World Rallies Support to Rescue Nigerian Girls
International support for Nigerian efforts to rescue the schoolgirls abducted from Chibok is growing, as is international pressure for their release.-
Nigeria: How 'Bring Back Our Girls' Campaign Went Viral- - Matthew Daniel
Vanguard, 11 May 2014
Mrs Laila St Matthew-Daniel is one of the voices fighting against abuse of women in Nigeria. She is a Life Transformation Strategist and founder of ACTS Generation, an NGO against… Read more »
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Nigeria: #BringBackOurGirls - the Hashtag That's Taken Over the World
Daily Trust, 10 May 2014
Nigeria is dominating world news agenda this week, thanks to a hash and four words that have become a rallying cry for millions around across the world desperate to end the… Read more »
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Nigeria: #BringBackOurGirls- Nigerians in UK Hold Intercessory Prayers
Vanguard, 11 May 2014
A cross section of Nigerians in the UK on Sunday held a prayer session for Nigeria and President Goodluck Jonathan as part of their spiritual contributions to end attacks by… Read more »
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Nigeria: #BringBackOurGirls - World Rises Against Boko Haram
Leadership, 9 May 2014
The abduction of schoolgirls in Government Secondary School (GGSS), Chibok, Borno State, has provoked world leaders to join forces with Nigeria in the quest to rescue the girls… Read more »
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Nigeria: Angelina Jolie Adds Voice to Kidnapping of Girls in Nigeria
Independent (Lagos), 8 May 2014
American actress and United Nations ambassador, Angelina Jolie, has described as "unthinkable cruelty and evil" the kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria by Boko Haram… Read more »
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Nigeria: Chibok Schoolgirls - Ban Ki Moon Telephones Jonathan, Expresses UN's Solidarity
Premium Times, 8 May 2014
The Secretary General of the United Nations, UN, Ban Ki Moon, on Thursday telephoned President Goodluck Jonathan to convey the sympathy and solidarity of the global community with… Read more »
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Nigeria: Eminent Persons Who Have Joined the #BringBackOurGirls Campaign
This Day, 9 May 2014
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Nigeria: Eminent Figures Urge Global Effort to Bringbackourgirls
Daily Trust, 8 May 2014
Eminent figures like Desmond Tutu, Bill and Melinda Gates, Aliko Dangote, Rupert Murdoch, Mo Ibrahim, Ted Turner and François-Henri Pinault among global business, civil… Read more »
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Nigeria: World Takes to Social Media to Push Up Campaign for Release of Abducted Nigerian Girls
CIO, 8 May 2014
Three weeks since they were abducted, the world's attention has been fixated on the abduction of hundreds of school girls in Nigeria. The campaign for the release of the girls has… Read more »
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9 May 2014
Nigerians in London Call for Return of Kidnapped Girls
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- Agence France-Presse
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Dozens of people demonstrated in front of the Nigerian High Commission Friday to ask the Nigerian government to do more to rescue the 200 schoolgirls ... see more »
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9 May 2014
British, US Experts Arriving To Help In Nigeria
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- Wochit
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British experts arrived in the Nigerian capital on Friday to help find at least 276 girls being held by Islamic militants in northeastern Nigeria as ... see more »
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7 May 2014
Nigerians Beg For Help For Kidnapped Girls
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- Wochit
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World pressure on Nigeria is mounting over its slow reaction and failure to rescue hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by terrorists in a remote part of ... see more »
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7 May 2014
Muslim Officials Condemn Abductions Of Girls
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- Wochit
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The abduction three weeks ago of hundreds of schoolgirls in Nigeria by the Muslim extremist group Boko Haram is now generating worldwide attention and ... see more »
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7 May 2014
Nigerian Extremist Leader Surfaced In 2010
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- Wochit
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The leader of the Nigerian Islamic extremist group tugged on his winter hat and said with a sneer: "I will sell women." The man is Abubakar Shekau, ... see more »
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7 May 2014
Boko Haram Indicates Market For Human Beings
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- Wochit
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"There is a market for selling humans." That unsettling fact was pushed into the front of the news cycle on Monday, when a man who claims to have ... see more »
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The United States of America offered to help Nigeria secure the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram last month. Read more »
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Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members have abducted eight teenage girls in Warabe village of Gwoza Local government area of Borno state. Read more »
