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Nigerian govt accused of doing little to secure release of Chibok girls

Nigeria's government and military are not doing enough to ensure the release of 195 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls held by Boko Haram Islamic extremists for...

Chibok schoolgirl cries for support

A Chibok schoolgirl who escaped from Boko Haram militants in Nigeria has called on the international community not to forget those still in captivity.

Nigeria’s Jonathan denies Chibok girls’ rescue snub

Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied a report by a UK newspaper that he snubbed an offer by the British air force to rescue more than 200 girls abducted by the Boko Haram in April 2014 from a boarding school in the town of Chibok.

Film on Chibok Girls Premieres in U.S

A film dedicated to telling the story of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls, "Waiting for Hassana", will be premiered in the U.S. on Friday. This is...

Nigeria’s Buhari replies critics on the release of kidnapped Chibok girls

A representative for the Chibok girls meets Mr Buhari. Photo Credit: AFP   The president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari had rejected criticisms his government has not...

Nigeria’s government under pressure to rescue girls abducted by Boko Haram

Nigeria is facing mounting pressure to find some 200 schoolgirls abducted 1,000 days ago in Boko Haram's most infamous attack after the rescue of...

Chibokgirls: Painful memories of a thousand days

Obiageli Ezekwesili.    On that 30th April 2014 when diverse citizens gathered to march in solidarity, no one could have imagined any out of our 219 Chibok...

Boko Haram militants used kidnapped girls as human shield to avoid air strikes from Nigeria army

A student who escaped when Boko Haram rebels stormed a school and abducted schoolgirls, identifies her schoolmates from a video released by the Islamist...

Nigeria in talks to secure release of more Chibok girls

Members of the #BringBackOurGirls (#BBOG) campaign in Abuja, Nigeria. Photo Credit: Reuters   Nigerian authorities are involved in negotiations aimed at securing the release of some of...

Escaped Chibok girls overcome doubts and jealousy to attend university

When a colleague asked Margee Ensign to help her sister who had been snatched by Boko Haram from her school dormitory in Chibok and...

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