Gov Godswill Akpabio expresses reservations about abducted girls

During an interview with Channels TV Sunrise programme yesterday, Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio expressed his reservations about the kidnapped school girls.

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He wondered why no gun was fired during the kidnap, and why it took Boko Haram two weeks to take responsibility for the kidnapping and also why the statements made by the sect leader tallied with what local media had been reporting for weeks. He probably also has doubts, but as a governor, he was careful with his words. Some of what he said below...

American security experts may hit Abuja today

The team of US experts may arrive in Abuja on Thursday to start active assistance with the abducted girls rescue operation.

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Punch made this known referring to a reliable source at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA).
When asked to comment the claim and to say if he is sure about the arrival, the source revealed: More after the cut...

Burns handed title challenge

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Scotland's Ricky Burns has been handed a route back to world title level with a WBC eliminator.

Michelle Obama praying for missing girls

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Michelle Obama on Wednesday expressed sympathy for the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria, in a personal message on Twitter.

Survivors Count Their Dead After Insurgents Attack In Borno

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Survivors from Mondays' insurgents attack in Gamboru Ngala, a town on the Cameroon border, on Wednesday narrates their ordeal to newsmen. 
Some of the survivors, who said the sect members sacked the town in armoured trucks and on motorcycles, express fears that the town is too dangerous for locals to return to immediately.

Borno: Askira/Uba Local Government Under Attack By Boko Haram Terrorists

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Reports reaching us indicate Boko Haram terrorists have attacked several villages in the Askira/Uba LGA of Borno State. Dozens of local residents have been killed, multiple buidlings set on fire.

Gunmen disguised as military officers and driving over twenty Toyota Hilux vehicles have invaded Musa, Uba and Diley villages at about 1 p.m..

Police Offer N50m Reward For Information on Missing Chibok Girls

The Nigeria Police hereby announce a cash reward of Fifty Million Naira (N50, 000, 000.00) to anyone who volunteers credible information that will lead to the location and rescue of the female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State.