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Forgotten in captivity? Leah Sharibu marks 17th birthday at Boko Haram camp
It's been over two years since Boko Haram abducted Leah Sharibu, the Christian teenager among over 100 other girls abducted by the insurgents from the Government Girls' Science and Technical…
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Dapchi ransom payment: Lai Mohammed’s integrity & the costs of cash to security
In March, Government Ombusdman Lai Mohammed described the return of the kidnapped Dapchi girls as being due to some sort of “moral burden” on the part of the girls’ abductors…
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The Big 5: FG dismisses UN report on ransom paid for #DapchiGirls, declares Aug 21 and 22 public holidays | Other stories
These are the stories you should be monitoring today: A report by the United Nations (UN) has claimed that the federal government paid huge ransom for the release of Dapchi…
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The Late 5: Dapchi girls reunite with families, Atiku pledges 40 per cent appointments to the youth, and other top stories
These are the top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. The released Dapchi girls kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents were reunited with their families on Sunday. The girls arrived aboard five…
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“I am jubilating because my daughter did not renounce Christ” | Read our top 10 quotes from last week
Joy and relief, puzzles and subsisting fear were the emotions with which we began the past week following the Dapchi girls’ return. That event and others gave us the top…
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#DapchiGirls: Much ado about a defeated Boko Haram
Nigeria is a conundrum. A complicated entity with competing interests. A country in which its constituent parts have differing agendas steeped in mutual suspicious of one another. Bogged down by…
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The Late 5: FG confirms release of Dapchi girls, INEC announces date for commencement of Melaye’s recall process, and other top stories
These are the top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has confirmed that Boko Haram terrorists have released 91 girls and a boy abducted from…
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Dapchi girls return, but five are dead: Here is what we know and want to know
The Presidency has confirmed that at least 101 of the 110 girls abducted from a secondary school in Dapchi Yobe state on the 19th of February this year have been…
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“My daughter wants to be the next Emir and she’s disappointed…” “I am quite surprised” | Read our top 10 quotes from last week
From the world’s top diplomat lost his job after visiting Nigeria and president Buhari shedding tears at Dapchi to Snapchat’s disgraceful publicity stunt and the fallout from the Champions League,…
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The Late 5: Human rights activist says Dapchi girls are safe, Police deny attempt to arrest Melaye, and other top stories
These are the top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), has issued an ultimatum to contractors handling the National…
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The Late 5: FG sets up committee to investigate missing Dapchi girls, APC extends Oyegun’s tenure, and other top stories
These are the top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. President Muhammadu Buhari has withheld assent on the Peace Corps of Nigeria establishment bill recently passed by the National Assembly.…
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Festus Keyamo is choking on explaining the Dapchi kidnap, and it is not even funny
When one has made much of a bad situation in the past and same events recur under a favoured reign, speaking new words becomes a meticulous conscience-throbbing art. Mr Festus…
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Today’s Noisemakers: Bisi Alimi, Ben Murray-Bruce on #DapchiGirls, Uche Maduagwu, others
Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters,…
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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