by Mark Amaza In the almost four years of the insurgency waged by the Boko Haram terrorist group, there has rarely been a crime committed by them as heinous as the abduction of 234 girls (or 270 girls) from a secondary school in Chibok, Borno State. In the almost three weeks since the abduction has... Read More

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Simon Kolawole: How did Boko Haram become so powerful?

by Simon Kolawole How did Boko Haram become so powerful that the state is becoming powerless? You hear the proverb all the time, don’t you? “He that sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind.” Let’s stop being sentimental and face the truth: the security challenges that we are facing today are exactly the outcome of... Read More

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May 2, 2014

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YNaija Editorial: Mr. President, we’re going to need you to resign

The fact that Nigerians (not even those who like him or feel sorry for him) cannot trust this president, and do not believe that he has the capacity to keep us safe, to keep us well, to solve problems, is the urgent reason that this president immediately needs to resign. Calling on the democratically... Read More

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May 2, 2014

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Opinion: The truth about the 234 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls

by Niran Adedokun That aside, it is shocking that the First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, has not found her voice in all of this. This is the time for her to rally forces for a multi –dimensional approach to solving this dilemma. The responsibility of her position is not just about adorning expensive jewelry and... Read More

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May 2, 2014

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Opinion: Pres. Jonathan, there is still no trace of our abducted girls

by Kingsley Ahanonu Mr. President, no doubt, needs our prayers and support; and yes, we’ve being praying. He shouldn’t make the supplications of millions of Nigerians appear inefficient; he should manifestly work out their results. It is more than two weeks now and our girls are still missing. The abduction of the girls at a Chibok high school, on... Read More

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May 1, 2014

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Opinion: Why the government is not responding to missing Chibok girls

by Afolabi Opanubi Military interventions to save abducted Boko Haram victims have proved fatal, with victims being killed in the rescue process. This is probably a consideration of the government. However, this challenge doesn’t excuse ineffectiveness. Subtler forms of rescuing these girls can be used. On Tuesday, people woke up to the news that girls,... Read More

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May 1, 2014

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#BringBackOurGirls: Chris Brown calls on Nigerian govt. to rescue abducted schoolgirls (TWEETS)

by Akan Ido Jailed American music superstar, Chris Brown has joined thousands of others all over the world to demand for action from the Nigerian government to facilitate the release of 234 schoolgirls abducted from their dormitories in Chibok, Borno State. Chris tweeted to his over 13 million followers from his official Twitter handle calling on... Read More

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April 30, 2014

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Hannatu Musawa: The failure of a people

by Hannatu Musawa There is not one of us out there; not one, that is not someone’s parent or someone’s child. So, whether we like it or not, this tragedy is each of us and each of us is this tragedy. While we go about our normal daily activities, lamenting about this issue privately, we... Read More

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April 30, 2014

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Opinion: These kidnapped schoolgirls must not die

by Zainab Suleiman Okino And it is absurd to know that Abuja is sitting pretty while Chibok is mourning. This is a false sense of security. More than two weeks after over 200 female students of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno state, were abducted by gunmen, and government’s inability to rescue them, the heightened fears... Read More

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April 30, 2014

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Garba Shehu: A government’s cluelessness, information blackout and our missing girls

by Garba Shehu From every indication, the search for these Nigerian schoolgirls will probably be the most difficult search in human history, not the Malaysian Flight MH370 as cited by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. I am sure many of our readers still remember the story of Julie Ward, the 28-year old British wildlife photographer... Read More

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April 28, 2014

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Elnathan John: A story of April and HIV test results

by Elnathan John You think of the families of the more than 70 persons bombed out of existence. And of the families of over 200 girls who were kidnapped by Islamist terrorists in Chibok. April will never be the same for them. There are those days, between bright sunny skies, and dark rain clouds; days... Read More

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April 28, 2014

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Jude Egbas: It’s time to bring down Sambisa forest #BringBackOurGirls

by Jude Egbas The military is aware that the insurgents are indeed in this particular space; with the girls tending to their every physical need including back massages. So why (just why) is Sambisa forest still on the map? Why is Boko Haram holding an entire country’s army to ransom? The abducted Borno schoolgirls are... Read More

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April 28, 2014

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Soyombo Ayomikun: Please bring back our girls (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun From the jaws of hideous monsters. From the very gates of hell. Before their voices get silenced forever. Please bring back our girls 1.From the jaws of hideous monsters From the very gates of hell Before their voices get silenced forever Please bring back our girls 2.From the grips of dark warlords... Read More

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April 28, 2014

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Tunde Leye: We have failed in humanizing our tragedy victims (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye There were military men guarding Chibok school who were outgunned and murdered by the Boko Haram fighters. Who is telling their story, making them into heroes for the sacrifice they have made? People are not statistics. As simple as this statement is, the Nigerian state often acts otherwise. Compare, for example, the... Read More

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April 27, 2014

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Sonala Olumhense: How Nigeria defines citizenship

by Sonala Olumhense Predictably, when Mr. Jonathan’s meeting was over last Thursday, the government vowed to find the girls, as if it took an unwieldy meeting of dignitaries in Abuja to prepare a vow. By the time you read this, the 200 Nigerian schoolgirls in Boko Haram captivity would have been rescued. I do not... Read More

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Mark Amaza: 9 questions we should be asking about Chibok (#YIssueOfTheWeek)

Simon Kolawole: How did Boko Haram become so powerful?

YNaija Editorial: Mr. President, we’re going to need you to resign

Opinion: The truth about the 234 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls

Opinion: Pres. Jonathan, there is still no trace of our abducted girls

Opinion: Why the government is not responding to missing Chibok girls

#BringBackOurGirls: Chris Brown calls on Nigerian govt. to rescue abducted schoolgirls (TWEETS)

Hannatu Musawa: The failure of a people

Opinion: These kidnapped schoolgirls must not die

Garba Shehu: A government’s cluelessness, information blackout and our missing girls

Elnathan John: A story of April and HIV test results

Jude Egbas: It’s time to bring down Sambisa forest #BringBackOurGirls

Soyombo Ayomikun: Please bring back our girls (Poetry)

Tunde Leye: We have failed in humanizing our tragedy victims (Y! FrontPage)

Sonala Olumhense: How Nigeria defines citizenship

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