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15-year-old Baba Goni was part of a vigilante group who saved two of the abducted Chibok girls,raped,beaten and left to die in the bush ..Baba who was once abducted and lived with Boko Haram for 2 years told his story as written by Babara Jones of mailonline �. Their faces ...

The Principal of Government College, Makurdi Benue State,�Godfrey Ugudu, on Saturday said the school has received letters from Boko Haram sect threatening to attack the school. Ugudu, who announced this at a news conference in Makurdi today says�the school received two letters which had the same content on 14 May. ...

It was reported that the president was visiting Chibok today but changed plans to attend a security summit in Paris And this led to a lot of criticisms . Media spokesperson to the President took to his twitter page to clear the story. He said GEJ never had any plans ...

Shettima has asked President Jonathan to negotiate with Boko Haram men if that is what it will take to release the abducted Chibok girls. Governor Shettima made this remark during an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour last night. “The issue of not negotiation with the terrorists � it’s out of ...

President Jonathan cancelled his planned trip to Chibok, Borno State, where over 200 girls were abducted about a month ago. He was scheduled to visit the place today May 16th but instead is attending the Africa Security�Summit�which is holding in�Paris today.

A painted portrait of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban, doing her homework fetched $102,500 at an auction on Wednesday in New York. And according to Malala, the proceeds will be donated from her Malala Fund to Nigerian nonprofits that focus on education for ...

Report reaching us �that an unidentified object laying in front of union homes in oluwole market central Lagos is causing scare amongst pedestrians and motorists. The object is made up of 3 cylindrical objects wrapped in a kind of shiny paper. Some people in the area spotted three wrapped parcels ...

The terror fugitive behind the Nyanya bombing, Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche who was declared wanted by the Nigerian Police Force has been arrested.�This was announced today in Abuja at the National Briefing Centre, located at headquarters of National Orientation Agency (NOA). The coordinator of the national briefing centre, Director General of ...

Unconfirmed reports say the riot started yesterday evening when a Muslim student who was saying his prayers was disrupted by one of the porters in the male hostel … plus other irregular enforced school rules and security misunderstandings. The students went on a rampage destroying school property.

Former Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili has commenced continuation of her treatment in India. A statement on Wednesday night by her Media Adviser, Mr. Isaac Umunna, said the former National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) boss is to be treated of an undisclosed ...

Yesterday morning on the 3rd mainland Bridge in Lagos, this Hyundai Car went up in flames after the engine caught fire.. According to eyewitnesses, other drivers tried to help put out the flames with fire extinguishers but failed as they watched the vehicle burn to ashes… Fortunately no life was ...

According to�Premium Times,�the insurgents had repeatedly attempted to attack Kalabalge, an agro-nomad community near the Cameroon borders, but failed to gain entry into the village on each attempt.A vigilante member told premuim times on phone �We have told them (Boko Haram) that they cannot take their attacks to our village ...

54 out of the 130 girls shown in the 27minutes video released by Boko Haram yesterday, May 12th, have being identified by their parents, Premium Times reports In a video viewing session which took place at the office of the Chief of Staff to Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, ...

The Ambassador of Togo to Gabon, Essohanam Adewui, was found dead alongside his girlfriend after their car plunged into the sea in LibrevilleThe unfortunate incident occurred on Saturday as they reportedly returning from a night club when he drove into the sea. Togolese Government responded via a communiqué from the ...

The Times of London put this photo above making a mockery of our President, it was drawn by their political cartoonist, Peter Brooks.

It was a moment of joy and excitement last Friday as the pupils and teachers of Community Nursery/Primary School in Magodo, Shangisha area of Lagos State welcomed eminent personalities to their midst during the commissioning and handing over of Seven (7) Blocks of 2 & 3 Classrooms (fully furnished with ...

  According to a BBC Africa report, the Minister of Special Duties says the Nigerian government is ready to negotiate with Boko Haram to bring back the abducted girls. This is differnt fro what Abba Moro said yesterday

  Some schools in Owerri — especially around Nekede did not open today. According to reports, a lion escaped from the Nekede Zoo in Owerri, the Imo State capital last night so children are advised to stay back home for safety reasons. The State’s local radio station Orient FM made ...

UNAIDS is willing to give Nigerian supporters club 2 million condoms for their stay in Brazil during the world cup, but Rafiu Ladipo the President-General of NFSSC said 2 million condoms will only be good for a day and not the purported 31days they are booked to stay, because Nigerian ...

The Nigerian government has rejected conditions set out by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists. Asked if the government would reject the suggestion mentioned by Shekau in a new video that the girls may be released once Nigeria ...