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    Metro Nigerian Military Denies Being Unhappy Over Release of Chibok Girls

    Defence Headquarters has debunked reports that the military was furious that it was not involved in the release of 21 Chibok girls by the Boko Haram sect. The DHQ had denied being part of the rescue mission. A statement on Saturday by spokesman, Brig-Gen Rabe Abubakar, noted that the...
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    Politics More Chibok Girls Coming Home Soon - Buhari

    President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism on the release of more of the kidnapped Chibok girls, after 21 of them were freed by Boko Haram, following more than two years of captivity. Speaking at a joint press conference with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday in Berlin...
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    Metro Nigerian Military ‘Unhappy’ Over Release of 5 Boko Haram Commanders

    Strong indications have emerged that troops and security personnel involved in the ongoing counter-terrorism campaign against Boko Haram are unhappy with the release of five top Boko Haram commanders. The commanders were said to have been released in exchange for the 21 of the Chibok...
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    Politics BBOG Verifies Names of Released 21 Chibok Schoolgirls

    The BringBackOurGirls group had stated that it had with the help of the Kibaku Area Development Association, representatives of the Chibok community in Abuja has succeeded in matching the names of 21 rescued girls with their position on its existing list. In a press statement signed by leaders...
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    Metro 7 Key Things We Know About Chibok Girls Since They Were Kidnapped

    Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militant group in April 2014 in the northern Nigerian town of Chibok, the government said on Thursday. Around 270 girls were taken from their school in Chibok in the northeastern Borno state, where the Islamist...
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    Metro We Are Not Aware of Chibok Girls' Release – Nigerian Military

    Nigerian military says it is not aware of the twenty one Chibok school girls released by the Boko Haram insurgents on Thursday. The Defence Headquarters said it is conducting “serious operations to rescue the girls and other Nigerians in Boko Haram captivity.” This was contained in a news...
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    Politics VP Osinabajo, Wife 'Dolapo' Receive 21 Released Chibok Girls [PHOTOS]

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his wife, Dolapo this evening received the 21 chibok schoolgirls that were released by boko haram terrorists. See photos below:
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    Metro Nigeria: FG Releases Identities of 21 Freed Chibok Girls

    Presidential aide Bashir Ahmad has released names of the 21 schoolgirls who were freed by Boko Haram terrorists on Thursday.
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    Politics VP Osinbajo Receives 21 Released Chibok Schoolgirls

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, today received the 21 released Chibok schoolgirls on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari who is currently in Germany. The VP was accompanied by Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and culture and Senator Aisha Alhassan, minister of women affairs. Addressing...
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    Metro Nigeria: Video of Freed Chibok Girls Released

    A video of the school girls recently by Boko Haram has been released by the Nigerian government.
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    Politics Everything Lai Mohammed Said After 21 Chibok Girls Were Released

    Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Lai Mohammed addressed a press conference shortly after the release of the Chibok schoolgirls. Read full text of Lai Mohammed's statement below: We can confirm that 21 of the girls were released, safely, to us by 5.30 this Thursday morning and...
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    Politics Senate President Saraki is Happy over Release of 21 Chibok Girls

    Nigeria's senate president, Bukola Saraki, is happy over the release of 21 of the kidnapped schoolgirls by Boko Haram from Chibok. In a statement released on Thursday he called on Nigerians to enjoy with the girls and their families. “We join all Nigerians to rejoice on the return of our...
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    Politics Lai Mohammed - No Boko Haram Prisoner Was Released in Exchange For Chibok Girls

    Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has debunked media reports claiming that the Federal government swapped four high profile Boko Haram prisoners to effect the release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls . According to DAILY POST, the Minister debunked the report while addressing a...
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    Politics CNN Releases Exclusive PHOTO of the Freed Chibok Girls

    CNN has released an “exclusive photograph” of the released 21 Chibok girls. The photograph shows five persons in full hijab and two people wearing military camouflage, as well as a man in civilian dress. The location was not stated, but CNN reports that the girls were on their way to...
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    Metro What Nigerians Are Saying About The Release of 21 Chibok Girls

    The news of the release of 21 Chibok school girls has continued to generate reactions from a cross section of Nigerians especially via social media. Earlier today, the Federal Government had confirmed the negotiated release of 21 girls by the Boko Haram group. See tweets:
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    Sports Mikel Reacts To Release of Chibok Girls

    Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel has joined other Nigerians to react to the news of the release of 21 Chibok school girls. Mikel via his Twitter handle could be seen ‘offering gratitude’ to the government. See his reaction below:
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    Metro Nigerian Airforce Flies 21 Freed Chibok Girls To Abuja

    The Nigerian Airforce has flown the freed 21 Chibok girls to Abuja from Maiduguri. President Buhari shortly before taking off to Germany for his official visit welcome the release of the girls but cautioned Nigerians to be mindful of the fact that more than 30,000 fellow citizens were killed...
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    Metro 18 of the 21 Freed Chibok Girls Now Nursing Mothers [Sahara Reporters]

    About 18 of the 21 freed Chibok Girls are now nursing mothers, Sahara Reporters authoritatively report. A Boko Haram commander said the release of the first batch of Chibok girls involved a prisoner swap of detained Boko Haram militants. Terrorist group, Boko Haram released about twenty-one...
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    Metro Ezekwesili Weeps as 21 Chibok Girls Return Home

    Oby Ezekwesili, Co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign is excited that 21 of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls have been released. Check out her reaction to the news below:
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    Politics President Buhari Welcomes Freed 21 Chibok Girls

    The presidency has said that the names of the released girls would be release to the public soon. President Buhari shortly before taking off to Germany for his official visit welcome the release of the girls but cautioned Nigerians to be mindful of the fact that more than 30,000 fellow citizens...
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