A tribute event marking the 10th anniversary of the abduction of the Chibok girls is set to bring together survivors and their families. The event, slated for 4 pm on Thursday, April 4th, 2024, at the Nordic Hotel, 258 Kofo…
Chibok community seeks return of 87 schoolgirls 10 years after abduction
Nearly a decade after the abduction of 276 female students at Government Secondary School in Chibok, a local government area in Borno State, families of the remaining 87 captives have remained hopeful they will regain freedom and return to the…
2 more Chibok girls rescued in Borno — Army
Two more Chibok girls have been rescued by the military in Borno, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, the Theatre Commander, North East of Joint Operation Hadin Kai, disclosed this to newsmen in Maiduguri. Musa, who…
I never stopped campaigning for the rescue of Chibok girls -Bala Usman
Hadiza Bala Usman, immediate past managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and founder of the #BringBackOurGirls, says she never stopped campaigning for the release of Chibok girls and other abducted Nigerians throughout her stay in office. Bala Usman…
Full list: BBOG releases names of 112 Chibok girls in Boko Haram’s captivity
The Bring Back Our Girls movement has released a list containing the names of 112 schoolgirls kidnapped on April 14, 2014. The Lagos chapter of BBOG released the list during a sit-out in the Ikoyi to commemorate the seventh anniversary…
Chibok girls will never, ever be forgotten – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari extends his good wishes to the people of Chibok, Borno State, as they hold prayers and thanksgiving services to mark the sixth anniversary of the kidnapping of their daughters by Boko Haram terrorist group. A statement by…
Documentary on missing Chibok schoolgirls wins at Venice Film Festival (CNN)
A documentary by a Nigerian filmmaker on the missing Chibok girls has won an award at the Venice Film Festival. ‘Daughters of Chibok’ won best virtual reality story at the festival’s closing ceremony on Saturday night. The documentary, which also…
“Nigeria utterly abandoned kidnapped Chibok girl’s families” (Guardian)
A journalist and former correspondent at CNN Isha Sesay said Nigeria and the world deserted the families of the Chibok 112 girls still in Boko Haram incarceration. “The families of the 112 girls utterly feel abandoned and forgotten by the…
Isha Sesay got it wrong in her book – Aso Rock
The Presidency, while reacting to a new book by ex-CNN star and Child Rights activist, Isha Sesay, has among other things, refuted the claim in the book that it had given up on the Chibok girls. In a statement by…
BBOG marks Chibok Girls fifth year anniversary in Lagos (Guardian)
The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement, a loose coalition of individuals and organisations advocating for the rescue and rehabilitation of the Chibok girls, on Sunday, April 14, marked a tragic milestone, as it celebrated the fifth year anniversary of…