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Nigeria:
BBOG Lauds, Charges FG to Make Security of Remaining Girls Top Priority
This Day, 13 October 2016
Following the release of the 21 Chibok girls, 913 days after they were kidnapped by the Boko Haram sect, the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group, who have been at the forefront of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
10 Facts You Need to Know About Release of 21 #ChibokGirls
Vanguard, 13 October 2016
1: 21 out of 218 have been released on today (Thursday) October 13, 2016 . Read more »
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Nigeria:
How the World Reacts to Release of 21 Chibok Girls (Top 15 Quotes)
Premium Times, 14 October 2016
1. "As I depart Abuja for Germany on an official visit, I welcome the release of 21 of our Chibok Girls, following successful negotiations. The Department of State Services (DSS)… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Welcome Back Girls! Nigerians, Presidency Tell 21 Chibok Girls
Vanguard, 14 October 2016
The Presidency, yesterday, confirmed the release of 21 Chibok school girls, following dialogue with leaders of Boko Haram, their abductors, after 911 days in captivity. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Chibok Girls Give Much-Needed Boost to Buhari's Leadership
DW, 13 October 2016
The release of the Chibok girls is a fillip for the government of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari struggling with low oil prices and an ailing economy. Buhari has evidently… Read more »
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Nigeria:
BBOG Hail Nigeria Military On Rescue of Chibok Girls.
Vanguard, 13 October 2016
The Bring back our girls group yesterday hailed the Nigerian military in an official statement it released on the Negotiated Release of 21 ChibokGirls. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt Releases Names of Freed Chibok Girls
Premium Times, 13 October 2016
The Nigerian government has released the names of 21 Chibok school girls released by Boko Haram on Thursday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram 'Releases 21 Chibok Girls'
Al Jazeera, 13 October 2016
Twenty-one of the more than 200 Nigerian girls kidnapped from a school in Chibok by Boko Haram fighters in 2014 have been released, according to Nigeria's presidency. Read more »
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Nigeria:
How Buhari, Swiss Govt, Red Cross Negotiated Release of Chibok Girls - Presidency
Daily Trust, 13 October 2016
The Presidency has officially confirmed that 21 of the missing Chibok Girls have been released and are in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), Read more »
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Nigeria:
Only One of 21 Freed Chibok Girls Has a Baby - Osinbajo
Daily Trust, 13 October 2016
The Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that one of the 21 freed girls had a baby, stressing that "She is the only one." Read more »
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Nigeria:
#BringBackOurGirls Reacts to Release of 21 Chibok Girls
Premium Times, 13 October 2016
The #BringBackOurGirls campaign has expressed excitement over Boko Haram's release of 21 out of the over 200 Chibok school girls abducted by the terrorist group in 2014. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Bukola Saraki Lauds Release of 21 Chibok Girls
Office of Senator Bukola Saraki, 13 October 2016
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, todaycommended President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Security Services, the government of Switzerland, and the International… Read more »
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Nigeria:
21 Released Chibok Girls to Land in Abuja - Lai Mohammed
Daily Trust, 13 October 2016
The minister of information, Lai Muhammad, has denied the Federal Government entered into a swap deal with BokoHaram before the release of 21 Chibok school girls. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Released Chibok Girls Not By Swap - Lai Mohammed
Leadership, 13 October 2016
The Federal Government said on Thursday that the 21 Chibok girls released by the Boko Haram sect was not by swap "but a product of painstaking negotiations and trust on both… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Released 21 Chibok Girls - Saraki Lauds FG, Condemns Bomb Blast in Maiduguri
Daily Trust, 13 October 2016
Senate President Bukola Saraki has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the efforts that led to the release of the 21 Chibok Girls. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Vice President Prof Osinbajo Receives 21 Chibok Girl
Vanguard, 13 October 2016
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Nigeria:
Osinbajo Meets Released Chibok Girls
Premium Times, 13 October 2016
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has met with the 21 Chibok school girls released by Boko Haram Thursday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Chibok Girls Release Claim May Be 'Propaganda' - Fayose
Premium Times, 13 October 2016
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has expressed doubts at the claims by the Federal Government that it has secured the release of 21 of the 219 girls abducted by Boko Haram in… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Release of 21 Chibok Girls May Be Diversionary - Fayose
Vanguard, 13 October 2016
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has said the news of the release of 21 Chibok girls reportedly abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents may as well be one of the Federal… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Release of 21 Chibok Girls Evidence of Buhari's Pragmatism - Group
Vanguard, 13 October 2016
The Buhari Media Support Group (BMSG), has described the release of 21 Chibok girls as not just cheering news but a clear evidence of President Muhammadu Buhari's pragmatic… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Government Releases Names of Freed Chibok Girls
This Day, 13 October 2016
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu gave the names of the freed girls as: Read more »
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Nigeria:
Presidency Releases Names of Freed Chibok Girls
Guardian, 13 October 2016
The presidency has made public the names of the twenty-one Chibok girls released by Boko Haram in the early hours of Thursday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Osinbajo - More Chibok Girls Will Be Released in Next Few Days, Months
This Day, 13 October 2016
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has declared that more of the kidnapped girls will be released in the next few days and months. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt Did Not Swap Boko Haram Prisoners for Chibok Girls - Osinbajo
Daily Trust, 13 October 2016
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Thursday night clarified that there was no swap of the 21 freed Chibok schoolgirls with Boko Haram prisoners. Read more »
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Nigeria:
MURIC Lauds Govt Over Release of 21 Chibok Girls
Daily Trust, 13 October 2016
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended the Federal Government over the release of 21 of about 270 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in April 2014. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt Publishes Names of 21 Chibok Girls Released By Boko Haram
Daily Trust, 13 October 2016
The Federal Government has published the names of the 21 Chibok school girls released by Boko Haram on Thursday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
APC Hails FG On Release of 21 Chibok Girls
Daily Trust, 13 October 2016
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for his efforts at securing the release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped over two years ago. Read more »
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Nigeria:
What VP Osinbajo Told Just-Released 21 Chibok Girls - Full Remarks
Premium Times, 13 October 2016
"THE WHOLE COUNTRY HAS BEEN WAITING FOR YOUR RELEASE," VP OSINBAJO TELLS JUST RELEASED 21 CHIBOK GIRLS *ADDS AT ABUJA RECEPTION-"PRESIDENT BUHARI IS VERY EXCITED YOU ARE FREE." Read more »