Africa

Chibok parents denied rescued girl Serah Luka on the list

Chibok parents refuted the Nigerian Army’s report that the second rescued girl, Serah Luka, was among the 219 kidnapped by Boko Haram. Amina Ali, believed to be among the Chibok schoolgirls, was announced rescued from the hands of the terrorists on Wednesday. The army had again said in a statement on Thursday that its troops killed […]

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Chibok girl, Amina, will return to school and live her dreams – Pres. Buhari

Amina Ali Nkeki, the Chibok schoolgirl who was rescued Tuesday after two years in Boko Haram’s captivity, will have the opportunity to return to school and live her dreams, President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday after meeting with the girl at the presidential villa in Abuja, Premiumtimes report Amina, who was one of nearly 300 girls abducted by […]

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Another Chibok school girl is found

Another chibok schoolgirl has been rescued, the army announced last night. Army spokesman Col. Usman Sani Kukasheka broke the news. He said her name is Sarah Luka, who is believed to be the daughter of Pastor Luka, one of the parents of the missing girls, The Nation report. Col. Kukasheka said last night that the girl […]

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Boko Haram: N’Army arrests husband to the rescued Chibok girl

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday arrested a member of the Boko Haram group, Mohammed Hayatu, who claimed to be husband to the rescued Chibok school girl, Amina Ali. Hayatu’s arrest was disclosed in a statement by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations. The Acting Army PR Officer noted in the statement: “Please […]

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Aisha Buhari donate N55m book proceeds to Chibok girls parents

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has fulfilled her promise of donating proceeds from the public presentation of her book, “The Essentials of Beauty Therapy. A Complete Guide for Beauty Specialists,” to parents of the over 200 schoolgirls abducted from Chibok in April 2014 and the parents of the boys also abducted in Buni […]

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Chibok School Girls: ‘First kidnapped girl found’

One of the missing Chibok school girls has been reportedly found, activists say, the first to be rescued since their capture two years ago. In all, 218 girls remain missing after their abduction from a secondary school in north-east Nigeria in April 2014. Activists told the BBC that Amina Ali Nkek was found by a […]

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4 key takeaways from the security summit held in Abuja

Boko Haram was first on the list of priorities at an international security summit held in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Saturday. The Second Regional Security Summit, attended by French President François Hollande and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, among others, came two years after the first conference was convened in Paris. Since then, Nigeria […]

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‘Return of assets is all i ask for, not apology’, says Pres. Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said he would not demand apology from the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, for describing Nigeria as a “fantastically corrupt” country. Rather, Buhari who is currently in London for an anti-corruption summit, said all he would demand from Cameron was the return of Nigeria’s stolen assets. The Special Adviser to […]

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Operation Crackdown: U.S. to sell aircraft to Nigeria to aid fight against Boko Haram

[T]he United State administration is seeking to approve a sale of as many as 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to Nigeria to aid its battle against the extremist group Boko Haram, U.S. officials say, in a vote of confidence in President Muhammadu Buhari’s drive to reform the country’s corruption-tainted military. According to Reuters, […]

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Boko Haram: 56,000 Nigerian refugees in Cameroon, says Pres. Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday evening disclosed that over 56,000 Nigerians are currently taking refuge in neighbouring Cameroon because of the activities of the Boko Haram sect in the North Eastern part of the country. He said he was saddened by the terror unleashed by the sect on the country which he said led to […]

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President Paul Biya of Cameroon arrives Nigeria, meets Pres. Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting President Paul Biya of Cameroon behind closed doors inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Biya who is on a two-day official visit to Nigeria arrived the Presidential Villa with his wife, Chantal, and other members of his entourage at about 2pm. He was received on arrival at the forecourt by […]

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Pres. Buhari implore African leaders to join hand in achieving justice

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that to achieve greater peace and political stability in their countries, African leaders must work harder to ensure social justice for all their citizens. He spoke at the Presidential Villa, Abuja while granting audience with the Foreign Minister of Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Agapito Mba Mokuy. Buhari, in a statement by […]

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