rescue

December 10, 2017

Nigerians look up to PDP to rescue them from APC – Atiku

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has urged the Peoples Democratic Party to rescue Nigerians from the “misgovernment” of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said this while congratulating Uche Secondus over his emergence as national chairman of the PDP. He said the opposition party must be united to take over power again. “Our great party,... Read More

APC, atiku abubakar, PDP, rescue

October 25, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Troops rescue 85 Boko Haram captives in Borno | Report to the EFCC immediately | Dambazau tells Maina | More stories

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. We are looking to create polling units in Nigerian prisons – INEC – YNaija Troops rescue 85 Boko Haram captives in Borno – YNaija 257 Nigerians voluntarily return from Libya – YNaija Report to the EFCC immediately | Dambazau tells Maina – YNaija ‘Head of Service queries... Read More

Abdulrasheed Maina, boko haram, rescue, The YNaija Tracklist, troops

October 25, 2017

Troops rescue 85 Boko Haram captives in Borno

Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued Eighty-five persons from Boko Haram captivity in the Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. The captives were rescued after a gun duel between the soldiers and some insurgents. Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman in a statement on Tuesday said 11 terrorists were killed during the rescue mission.... Read More

85, boko haram, Borno, Captives, rescue, troops

August 28, 2017

10 devastating photos from Hurricane Harvey that will break your heart

Tropical storm, Hurricane Harvey has wrecked catastrophic damage in and around the Gulf Coast of America‘s Texan region over this weekend. At least five people are already confirmed dead in the aftermath of Harvey which forecast calls have predicted may last well into Thursday or Friday, this week. The most devastating part of the torrential... Read More

Thinking Through

Alyssa Schuker, disaster, Hurricane Harvey, photos of Hurricane Harvey, rescue, storm, Tamir Kalifa, Texas

64 days in captivity, ransom payment – a timeline of the Igbonla school boys kidnap

News of the kidnap of six students of Igbonla Model College broke on May 25. Gunmen had stormed the school two days after writing a letter to announce their visit. The kidnappers reportedly profiled 10 students before taking away six of them. After spending 64 days in the kidnappers’ custody, the pupils were finally found... Read More

Thinking Through

gunmen, Igbonla boys, kidnapped, police, rescue

UNIMAID staff: Osinbajo meets service chiefs, DSS boss

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday held a meeting with Service Chiefs, the Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris and the Director General of Department of State Services, DSS. Also present at the meeting was the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and publicity, Laolu Akande revealed... Read More

boko haram, DSS, Meeting, rescue, Service Chiefs, UNIMAID staff, Yemi Osinbajo

Osinbajo orders military to rescue kidnapped members of oil exploration team

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday ordered security operatives to immediately locate and rescue all members of the oil exploration team abducted recently by the Boko Haram sect. The order was contained in a statement in Abuja by the Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande. He quoted Osinbajo... Read More

kidnapped, Military, oil exploration, rescue, team, Yemi Osinbajo

Troops rescue 998 persons from Boko Haram, destroy bomb factory

by Azeez Adeniyi Troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade of the Nigerian Army on Friday rescued 998 Boko Haram captives during a fighting patrol in some villages in Borno. According to a statement by the army, the “patrol team had a fierce encounter with the terrorists at Ndufu which they decisively dealt with before proceeding... Read More

boko haram, bomb factory, Borno, Captives, rescue, troops

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 82 abducted girls by their captors. Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity made this known to State House correspondents... Read More

boko haram, chibok girl, rescue, troops, Yemi Osinbajo

#ChibokGirls: Of escapes, release and negotiations – a timeline

Since the abduction of the 276 Chibok girls in 2014 by Boko Haram terrorists, a number of the teenagers have been able to find their way out of the captivity of the dreaded sect. About 163 of them have been rescued, mostly through negotiations with the insurgents, which are usually coordinated by foreign organisations and... Read More

Thinking Through

'Escape', #BBOG, abduction, army, boko haram, Chibok girls, FG, negotiation, rescue, sambisa forest

