U.S. President, Donald Trump Hosts Two Chibok Girls
The U.S. President, Donald Trump, and his daughter, Ivanka, met with two Chibok girls, Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu on June 27 at the White House. Bishara, 20, and Pogu, 19 were among 57 girls who escaped from Boko Haram in Borno by jumping off the back of a truck in 2014. The 57 were […]
82 Chibok girls reunited with families in Nigeria
A group of the “Chibok girls” freed from Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants have been reunited with their families. The 82 girls, who were part of a huge group kidnapped from their school in 2014, are in the care of security services in the capital, Abuja. Their parents travelled by bus through the night to meet […]
Nigerian Govt Asks Jonathan to Stop Apportioning Blame Over Chibok Girls
The federal government has come out hard on former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, to stop apportioning blame over the rescue of the schoolgirls who were abducted in Chibok under his administration. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in a statement issued monday, described Jonathan’s action as “finger-pointing.” He said such action was […]
CNN Is Launching A Multi Platform Operation in Nigeria
CNN is establishing a multi-platform operation in Lagos, Nigeria. Launching specifically in Lagos, the operation is designed to increase news coverage of Africa and give the network a strong digital presence on the continent. According to Deborah Rayner, an SVP for news gathering at CNN International, Nigerian native Stephanie Busari will lead the operation. “This […]
Chibok girls ‘forced to join Boko Haram’
Some of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria have been forced to join Islamist militant group Boko Haram, the BBC has been told. Witnesses say some are now being used to terrorise other captives, and are even carrying out killings themselves. The testimony cannot be verified but Amnesty International says other girls kidnapped by Boko […]
Tears As Aisha Buhari Meet Mothers of Chibok Girls
Wife of the Vice President Dolapo Osinbajo and mothers of two of the over 200 missing Chibok girls broke down in tears yesterday after President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, met them at the Defence House, Abuja. Mrs. Osinbajo had earlier led the two mothers to a meeting with Mrs. Buhari who later led […]
