Tag: BBOG
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Chibok abduction: BBOG marks 2,000 days, demands girls’ release
The #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) movement has marked the 2000th day of the Chibok girls’ abduction by terrorist group Boko Haram with a call on the Federal Government to step up efforts to free the remaining hostages. BBOG members converged at the Falomo Roundabout, Ikoyi, Lagos in a sit out in honour of the girls and others,…
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Confirm if Leah Sharibu is alive or dead, #BBOG Movement tells FG
Members of the #BringBackOurGirls movement have called on the federal government to confirm or deny the video by Boko Haram stating that Leah Sharibu and Alice Loksha have been killed. The group said it has read the statement put out by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, as the Government’s…
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BBOG’s Aisha Yesufu says President Buhari is clueless, directionless
Aisha Yesufu, co-convener of BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group on Thursday insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari was “incompetent, clueless and directionless.” She made the remark while noting that Buhari cannot be doing the same thing the previous administration did and not expect to be criticized. In a tweet, the activist wrote: “President Muhammadu Buhari @MBuhari cannot…
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BREAKING: Police detain Oby Ezekwesili, other BBOG members
Reports reaching TheNewsGuru.com indicates that former education minister and convener of the BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, Oby Ezekwesili among other BBOG members were on Tuesday detained by the FCT Police Command. “I have been ARRESTED along with rest of our BBOG members and NOW DETAINED without a charge by the @PoliceNG . WE are detained at the…
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#BBOG confirms authenticity of rescued Chibok girl, identifies her as 15 on missing list
Members of the #BringBackOurGirls (#BBOG) on Thursday confirmed and identified the just-released Chibok girl, Salomi Pogu as number fifteen (15) on their missing list. Recall that the Nigerian Army had earlier announced the release of the girl on Thursday afternoon. The Deputy Director Public Relations, Military Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole Col. Onyema Nwachukwu in…
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Osinbajo meets BBOG Group, says ‘more Chibok girls will return soon’
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has assured members of the #BringBackOurGirls (#BBOG) advocacy that more or all of the abducted Chibok school girls will be rescued soon. The Acting President also informed the group that he had been meeting with security chiefs daily and making contacts with hostage negotiators across the world. Osinbajo, who was represented…
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Chibok Girls: BBOG marks 1,200 days of abduction on Thursday
The Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG, group will be observing a sit out tomorrow, Thursday, to mark the 1,200 days of the abduction of 276 Chibok school girls. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the school girls were taken by the Boko Haram insurgents at their Hotel on April 14, 2014, at the Government Secondary School Chibok in…
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PMB’s Ill-health: Buhari must resign, Osinbajo not working – BBBOG
Co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group, Aisha Yesufu, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign so that Nigeria can move forward. In a video she posted on her twitter handle, Yusufu stressed that the issue of addressing Yemi Osinbajo as the Acting President is not working out. Yusufu said, “When are we going…
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Include other young victims of insurgency in your campaign, Sanusi advises BBOG
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II has urged the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement to broaden their campaign to include all young victims of insurgency in Nigeria. Sanusi made the call in Abuja on Friday at the inaugural annual lecture to mark third anniversary of the abduction of the Chibok Girls with…
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Charly Boy embarks on unusual solo protest
Nigerian entertainer and public affairs commentator, Charles Oputa, otherwise known as Charly Boy, embarked on a protest alone to the Presidential Villa. The unusual protest is in solidarity with the Bring Back Our Girls movement which commemorates the third anniversary of the Chibok girls abduction. He embarked on the protest to Aso Rock on Monday.…