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Dapchi abduction, aid workers’ killings no indication that Boko Haram can’t be defeated —Osinbajo

Dapchi abduction, aid workers’ killings no indication that Boko Haram can’t be defeated —Osinbajo

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said the Boko Haram sect was no longer a serious fighting force, despite the ugly incidents witnessed recently in Dapchi, Yobe State and Rann, Borno State. The sect had abducted 110 pupils from Government Science and Technical Girls College, Dapchi; and killed United Nations’ aid workers rendering […] …

Adamawa bans visitors from Girls schools

Adamawa bans visitors from Girls schools

Hindi Livinus, Yola The Adamawa State government has ordered principals of girls secondary schools not to allow visitors into their school premises. The Adamawa State Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aliyu Tola made the disclosure on Monday, while briefing the newsmen on activities outlined by the ministry to commemorate the International Women’s day in […] …

[VIDEO] Dapchi schoolgirls are safe with my son Habib and his friends —Mama Boko Haram

[VIDEO] Dapchi schoolgirls are safe with my son Habib and his friends —Mama Boko Haram

A human rights activist, Mrs. Aisha Wakil, has said that the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls are safe with Habib, whom she called her son, and his friends; and that Nigerians have nothing to fear concerning the overall wellbeing of the pupils. Wakil, also fondly called Mama Boko Haram, revealed that a faction of Boko Haram had […] …

Fix our health system, bring back Dapchi girls, Nigerians react to Yusuf Buhari’s return

Fix our health system, bring back Dapchi girls, Nigerians react to Yusuf Buhari’s return

Reactions have greeted the news of the return of  Yusuf, son of President Muhammadu Buhari from his medical trip abroad. While some are thankful for his return in sound health, others pleaded with the president to ensure the safe return of the abducted Dapchi school girls. Yusuf was involved in a motorbike accident on December […] …

Minister orders IG relocation to N’East, UN flays girls’ abduction

Minister orders IG relocation to N’East, UN flays girls’ abduction

Minister orders IGP, NSCDC boss’ relocation to N’East Fishermen, farmers employed to search for Dapchi girls Schoolgirls who escaped from B’Haram recount ordeal The United Nations on Wednesday condemned the abduction of Dapchi schoolgirls in Yobe State by Boko Haram insurgents, calling for their “immediate and unconditional release.” The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, in […] …

[BREAKING] Military employs fishermen, farmers to search for missing Dapchi schoolgirls

[BREAKING] Military employs fishermen, farmers to search for missing Dapchi schoolgirls

Kayode Idowu, Maiduguri The military has employed the services of local fishermen and farmers in the search for the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls, the head of counter-insurgency operation in the North East (Operation Lafiya Dole), Maj. Gen. Rogers Nicholas, has said. Speaking at the inauguration of helipad, office complex and residential quarters for officers and airmen […] …

FG inaugurates 12-man committee to probe Dapchi abduction

The Federal Government has set up a 12-member committee to unravel the circumstances surrounding the abduction of 110 students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday said the National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno […] …

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