Minister confident of more Chibok girls release
Over 100 girls are believed to still be in captivity.
Over 100 girls are believed to still be in captivity.
The 82 girls were recently released by the Boko Haram in a swap deal.
Lucky Irabor, a major general, is now MNJTF Commander.
“Switzerland's engagement in this operation was guided by the principles of strict neutrality and non-interference.”
The exchange has been criticised by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.
Eighty-two of the abducted girls were freed on Sunday.
Persons displaced by Boko Haram living in Abuja took part in the tournament.
The Red Cross said it did not take part in the direct negotiation for the release of the girls.
The minister urged the girls not to hide any ailment from their caregivers.
The Ahmed Makarfi faction of the PDP had criticised the release of Boko Haram suspects in exchange for the girls.
The UN said over 2.4 million people have been displaced by the conflict.
The 82 girls were among the over 270 kidnapped from their school in April 2014.
“The negotiations are in clear violation and indeed a direct assault on the generally accepted international principle…”
On Sunday, the girls arrived Abuja where they met with President Muhammadu Buhari.
They were driven to the villa in a convoy amidst tight security.
The girls were freed over three years after their abduction.
UNDP plans to spend $4 million in the north east in 2017.
“Schools have been targets of choice for Boko Haram and the UN estimates that 1,500 were destroyed since 2014.”
The former minister said Mr. Obasanjo's claims in the new book were "false and despicable".
The flight operations will commence on May 9.
The suspect named 15 others like him, the police said.
The military spokesperson asked Nigerians not to be apprehensive.
The INEC said it was aware roads to the local governments were mined by Boko Haram
Boko Haram has of recent upped its hostility around troops locations in Borno State.
Rights groups have condemned the sentencing by a military tribunal.
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