Tag: chibok girls
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Photos: Buhari receives released Chibok girls
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday received the 82 freed Chibok girls behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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Full names of the freed 82 Chibok girls
Below is a list containing the full names of the 82 Chibok girls who were received on Sunday by president Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja. 1. Kwatah simon 2. Grace Dauda 3. Junmai Paul 4. Tabita Pogo 5. Yanke Shetima 6. Junmai Miutah 7. Juliana Yakubu 8. Mary Yakubu 9. Ruth Kolo 10.…
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Exchanging Chibok girls for terrorists not the right approach – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party National Caretaker Committee (PDP-NCC) has described the release of the 82 Chibok girls held captive by Boko Haram in the past three years as a welcome development. In a press release issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, the party said the ‘detention’ of the girls had brought untold…
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Dogara lauds Buhari over release of 82 Chibok Girls
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has commended President Buhari for his continued dedication to the safe return of the abducted Chibok Girls. This is coming in the wake of the release of 82 schoolgirls who were abducted, along with others, by Boko Haram terrorists in April 2014. In a statement issued…
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Saraki Hails Buhari, Security Forces on Release of 82 Chibok Girls
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has commended the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, security operatives, and the international Red Cross on the release of 82 of the Chibok schoolgirls, that were part of the group abducted by Boko Haram in 2014. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on…
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Buhari to receive 82 freed Chibok girls today – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari would receive another set of 82 Chibok girls today. The girls were freed on Saturday in exchange with some Boko Haram members held by the federal government. A statement by the presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu last night confirmed the release of the girls. It will be recalled that over 200 school…
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It took US 10yrs to find Osama, hunt for Chibok girls might last same – Minister
The Minister of Defence, Brig. Gen. Munir Dan-Ali,has said just as it took the United States close to about 10 years to find and finally kill world renowned terrorist, Osama Bin Ladin, finding the remaining 195 Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram from their school in 2014 might also take longer years. Dan-Ali said this…
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Intensify efforts at releasing other Chibok girls, Dogara charges Buhari, security agencies
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has asked the Executive not to give in but rather intensify rescue efforts for the abducted Chibok schoolgirls. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media & Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan, in Abuja on Friday, to mark three years of abduction of the girls…
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FG to re-open Chibok Girls’ school in September
After three years of closure following the abduction of 276 school girls by the deadly Boko Haram sect, the Federal Government has revealed its plan to reopen the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok for the 2017/2018 academic session which commences in September. Vice-Chairman of the Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative, Mr. Tijjani Tumsah, stated this…
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FG set to re-open Chibok Girls School
The Federal Government has revealed its plan to reopen the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok where over 200 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents. Vice-Chairman of the Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative, Mr. Tijjani Tumsah, stated this on Thursday. He said there are plans to re-open the school in time for the 2017/2018 session.…