Service Chiefs Vow To Bring Back Kidnapped School Girls

A month after hundreds of school girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents at the Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, Nigerian service chiefs have made a joint statement on the tragic incident. Releasing a statement during an intensive interaction with the top brass of the military in Abuja on Thursday, the service chiefs promised that the abducted Chibok schoolgirls will be rescued and the war against insurgency would be won.

Hotel fires person who recorded Jay Z attack video

A hotel where someone recorded security video appearing to show Beyonce's sister, Solange Knowles, attacking Jay Z inside an elevator said Wednesday it had identified and fired the person.

Beyoncé Breaks Her Silence on the Elevator Incident

Beyoncé has made her first public statement since the leaked elevator security footage of husband and sister fighting came out this week. This is also the first that has been heard from Solange and Jay Z, as the family trio issued this joint statement to The Associated Press:

"As a result of the public release of the elevator security footage from Monday, May 5th, there has been a great deal of speculation about what triggered the unfortunate incident. But the most important thing is that our family has worked through it. Jay and Solange each assume their share of responsibility for what has occurred.

ABDUCTED GIRLS: President Jonathan To Visit Chibok On Friday

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President Goodluck Jonathan will on Friday, May 16, visit Chibok for the first time since nearly 300 females students have been abducted from a local school, senior government officials said.

NYSC Stops Posting Corp Members To Three Northern State

Brigadier -General Johnson Olawumi, Director General of the National Youth Service Corps on Wednesday, in Abuja, announced that the Federal Government has stopped posting corps members to North-East states under emergency rule.

Boko Haram's Source Of Weapons Revealed

After many speculations on where the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, are getting the weapons they frequently use to unleash terror in the north-eastern states of Nigeria and Abuja, their main sources have been unveiled.

Security Tightened As Boko Haram Targets UNIUYO

Lt. Col. N.U.V. Efik, Chief Security Officer of the University of Uyo, UNIUYO, in Akwa Ibom State, on Wednesday, confirmed that the institution was one of the targets picketed for attack by the radical Islamist sect- Boko Haram.

The CSO warned the students to be extra vigilant and security conscious as they resume the new academic session. He said a letter has been sent to that effect to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Comfort Ekpo, and other high ranking officials of the institution.