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Leah Sharibu at 16: Sadly, it doesn’t look like the government wants her back
It’s Leah Sharibu's 16th birthday today. Leah, the only teenager yet to be returned among the 105 students kidnapped on February 19, 2017, by the Islamic West African Province (ISWAP),…
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The Big 5: “Boko Haram wants N100bn for Leah Sharibu;” 5 Shi’ites reportedly killed in clash with soldiers | More stories
These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Fifty-seven Chibok school girls being held by Boko Haram have been reportedly sighted in Garin Magaji and Garin Mallam villages of…
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The Big 5: Buhari calls Leah Sharibu’s mum; Dogara, Suswam secure PDP House of Reps and Senate tickets | More stories
These are the stories you should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari has called the mother of Leah Sharibu, the last of the 110 Dapchi school girls kidnapped by Boko…
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The Big 5: Protesters in London demand Leah Sharibu’s release, CBN debits 4 banks N5.87bn over capital importation policy | More stories
These are the stories that drove the conversation today: An advocacy group, Church World Service, on Thursday, staged a protest outside the Nigerian High Commission in London, demanding the release of…
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The UN’s report on Dapchi girls shows Nigerians are being lied to
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. The above statement from the Bible aptly describes the current relationship between Nigerian leaders and the citizenry. Nigerians are fed…
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The YNaija Cover – the 17th of August
Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija:
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The Late 5: ‘Dapchi schoolgirls refuse to resume due to security fears’; Donald Trump says summit with Kim Jong-un may be postponed and other stories
The Cardinal of the Abuja Catholic Diocese, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has called on Nigerians to rise above religious, political and ethnic divides to save the country from drifting into anarchy.…
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LONG READ: What the #BringBackOurGirls movement says about all of us
For four years since 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped in a federal government secondary school in Chibok, Borno by Boko Haram terrorists, a group of concerned Nigerians have gathered under the…
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The Late 5: Leah Sharibu marks 15th birthday in Boko Haram’s custody, Pregnant New Zealand PM reveals plans after birth and other stories
Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: Nathan Sharibu, father of Leah Sharibu, the last abductee of Boko Haram militants from the Government Girls Science and Technical College,…
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Dangote’s UNshakeable table; the Nigerian woman who invented bomb detectors | See the top viral tweets from last week
Viral tweets just make Twitter utterly delightful; so we thought to curate our top 10 (there’s a bonus and then some) from last week. Some of the tweets will have…
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#Dapchigirls: MURIC finally dropped its beef with CAN and did the right thing
The relationship between the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has been a suspicious and not a cordial one. Since it's establishment, time and time…
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[The Activism Blog] #Dapchigirls: Amnesty International accuse nigerian security forces of complicity
The last has not been heard about the unfortunate abduction of 110 girls at federal government girls college Dapchi Yobe state as the Federal government is not giving the necessary…
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YNaija Says: How do you finance a terrorist organization? With the lives of teenage girls
Over the last month, many Nigerians had to relive a nightmare we were promised we would never experience again. Armed gunmen affiliated to the religious terrorist group Boko Haram, drove…
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Its been four years since the Chibok girls were kidnapped, but for BBOG the job isn’t done yet
One of the most active civil rights group post independence Nigeria is the Bring Back Our Girls Group (BBOG) the group which came to international consciousness after the unfortunate kidnap…
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[The Injustice Blog] The Dapchi kidnapping, proves yet again that Buhari’s government is a sham
As it was in 2014 with the kidnap of the Chibok girls, so it is in 2018 with the Dapchi girls. The nation received the news of the kidnap of…
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[The Injustice Blog] Buhari is failing the #DapchiGirls just like Jonathan did #ChibokGirls
Just like his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, President Muhammadu Buhari has shown early signs of non-commitment to the release of the abducted 110 girls from Government Girls Secondary School Dapchi, Yobe.…
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The Late 5: Buhari apologises for attack on Dapchi school, El-Rufai sues Shehu Sani, and other top stories
These are the top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his apology for the attack on Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, which led to the…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy