Tag: #BringBackOurGirls

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May 31, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: Jonathan didn’t believe the girls were kidnapped – OBJ says

by Zara Mustapha Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo said that President Goodluck Jonathan lived in denial about the abducted Chibok schoolgirls for ...

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May 31, 2014

Perry Brimah: Is changing #BringBackOurGirls to #ReleaseOurGirls part of the transformation agenda?

by Berry Brimah Why is the President of Nigeria being advised and investing so much in fighting to transform #BringBackOurGirls ...

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May 30, 2014

Gimba Kakanda: A unity of classes at Abuja’s #BringBackOurGirls campaign

by Gimba Kakanda The disunity of classes at Unity Fountain was a part materialisation of Comrade Melaye’s prophecy, and I ...

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May 27, 2014

Opinion: No PR firm can save Jonathan’s battered image

by Jibrin Ibrahim By answering these questions and achieving results, the President can rebuild his credibility. Mr President, please forget ...

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May 27, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: Obasanjo holds talks with Boko Haram to free abducted schoolgirls

by Zara Mustapha According to reports, former president Olusegun Obasanjo has met with individuals close to the Islamic militant sect, Boko ...

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May 27, 2014

Theophilus Ilevbare: #BringBackOurGirls campaign and the evolution of hashtag activism

by Theophilus Ilevbare Granted that hashtag activism oversimplifies the complexities of events abroad, and even if well-intentioned, rarely affect things ...

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May 23, 2014

YNaija Editorial: Welcome to the season of our discontent

The government’s response to the protests have been of suspicion… Promises have been made, but these are things we have ...

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May 23, 2014

Nigeria – We have to find a way to #BringBackOurGirls (Poetry)

by Olaolu Kuloyo   I heard they are sharing money in Ghana-Must-go. Please tell me, is that the way to ...

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May 22, 2014

Pres. Jonathan says he’s not slow in Chibok girls rescue efforts, Alison-Madueke gets fresh summon over private jets scandal & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo #BringBackOurGirls : President Jonathan says he is not slow in rescue efforts Thirty days after the abduction ...

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May 22, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: Security officials stop Aso Rock protest (PHOTOS)

by Adeola Balogun       The #BringBackOurGirls protest was taken to the very gate of government today as demonstrators ...

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May 21, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: NUT orders closure of schools nationwide to protest Chibok abduction

by Akan Ido Following the abduction of over 230 students in Chibok, Borno state, the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) ...

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May 19, 2014

Sonala Olumhense: Oga at the top and a country called Internet

by Sonala Olumhense Wendell, unmasked as a manipulator and liar in the earlier days of the unraveling, had failed to ...

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May 18, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: Boko Haram set ‘to begin gradual release of kidnapped schoolgirls’

by Zara Mustapha According to UK Telegraph, the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram has dropped demands for the release of their ...

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May 16, 2014

Opinion: #BringBackOurGirls – Nigerians and their hypocritical patriotism

by Jackson Bassey Before the Nigerian celebrities joined the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, Chis Brown, Keri Hilson, Mary J. Blige and other ...

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May 15, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: Rihanna’s current Twitter avatar looks something like this (SNAPSHOT)

by Zara Mustapha Rihanna has been noticeably absent on Instagram for more than a week now, after her account was ...

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May 15, 2014

“Thank God I found my daughter”: Parents identify 23 more girls in Boko Haram video

by S’ola Filani Twenty three more abducted Chibok girls have been identified in the newly released video by the Islamic ...

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May 15, 2014

Nigeria, others commence operations to rescue abducted Chibok schoolgirls

by Akan Ido Mike Omeri, the Coordinator of the National Information Centre has announced the commencement of operations to rescue ...

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May 14, 2014

Opinion: Beaming the spotlight on the Nigerian media

by Aduratomi Bolade   Many Nigerians, particularly on social media and on many radio talk shows, have vilified the media ...

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May 13, 2014

“Injurious falsehood”: Police charge Daily Trust reporter to court over #BringBackOurGirls story

by Zara Mustapha The police in Nasarawa state has charged a Nasarawa State correspondent of Daily Trust Newspapers, Hir Joseph to ...

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May 12, 2014

Chude Jideonwo: One nation under fear

by Chude Jideonwo   Here, politicians drop their decency at home and lunge at one another even before the tears ...

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May 12, 2014

Bayo Oluwasanmi: A Mother’s Day like no other

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Even as we celebrate yet another Mother’s Day in 2014, our modern history is a history of ...

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May 12, 2014

Photo of the Day: This is how to fight the Nigerian police… to a standstill

by Isi Esene Fighting for your right in Nigeria is never an easy task and taking on about 50 fully ...

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May 11, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: Netanyahu calls Jonathan, ready to help; Army deploys troops to hunt for Chibok schoolgirls & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo #BringBackOurGirls: Netanyahu calls Jonathan, ready to help Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday offered to help ...

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May 11, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: ‘We held it!’ Oby Ezekwesili declares as police attempt to stop Abuja protest (TWEETS)

by Zara Mustapha Reports have emerged that the Nigerian Police Force attempted to disrupt the #BringBackOurGirls sit-out today at the ...

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May 11, 2014

Pope Francis joins #BringBackOurGirls campaign, calls for schoolgirls immediate release (TWEET)

by S’ola Filani Pope Francis has lent his voice to the ongoing social media campaign #BringBackOurGirls – a search for ...

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May 10, 2014

Iyabo Obasanjo, others stage #BringBackOurGirls protest in Boston (See Photos)

by Zara Mustapha Nigerians living in Boston Massachusetts, US held a #BringBackOurGirls peaceful protest on Thursday, May 8. There has been a global ...

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May 10, 2014

“My husband and I are outraged and heartbroken”: Michelle Obama speaks on Chibok schoolgirls abduction (READ)

by Akan Ido US First Lady, Michelle Obama today delivered the White House weekly address attracting even more attention to ...

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May 10, 2014

Jaye Gaskia: But how shameless can the ruling class be?

by Jaye Gaskia If this is thus true, then it follows that the real perpetrators and perpetuators of these forms of ...

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May 10, 2014

Opinion: #BringBackOurGirls – This online campaign must not fizzle out

by Joel Allotey #BringBackOurGirls is rapidly becoming just another online craze. A new fad not unlike the #Occupy movement (remember? ...

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May 10, 2014

World leaders rise against Boko Haram, US says hunt for Nigerian schoolgirls ‘challenging’ & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo #BringBackOurGirls: World rises against Boko Haram The abduction of schoolgirls in Government Secondary School (GGSS), Chibok, Borno ...

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