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Some of the parents of the abducted girls The kidnapped Chibok girls have been moved from the Sambisa forest towards the forest around Ashaka in Gombe State, a top security official has told PREMIUM TIMES. The security official, who sought anonymity as he was not authorised to speak, also denied the rumor that some of the girls were rescued on Saturday.   He, however, said there were high hopes for the quick rescue of the girls based on the ongoing cooperation between Nigerian officials and their counterparts from the U.S. and U.K. on the rescue efforts. “It is not true that they have been rescued yet, but we noticed and observed movement of some of the girls from the Sambisa region towards Ashaka forest in Gombe state”, said the security personnel.  The officer added that efforts are being put in place to “carefully track” the abductors and get the girls freed. “We have not, even for once, lost hope that these girls would be freed. This is a delicate mat...

Damning testimonies gathered by Amnesty International reveal that Nigerian security forces failed to act on advance warnings about Boko Haram’s armed raid on the state-run boarding school in Chibok which led to the abduction of more than 240 schoolgirls on 14-15 April.  After independently verifying information based on multiple interviews with credible sources, the organization today revealed that the Nigerian security forces had more than four hours of advance warning about the attack but did not do enough to stop it.  “The fact that Nigerian security forces knew about Boko Haram’s impending raid, but failed to take the immediate action needed to stop it, will only amplify the national and international outcry at this horrific crime,” said Netsanet Belay, Amnesty International’s Africa Director, Research and Advocacy.  “It amounts to a gross dereliction of Nigeria’s duty to protect civilians, who remain sitting ducks for such attacks. The Nigeria...

Some parents whose daughters were abducted…still waiting The 15th of April, 2014 will ever remain fresh in the minds of parents/ guardians and by extension the people of Chibok and Borno state as a result of Boko Haram terrorists invasion of Government Girls Secondary School Chibok and abducting over 200 school girls undergoing/writing their Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations, (SSCE). A report according to Vanguard : The Gunmen laid ambush to Chibok Local Government Area of Borno state,  killing two security personnel suspected to be a soldier and a policeman before they abducted over 200 female students. Our Correspondent gathered that the gunmen numbering over 100 using motorcycles, Hilux vehicles stormed the council’s headquarters at about 9pm, had a field day and left at about 3am on Tuesday morning. Sources said, “apart from the abduction of the female students, the gunmen also carted away food stuffs, before setting many residential houses and shops ablaze”. ...

  In this week's address, Michelle Obama honored all mothers in this upcoming Mother's Day and offered her thoughts, prayers and support in the wake of the terrorist kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian school girls. Watch...

Some of you may have seen this photo and similar ones on several online platforms, claiming its US troops capturing a Boko Haram member….erm, it’s false. U.S Pentagon has stated there will be no American troops in Nigeria…at least for now. The team sent are experts to help with communications, logistics, and intelligence. The pic above going viral is French troops in Central African Republic in 2013. Some of you may have seen this photo and similar ones on several online platforms, claiming its US troops capturing a Boko Haram member….erm, it’s false. U.S Pentagon has stated there will be no American troops in Nigeria…at least for now. The team sent are experts to help with communications, logistics, and intelligence. The pic above going viral is French troops in Central African Republic in 2013

The Nigerian military have faulted the claims of Amnesty International that they got a 4-hour advanced warning of the school girls’ raid which took place last month in Chibok. The Director of Defence Information, Chris Olukolade said AI’s allegation is very “unfortunate and untrue”. Stating that the Nigerian military received information of the on-going attack from troops on patrol, after which they attacked the terrorists and called for more reinforcement. ‪He said that as the troops on reinforcement made their way from Maiduguri to Chibok, they ran into an ambush by terrorists who engaged them in fierce fire fight and a number of soldiers lost their lives in the battle. ‪He also said another set of soldiers mobilized for the mission arrived after the terrorists had escaped due to a series of misleading information that slowed down the pursuit. Emphasising that the Division Headquarters in Maiduguri received a reinforcement call and not a forewarning as speculated by Amnesty I...

Nigerian actresses have gone raw, opps I meant upcoming actresses. Chika Agatha Oguine who started acting in 2012 in a new interview with Vanguard spoke about ‘cumming’ during sex and how she chases men away by giving them bills upon bills because that is the only way one can chase Nigerian men away. She also spoke about not needing a vibrator when their are male friends she can do it with when the feeling arises. Find her interview below. How do you deal with your male admirers? You all know how I handle them. Since they are in love, there are always bills there to pay so they would have to run away. It’s not like I tell them to pay my bills though, but I have seen that in Nigeria, the only way you can actually chase a man out of your life is to tell him, ‘I need this, I need that’. Do you believe in vibrators? Why do I have to get a vibrator when there are so many able men out there? It could be helpful for some people who do not have relationships but seriously,...

