While extolling the survivors of violence in northern Nigeria for mustering courage to tell their stories “at great personal risk”, the congress enjoined the Nigerian government to cooperate with “regional partners and the international community” to defeat Boko Haram and other terror groups. The post U.S. House passes resolution on Chibok girls, Boko Haram appeared […]
Over 1,680 children abducted, 180 killed in Nigerian school attacks – UNICEF
Set up special military taskforce to rescue Chibok girls – Edwin Clark to Tinubu
An elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw nation, Edwin Clark, has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to set up a taskforce to rescue the schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok, Borno State, and others in captivity. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja on Monday to commemorate the tenth year anniversary of the girls’ abduction, Clark […]
Chibok, the culture of impunity, and the stain on our collective conscience, By Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode
As we pause to remember the 10th anniversary of the Chibok abductions, let us recommit ourselves to the pursuit of justice, accountability, and a future where such atrocities are relegated to the annals of history. It is a future where every child can pursue their dreams without fear, and where every victim receives the support […]
21 Chibok girls forced into motherhood, some returned to their abductors
Redouble efforts to rescue remaining Chibok girls – CAN tells Nigerian govt
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called on the Federal Government to redouble efforts to release the remaining Chibok girls from captivity 10 years after their kidnap. The Christian body made this call in a statement by its National Director for Education, Youth and Women Development, Rev. Ozumba Nicodemus on Saturday in Abuja. It […]
We’ll not rest until all Chibok girls are rescued – Borno Govt
It’s 14 April, another anniversary for the Chibok girls, By Daniel Okereke
It is the 14th day of April again, a day that will live in infamy as the day regular girls attending a public school in a peaceful rural community in Nigeria were violently abducted by insurgents on a mission to deny them of education. Their tale will forever captivate people’s imagination; but thanks to the […]