Tag: dapchi girls
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Desist from disinformation which can further divide Nigerians – Adesina urges CAN
SA to the President on media and publicity, Mr Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, has urged leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to desist from disinformation which can further divide Nigerians. Mr Adesina who in a statement on Wednesday was reacting to comments by CAN alleging ... -
Wake up, do the needful, free Leah, Grace, others – CAN pleads with FG
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the release of Leah Sharibu, Grace Taku and others in captivity of Boko Haram terrorists. The President of CAN, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, made the call in a statement signed by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, the Special Assistant, Media and Communications to the ... -
Leah Sharibu: Religious leaders appeal to abductors for release
Religious leaders under the aegis of Interfaith Initiative for Peace (IIP) on Friday in Abuja appealed to the abductors of Leah Sharibu to release the girl and abandon their threat of executing her. The leaders made the appeal on the sideline of a Peace conference organised by IIP towards the 2019 general elections. IIP ... -
Over a million displaced persons reunited with loved ones; rebuilding of destroyed communities underway – VP Osinbajo
Asides the on-going military operations that has significantly degraded the Boko Haram insurgents, over a million people displaced by the insurgency have been restored as efforts to rebuild destroyed their homes and communities are underway, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Prof. Osinbajo said this on Saturday, during the Passing out Parade of the 65 ... -
Nigeria’s cash economy fuels kidnapping by Boko Haram – UN; Saudi Arabia spends $100m to rebuild Syria
Aside accusing Nigerian government of paying huge sums of money to procure the release of over 100 Dapchi school girls dramatically abducted by Islamic insurgents, Boko Haram, the UN report also pointed to a cash-dominant economy as a major reason why the insurgents resort to kidnapping. Boko Haram sect members have found a lucrative business ... -
Mama Boko Haram to spearhead Leah’s release
Mrs Aisha Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram says she will partner with International Committee of Red Cross to rescue Leah Sharibu, the only Christian among the 112 kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents from Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State. Sharibu was held back for refusing to denounce Christianity, while the others were later ... -
We’re stabilising herdsmen attacks, Buhari assures Trump, blames Libya
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured U.S. President Donald Trump that his administration is stabilising the attacks by herdsmen across the country. Buhari, who gave the assurance during his meeting with Trump at the White House, said Nigerians were concerned about the resort to arms by some herdsmen. The Nigerian president described the situation as alien ... -
Nigerian Army to turn Sambisa forest into a tourist resort
Nigeria’s army says it wants to turn the Sambisa forest into a tourist destination. The plan, however, has a catch: the area is home to a vicious insurgency. Reuters reports that at least 34,000 people have died in Boko Haram’s nine-year revolt, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. The Islamist militant ... -
Why Buhari will win 1n 2019 – Lai Mohammed
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is healthy and his policies will “easily” win him re-election in the vote planned for February, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said. “He is very strong and well,” Mohammed said in an interview on Sunday. “I have never lost sleep over the re-election. Buhari will easily win.” Buhari, 75, announced this month ... -
How international agencies helped to rescue Dapchi girls – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) deserves to be deregistered for utter failure both as ruling and opposition party. The minister stated this on Sunday in Lagos at a media briefing to give update and clarifications on the released schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe state whom he ...