Chibokgirls: You failed to rescue them | FG replies PDP

by Azeez Adeniyi The Federal Government has slammed the Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for its comments over the release of 82 Chibok girls on Saturday. The PDP in a statement on Sunday had criticized the Federal Government for releasing Boko Haram commandants in exchange for the girls. Minister of Information... Read More

Chibok girls, FG, PDP, rescue

It may take years to rescue Chibok girls – Defence minister

by Azeez Adeniyi The Minister of Defence, Mansur Ali has said it may take years to rescue all the Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram. While speaking with VOA’s Hausa service in Yola on Tuesday, Ali said the military has been searching for the girls in Boko Haram hideouts in the Sambisa forest. He added that it... Read More

Ali Mansur, Chibok girls, defence minister, rescue, years

We won’t stop looking for abducted Chibok girls – Saraki

by Azeez Adeniyi Senate President, Bukola Saraki has called for concerted efforts to rescue over 200 school girls abducted from Chibok community in Borno by Boko Haram terrorists three years ago. He said this on the third anniversary of the abduction of the girls. Saraki said the Senate will continue to advocate for the rescue... Read More

Bukola Saraki, Chibok girls, Federal Government, rescue

Ex-Information minister, Frank Nweke thanks Police for rescuing him from kidnappers

by Dolapo Adelana A former Information minister, Frank Nweke Jnr Thursday escaped the hands of alleged kidnappers. Nweke was rescued by policemen on the Kaduna-Abuja road. The former minister who confirmed the incident on his Twitter handle, @FrankNwekeII, thanked the police and commended their efforts in protecting Nigerian lives daily. “Good People Great Nation. Policemen came... Read More

Frank Nweke, kidnappers, police, rescue, twitter.

Troops rescue 5000 hostages from Boko Haram in Cameroon

Cameroon said its troops had rescued 5,000 civilian “hostages” from Boko Haram terrorists in a cross-border operation that left scores of jihadists dead. Spokesman of the Cameroonian government, Issa Tchiroma in a statement said troops carried out “a vast operation all along the Cameroon-Nigeria border and in Nigeria” from February 27 to March 7. The... Read More

5000 histages, boko haram, Camerron, rescue, troops

Troops rescue 211 captives from Boko Haram

by Azeez Adeniyi Troops of operation Lafiya Dole in the North East on Saturday rescued 211 civilians held captive by the Boko Haram terrorists at Cingal Murye and Maja villages in Northern Borno. Army spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman in a statement on Sunday said the troops also recovered 11 bicycles. The statement reads, “Following... Read More

211 civilians, boko haram, lafiya dole, rescue, troops

Britain offered to rescue #ChibokGirls but the GEJ government refused (READ)

by Azeez Adeniyi The administration of President Goodluck Jonathan rejected an offer by the British armed forces to rescue 276 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by terrorist group Boko Haram, The Guardian has reported. According to the news medium, the British Air Force through its Operation Turus, was able to locate the girls in the first few... Read More

boko haram, Britain, Chibok girls, Goodluck Jonathan, rescue

January 6, 2017

We’ll not disclose whereabouts of remaining Chibok girls – Defence spokesman

The Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar says the military will not reveal information on the whereabouts of the remaining Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram. Abubakar who spoke with reporters in Port Harcourt on Thursday, said, “Neither the military nor any security agency will give information on the Chibok girls in order not... Read More

Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, Chibok girls, Rakiya Abubakar, rescue, Strategy

December 26, 2016

Troops are close to rescuing Chibok girls in Sambisa – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters on Sunday said troops of the Nigerian Army who are in Sambisa forest were close to rescuing the Chibok girls and other captives. This was disclosed by the Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar in an interview. Abubakar said the operation in the forest will only come to an end after the... Read More

boko haram, Chibok girls, Nigerian Army, rescue, sambisa forest, troops

November 1, 2016

Army begins “Operation hardknock”, rescues women and children

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday says it has rescued 19 women and 19 children held hostage by terrorists in Dumba village, Borno. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its spokesperson Colonel Sani Usman, the rescue coincided with the launch of a new operation codenamed “Operation Crackdown”, geared towards flushing out Boko Haram remnants. The... Read More

