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    An Evening With African Writers

    The African Literary Evening was my idea even though I feel I cannot take all the credit for its success. The idea came about from the culmination of several conversations with people over a period of time. The African Literary Evening was an evening of spoken word, poetry recitations, book readings and networking. It was […] More

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    “Nigeria, Today, Is a Country at War with Itself” – Oyegun

    John Odigie-Oyegun, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC has described the present situation in Nigeria as a country at war with itself as violence, insecurity, and other social vices are predominant in the country. Speaking on Friday evening as the guest lecturer at the 2014 annual lecture organised by the University of Ibadan […] More

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    Boko Haram:  Women Threaten to March Naked to Chibok

    Nigerian women, under the umbrella of Women Arise Against Terror Group, have threatened to march half-naked to Chibok, if the Federal Government fails to secure the release of the abducted girls within the next 14 days. The group issued the threat in Lagos during a protest march to the Lagos State governor’s office in Alausa, […] More

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    Abducted Schoolgirls: Nigeria Police Offer N50m Reward

    The Nigeria Police Force has offered a reward of N50 million to anyone who can give information that would help in locating and rescuing more than 200 girls abducted in Borno by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Nigerian Terrorists’ sect, admitted in a video on Monday that the group truly kidnapped […] More

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    Gunmen Abduct Eight More Girls In Borno

    Eight more girls have been abducted in Maiduguri, Borno State by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect. The girls ranging from age 12 to 15 were said to have been kidnapped during an overnight raid in a village near one of their strongholds. Lazarus Musa, a resident of Warabe where the […] More

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    Naomi Nyadar Released

    After a series of protests and calls from Nigerians, Muhammed Abubakar, the Inspector General of Police has ordered the release of Naomi Nyadar, the Chibok woman leader. Nyadar was released to her husband this afternoon in Abuja. Inspite of that, Oby Ezekwesili, Former Education Minister, maintained that Nigerians need an explanation on what she described […] More

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    Boko Haram To Sell Abducted Girls

    Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group, has threatened to sell off all the girls it abducted three weeks ago. Abubakar Shekau, leader of the insurgent group, while claiming responsibility for the kidnap, in a video obtained by the AFP news agency, said the girls should not have been in school in the first place, but […] More

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    Naomi Nyadar’s Detention Unjust- Ezekwesili

    Oby Ezekwesili, former Minister of Education has declared as unjust, the detention of Naomi Nyadar, Chibok Woman Leader. Nyadar is one of the women leaders who led the protest march for the 276 missing girls that were kidnapped in Borno by men suspected to be Boko Haram members. She was reportedly driven away by men […] More

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    Chibok Girls: Protest Leader Arrested

    Naomi Mutah Nyadar, leader, Bring-back-our Girls protest has been detained in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Nyadar was picked up from her home in the early hours of Monday morning by men of the Nigeria Police Force and she is being held back at Asokoro police station till the time of filling this report. […] More