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 […]

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 […]

Ann Coulter’s contribution to #BringBackOurGirls was not welcome on Twitter this week. According to the Huffington Post, the outspoken FOX commentator gave her own opinion of the hashtag that helped raised awareness about Boko Haram’s capture of over 200 Nigerian girls last month. Unaware of its huge impact, Coulter mocked the campaign with a photo of herself […]

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 […]

Miami Dolphins player Don Jones has been suspended and fined after comments he made via Twitter. Following a video of gay football player Michael Sam kissing his partner after receiving news that he was drafted by the St. Louis Rams, the Dolphins safety tweeted “horrible” and “omg” when the kiss aired on ESPN. Jones has apologized for the tweets, as has team coach […]

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is willing to make a proposition in exchange for the missing Nigerian schoolgirls. The militant group has released footage of the kidnapped young women converting to Islam, wearing headscarves and praying. In the chilling video, Shekau says they’re willing to give back the 276 young women in exchange for their imprisoned partners. One part of the video even shows a […]

Hundreds of school girls are still missing after being kidnapped, and sold by Islamist group Boko Haram, but there were a few who did manage to escape the torture. 17-year-old Amina Tsawur recently shared the story of how she tricked her kidnappers, with the help of one of the more sympathetic Boko Haram members. According to […]

Michelle Obama is ready to fight for the Nigerian schoolgirls who have been kidnapped. That much is clear after she discussed the situation on President Obama‘s weekly address. The First Lady is “heartbroken” due to the kidnapping of over 200 girls from their school dorms in Nigeria, and wants to do whatever is possible to help bring them […]

On Thursday, teams from the US and UK arrived in Nigeria to aid in the search for hundreds of school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram three weeks ago. The teams include expert military advisors, negotiators and counselors. President Goodluck Jonathan, who has been criticized for his feckless efforts in finding the 234 missing girls, said he hoped […]

The number of Nigerian girls abducted in a second kidnapping carried out by Boko Haram has been pushed from eight to 11, according to the NY Times. Men suspected of being fighters from the radical group Boko Haram kidnapped 11 more girls in Nigeria’s northeast, local officials said Tuesday, an intensification of its campaign against female education […]

In a video obtained by the AFP news agency, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau announced that his militant group did indeed carry out the abduction of 276 Nigerian schoolgirls last month. About 230 of those young girls are still missing. “I abducted your girls,” Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said. If you recall, the Islamist […]