On Monday, Nigerian officials banned the “Bring Back Our Girls” protests over the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls in the capital city of Abuja, claiming the demonstrations pose a security threat. The Commissioner of Police in Federal Capital Territory (FTC), Mr Joseph Mbu, announced the ban at a news conference in Abuja, saying the protests were posing a […]
It was previously reported that Nigerian officials zeroed in on the location of the missing schoolgirls. Today, the government is at a standstill over what to do next. According to the Associated Press, Nigerian officials and the government are conflicted on how to infiltrate a plan to rescue all 276 young girls abducted by Boko […]
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama announced plans to remove all troops from Afghanistan by 2016, starting with a significant withdraw that would leave only 9,800 troops in the country by year’s end. By the end of 2015, that number would be reduced by roughly half. “We have to recognize that Afghanistan will not be a perfect place, […]
On Monday, a Nigerian official confirmed that the military knows the whereabouts of the missing 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram rebels in April. The official, however, said the military could not disclose the location and will not use force to rescue them. Chief of Defence Staff Air Marshal Alex Badeh said that “the good […]
A woman who was kidnapped by her mother’s boyfriend 10 years ago, forced to marry him and have his child is finally with her family after being found by California authorities. The victim, who has not been named, was kidnapped in 2004 at the age of 15 by Isidro Garcia and locked in a garage […]
On Wednesday, the White House announced they would be sending 80 U.S. troops in Chad to help in the search for the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls. A U.S. Predator drone will also be aiding in the search for the girls, a Pentagon official told CNN. Half of the new group of U.S. troops will be operating the launch […]
Islamist militants from the rebel group Boko Haram have reportedly dropped demands for the release of top commanders in exchange for the girls they kidnapped from a Nigerian school in April. However, a source close to the group says they are in talks with the Nigerian government to release up to half of the kidnapped girls in […]
Officials in Nigeria say President Goodluck Jonathan has called off a visit to the town where nearly 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Islamist militants from the rebel group Boko Haram. Sources told the BBC that President Jonathan would stop in Chibok on his way to a conference in France, but the threat of Boko Haram militants and a […]
Rebels from the Islamic militant group Boko Haram killed four Nigerian soldiers in an ambush outside the northeastern city of Maidugiri on Wednesday, according to the Defence Headquarters. Several other insurgents also died in the firefight. Soldiers fired shots in the air at Maiduguri barracks on Wednesday because they were angry with their commanders about having […]
Aren’t First Ladies supposed to speak up on important matters impacting our world? The problem with critiquing Michelle Obama’s tweet for the Nigerian schoolgirls. The criticism against Mrs. Michelle Obama for her hashtag activism in support of the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls shows just how far in the wrong direction our political and social antics have […]
Following an offer from Boko Haram members to release imprisoned Islamic militants in exchange for the nearly 300 kidnapped schoolgirls, Nigeria’s government has announced that they will not comply with the demand. Abba Moro, the Interior Minister of the country, said the militant group was in no moral position to make the offer. “As far as this […]