army, boko haram, Operation Hardknock, rescue, terrorism

Nigerian Army Boss. Tukur Buratai

October 18, 2016

Boko Haram: Army working on its own strategy to rescue captives – Buratai

The Nigerian Army has said it is working on its own strategy to ensure the release of persons abducted by terrorist group, Boko Haram. Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai said this on Tuesday while fielding questions from journalists after inaugurating the new headquarters of the Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps, Yaba. Buratai said the... Read More

boko haram, Captives, Nigerian Army, rescue

September 26, 2016

Kidnapped corps member rescued by Police in Rivers

A corps member, simply identified as Helen has been rescued by operatives of the Rivers Police Command on Monday after being kidnapped at the corpers’ lodge in Omademe, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. Helen was reportedly kidnapped by a group of gunmen on Friday at about 3am. The victim while speaking with newsmen at the police... Read More

Helen, Kidnapped corps member, police, rescue, Rivers State

September 9, 2016

2 kidnapped Chinese men found in Ogun

Ogun State Police Command have rescued two Chinese nationals identified as Shen Ximing and Wei Futang who were kidnapped by gunmen while working at a quarry site in Odeda Local Government Area of the state. The two men were rescued by a combined police team comprising men of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit and Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS).... Read More

Abimbola Oyeyemi, Ahmed Iliyasu, Chinese nationals, kidnappers, police, rescue

Boko Haram

Military kill 42 Boko Haram terrorists, rescue 38 women and children

Nigerian military troops on Tuesday killed 42 Boko Haram terrorists at Gangere Village in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno state. The troops also rescued 38 women and 42 children from the terrorists. This is contained in a statement released on Thursday by the acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Usman. “Following confirmed intelligence... Read More

boko haram, children, Nigerian military, rescue, terrorists, women

YNaija Editorial: For rescued Chibok girls, the government can do much better

Last Wednesday, Nigerians woke up to an unexpected piece of good news, albeit one that eagerly awaited for more than two years: one of the 217 girls abducted from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State by the Boko Haram terrorist group had been found. Quite naturally, the airwaves and media has been awash... Read More

amina alli, boko haram, chibok, fatima mbalala, president buhari, rescue, sambisa forest, serah

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 still pondered on the veracity of what is ordinarily an anomaly. Many have wondered why Amina’s captor and father of her baby is being called... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Amina Ali, Bashir Ahmad, Boko haram husband, chibok girl, president buhari, rescue, We’ll not falter in the crusade to rescue Nigeria

In one tweet, this is why the FG is flaunting photos of rescued Chibok girls

Since the discovery of another abducted Chibok girl barely 24-hours after the first one was found, there has been speculation and excitement. Yesterday, members of the #BringBackOurGirls group and the Chibok community criticized by the ostentatious display of photos of the discovered girls. The army has been steadily releasing photos, and both the activists, family,... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

#ChibokGirls, chibok, FG, Photo, proof, rescue, tweet

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 Forces Special Forces (AFSF) 2, Explosive Ordinance (EOD) Team and Civilian Vigilante group. The clearance operation was conducted at Shettima Aboh, Hong and Biladdili general... Read More

abducted, chibok girl, Dan Motrescu, Nigerian Army, Pastor Luke, rescue, Serah Luka

Chibok girls: APC says shame on Patience Jonathan

The All Progressives Congress (APC), South-East chapter, is gloating over the rescue of Amina Ali, one of the abducted Chibok school girls. The APC has in particular, ridiculed the former First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan and the governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose. Spokesman of the Caucus, Osita Okechukwu, said the rescue put the pair to shame... Read More

abduction, APC, Ayo Fayose, Chibok girls, Patience Jonathan, rescue

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 Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, at the time of her abduction 2 years ago. According to the statement released late this evening, Serah, believed to... Read More

another chibok girl, army, boko haram, chibok girl, nigeria, rescue, Serah Luka

1 2 3 OLDER POSTS

15 49.0138 8.38624 arrow 0 arrow 0 4000 1 0 horizontal https://ynaija.com 300 0 1