Tag: chibok girl

YNaija Says: Every day is a #DayoftheGirl in Nigeria

All over the world, it is. But we do not feel like talking about the 1.1 billion young girls born into a world so unfairly prejudiced against them. #SorryNotSorry. We’d…

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Rescued Chibok girl not one of 219 abducted schoolgirls – FG

The Federal Government has confirmed that Mariam Mohammed Isa who was rescued on Wednesday by troops is not one of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014. Isa was…

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Osinbajo confirms rescue of another Chibok girl

by Azeez Adeniyi Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday confirmed the escape of another Chibok schoolgirl from Boko Haram insurgents. This comes barely 12 days after the release of the…

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‘Chibok girl’ holding AK-47 rifle in Boko Haram video identified

by Azeez Adeniyi The alleged Chibok girl who was holding an Ak-47 rifle in the latest video released by Boko Haram has been identified, Punch reports. In the video, a…

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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…

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The Big 10: These are the stories that drove conversations this week

These are the top 10 stories that drove conversations this week. Payment of N5000 stipend The Federal has commenced the payment of N5, 000 monthly stipends to the poorest and…

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Buhari commends military for rescue of Chibok girl

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed happiness at the news of the rescue of one of the over 200 Chibok girls, Rakiya Abubakar. Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser…

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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. Troops rescue another Chibok girl in Borno Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have rescued another Chibok girl in the Alargano…

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JUST IN: Troops rescue another Chibok girl in Borno

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have rescued another Chibok girl in the Alargano forest, Borno State. Army Spokesperson, Brig.Gen. Sani Usman confirmed the rescue, promising to release more details later.…

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Presidency answers the most asked question about the first rescued Chibok girl

While it is far fetched that the abductor (a Boko Haram insurgent) of Chibok girl, Amina Ali would accompany her to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari - several inquisitive souls…

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“Well fed & healthy Chibok girls emerging after 2 years in captivity?” | The conspiracy theorists are on fire on Twitter

Even if President Buhari makes one dollar equal to a Naira, Nigeria will still thoroughly question and scrutinize how it came to be.   So, we expect no less from…

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5 things to know about Serah Luka, the second rescued Chibok girl

Another Chibok girl, Serah Luka was rescued on Thursday, May 19, in a joint operation carried out by - troops of 231 Battalion, 331 Artillery Regiment (AR), Detachment of Armed…

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Morning Devotion: Chibok Girl meets President Buhari, Putting states on the right path & A return to mining’s glory days?

There are a lot of controversies that have been following the rescue of the Chibok girl, including the allegations of a government hoax and a fake husband all for a…

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How second Chibok girl was rescued – Army

by Chi Ibe The Nigerian army has shared how another of the kidnapped Chibok girls was rescued yesterday evening. The army announced the rescue of Serah yesterday evening, a day…

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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…

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Army: Another Chibok girl has been found

by Chi Ibe The Army Spokesperson, Colonel Usman Sani Kukasheka has confirmed the rescue of another Chibok Girl this evening. This is coming after the rescue of Amina Ali yesterday.…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Rescued Chibok girl meets Borno governor (PHOTOS)

by Chi Ibe Amina Ali, the 19-year-old 'Chibok girl' rescued by the civilian Joint Task Force today has now met with the Governor of Borno, Kashim Shettima this evening. She…

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Mazi Emeka: Something doesn’t smell right about this Chibok girl story

After more than two years in captivity, one Chibok girl, out of the 273 kidnapped girls, was found today. Reportedly. Like it was in 2014, the world has come together…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Army confirms that Chibok girl was found

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the news tweeted by #BringBackOurGirls activists that one out of the 219 Girls of Government Secondary School, Chibok, who were abducted by Boko Haram in…

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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…

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Captured female bomber ‘is a Chibok girl’, but not among the ‘abducted schoolgirls’

Mansur Dan-Ali, the Minister of Defence, has revealed that the female suicide bomber, who was arrested in Cameroon, was indeed abducted from Chibok community in Borno, by Boko Haram insurgents.…

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FG to send ‘two Chibok parents’ to Cameroon to verify female bomber’s claim

The Federal Government is set to send a some members of the Chibok community, in Borno to Cameroon to verify whether the recently arrested potential suicide bomber is indeed one…

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