Akinremi was given a letter addressed to the President demanding the speedy release of the abducted girls.... Read More

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September 11, 2016

Ezekwesili demands apology from IGP

Former Minister of Education and Co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Campaign, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili has said the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris owe an apology to the group as well as Nigerians for disrupting the BBOG march to the Aso Villa on Tuesday. The group was protesting the inability of the Federal Government... Read More

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September 9, 2016

You have never visited Chibok | Gov. Shettima blasts BBOG protesters

Borno state Governor, Kashim Shettima has said the Bring back our girls group (BBOG ) has never taken out time to visit Chibok community. Shettima stated this when Minister of women Affairs, Aisha Jumai Alhassan paid him a courtesy visit at the government house Maiduguri on Friday. Shettima said the protests could be seen as politically... Read More

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September 7, 2016

I have had enough| Police IG tells BBOG protesters

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Wednesday said the continuous protest emebarked upon by the #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group poses threat to public peace, stating that he has had enough. He said this while speaking during a visit by the National President of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), Gloria Shoda and other members of the... Read More

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September 6, 2016

Police stops BBOG group from seeing Buhari…again

Men of the Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday stormed the Unity Fountain, Abuja, the meeting point of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group to stop them from embarking on their usual protest to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. The group have been embarking on a protest march every three days since the Boko Haram... Read More

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August 30, 2016

Why we stopped the BBOG protesters – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris on Tuesday explained the decision of the Nigeria Police to bar the Bring Back Our Girls protesters from marching to the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Idris who was represented by an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Labbo spoke at the 2016 International Day of the Disappeared/Missing Persons in Abuja.... Read More

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August 25, 2016

#BringBackOurGirls: Chibok has finally turned against Buhari – how it all happened

by Roqeebah Olaoniye Anyone who followed the last campaign would recall that one of the reasons many people voted Buhari in as President was because his electioneering strategy banked heavily on the failure of the last administration to return the missing Chibok girls. Now, Mr. President is under serious fire for not doing enough to... Read More

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August 22, 2016

#BringBackOurGirls protesters denied assess to Presidential Villa (PHOTOS)

The Nigeria Police Force has stopped #BringBackOurGirls protesters from gaining entrance into the Presidential Villa. The protesters were en route Aso Rock to demand the rescue of the school girls kidnapped from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno state on April 14, 2014 by Boko Haram. One of the conveners of the #BringBackOurGirls group Oby Ezekwesili... Read More