There were indications yesterday that the 230 female students abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from the Government Girls’ Secondary School, GGSS, Chibok, Borno State, have been sited at the Sambisa Forest in Borno State, by the Special Forces of the United States Marines. According to reports from Vanguard , The girls who were abducted on April 14, were part of the 250 students boarded at the school for the West African School Certificate, WASC/ Senior Secondary School Certificate, SSSC, examinations, triggering world-wide condemnations. This was even as more US military officials arrived Nigeria yesterday to join local officials in the search for nearly 300 school girls taken captives by the Islamist extremist group, Boko Haram, the US Secretary of State John Kerry, and the defence department, Pentagon, said. The UK team had earlier arrived in Abuja to support Nigerian government in its response to the abduction of over 200 school girls. The arrival of the foreign troops is com...

A troubled pastor, who is said to have attempted suicide twice, finally succeeded in ending his own life after a 3rd attempt. Pastor Gabriel Oyebode, who is the resident pastor of a popular pentecostal church in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, reportedly hung himself in a wooded area in the town. The Pastor is said to have previously attempted to kill himself first in January 2013 and then more recently by trying to jump into a canal in the hopes of drowning. A neigbour, who spoke in confidence, said: “But for his vigilant wife, who reported him to his family members, he would have killed himself last January. His second attempt also failed because those who saw him when he went to a nearby canal frustrated his attempt to drown in the canal.” A friend of the pastor’s family described his action as sad. He said: “It was pathetic to see the dangling body of a church leader who should offer homilies to those contemplating suicide.” The family friend, who asked for anonymity, said: “We ...

President Jonathan yesterday while speaking to journalists at the end of the 24th World Economic Forum for Africa, WEFA, which ended in Abuja yesterday, said the masterminds of Nyanya bomb blasts, which occurred on two separate days have been arrested. He said they are also helping security agencies reveal their financiers. He also made it known to journalists that the Federal Government had set aside $ 10 million as matching grant for the international community to rescue missing school girls.

When Ikenna and Uloma met at their workplace about a decade ago, they never knew they would end up as husband and wife. As fate would have it, they soon fell in love with each other and began dating. They were soon confronted with a big challenge; their office frowned on open amorous relationship between members of staff. Yet, their love blossomed everyday and at a point, they agreed to take it further by promising each other marriage. Knowing the company’s policy on two members of staff getting married, Ikenna made sure Uloma secured a job before they got married. Shortly before their marriage, Uloma resigned. The same cannot be said of Biola and Amiola who are software application developers for an Information and Communication Technology firm. Both are brilliant and were the pride of their company. Some software they developed helped their company become a leading force in the ICT world and it helped their stock rise in the capital market.  Things were beautiful for t...

This report is yet to be confirmed, if it is true or not, but one thing i believe is that since the American and British Experts are now involved, we will soon get a positive result about our missing girls. Read the said information below:  The heat is on Boko Haram and it is only a matter of time before they are crushed and sanity restored to our dear country Nigeria, OluFamous.Com gathered. Special Forces of the United States Marines have sighted the over 200 female students abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from their school in Chibok, Borno State. Members of the United States Marines who are already in Maiduguri in fulfilment of the promise of President Barack Obama to assist Nigeria to search and rescue the girls, were said to have located the girls inside the dreaded Sambisa forest, using highly sophisticated Satellite equipment which combed the forest. Also, one of the leaders of the terrorist group who participated in the abduction of the girls, their chief spy, has...

TMZ just reported this breaking news...Chris Brown was a few hours ago sentenced one year in jail for violating his probation in the Rihanna case during an appearance in court today. But thankfully he will only spend 131 days or less in jail for time already spent in jail. TMZ reports  Chris Brown was in court Friday afternoon, where he admitted he violated his probation by getting into a fight with a dude in Washington D.C. That's all the judge needed to hear. He sentenced Chris to 1 year in jail. However, Chris got credit for 116 days he spent in rehab, and another 59 days behind bars. That leaves 131 days in the pokey. But we're told the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept has been releasing inmates sentenced to 1 year after 240 days.  And here's the thing. Chris gets credit for 2 days for every 1 he served behind bars, so when you add it up, he has credit for 234 days -- 6 days shy.  So he could be released in days. Continue .. The judge could have gone a lot harder --...