Wednesday 10 December 2014

CSOs' REACTION TO WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN NIGERIA

The disappointing outing of women in the Primaries of the two major Political Parties in Nigeria - PDP and APC called for sober reflection at a press conference convened by the 100 Women Group (WG) on the 10th of December 2014 in Abuja. Women expressed displeasure at the outcome of the Primaries.

The 100 WG said "women are being tactically edged out and battered emotionally in the Parties' Primary Elections so far due to undue interference of Political Party leaders, intimidation and negative cajoling of women..." The 100 WG further stated that "Political Parties need to demonstrate to Nigerian women that they value their contributions to the sustainability of Political Parties in Nigeria...This is sad 20 years after the Beijing conference."

It is noteworthy that the press conference took place on the last day of the 16 days of activism against GBV worldwide. Women are being "cajoled" out of their political aspirations was termed "emotional violence" on female participants. What then do Nigerian women want? The statement was categorical about what women want:

*Visibility
*Inclusion in governance
*Space in the ballot box
*Where a male is governor, a female should be Deputy Governor and vice versa
*The electorate should support Nigerian women who have scaled through the Primaries in the forthcoming elections
*All Political Parties & IPAC were reminded of their promise to support women during lobby visits by the 100 WG.
GBV should be curtailed in the political arena

AU ENVOY'S INTERACTION WITH CSOs IN NIGERIA

On the 10th of December 2014, the AU Commission's Chairperson's Special Envoy on Women Peace & Security - WPS (H.E. Mme Bineta Diop) and her team had an interactive session with CSOs in Abuja on the security challenges in Nigeria. I (Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa) was invited in my capacity as a distinct voice in the WPS sector in Nigeria. I attended the Press Conference as a notable blogger, whose niche is peace and security issues.

The focus of the interactive session was the abducted Chibok girls and the effect of insecurity on the lives of citizens (especially women) in the north-east and Nigeria as a whole. Mme Diop is also the Founder and Chair of the Executive Board of Femmes Africa Solidarite (FAS), a leading global NGO working on WPS.

Mme Diop's team comprised Justice Sophia Akuffo (Ghanaian), Amb. Diallo Amina Djibo (Nigerien Ambassador to Ethiopia) and Harriette Williams Bright (Sierra-Leonean and Acting Executive Director at Femmes Africa Solidarite (FAS). Harriette is also a member of Gender is my Agenda Campaign - GIMAC).

Mme Diop made it abundantly clear that they were not in Nigeria to proffer solutions to the security issues in the country. They were here to listen to the problems first hand and distill "remedies" as prescribed by Nigerian citizens. It was a "solidarity" visit to give Nigerians courage in the midst of  the protracted security challenges. It was quite a lively interactive session with CSOs. There was a press conference afterwards.

The major points made are enunciated below:

*The government has a preponderance of the use of force, and one of the major functions of the state is to protect the territorial integrity and life of the average citizen. How has the Nigerian state fared in this regard?
*Could it have been a better story if there was proactive action even before the Chibok girls were abducted in view of the fact that the level of insecurity was escalating prior to the abduction? Could the early warning signs (EWS) of danger be used to avert the disastrous abduction?
*More women, men, boys and girls have been abducted since the Chibok incident. So we are not just talking about 219? girls. We are talking about girls, boys, women and men abducted in north-east Nigeria on a weekly, nay daily basis. What figures are we talking about exactly? Maybe the Nigerian state could facilitate the process of producing exact figures of missing persons - when, where and how they were abducted.
*Schools remain unsafe in north-east Nigeria. Security needs to be beefed up in all schools.
*Rural banditry thrives because the level of governance in the rural areas is almost nil. The people feel unprotected.
*CSOs have the capacity to mount great pressure for more urgent action to end insecurity and the release of the Chibok girls and other abducted genres.
*Many conflicts tagged "religious conflicts" are indeed "political conflicts" in disguise. We therefore need to interrogate the root causes of conflict in order to transform/resolve them.
*Insecurity on the eve of the general elections is a bad omen. Steps need to be taken to curtail the level of insecurity in order to ensure peaceful elections.
*On a lighter note, the men present at the event were referred to as "honorary women".
*It is noteworthy that the interactive session was held on the last of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (GBV),
*There are "conflict entrepreneurs" who profit by conflict and continue to fester the embers of conflict. The should be named, shamed and punished.
*There should be accountability as regards how the security vote of every Governor is spent. At the Federal level, all monies allocated for the purchase of arms and ammunition to fight insurgency should be accounted for.
*The implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 in Nigeria needs to be sped up and closely monitored.
*A number of tasks were allotted to  Nigerian women at the interactive session viz.,
-Observe elections
-Participate in elections
-Facilitate peace processes
-Be interested in accountability & transparency
-Promote access to human rights & justice
*It was noted that 2016 has been designated as the year of human rights, with special emphasis on Women's Rights

Conclusion:

What would the Special Envoy's team do with information gathered in Nigeria on WPS?

1) Gender is my Agenda Campaign (GIMAC), in which a member of the team, Harriette Bright is  very active, has an advocacy outreach for the African continent between the 21st and 23rd of January, 2015 in Addis Ababa. The situation in Nigeria would come up for special mention,.
2) The WPS issues in Nigeria would also be brought up at the WPS Open Forum in Addis on the 16th of December, 2014.
3) GIMAC is a coalition of 55 organizations working to advance gender equality at the AU and in member states. The WPS issues in Nigeria would be widely disseminated within the vast GIMAC network.
4) At the level of the AU, there would be better understanding of WPS issues in Nigeria.
5) On the whole, the solidarity visit by the AU team would further put the plight of Nigeria's security sector, especially as regards WPS on the front burner of the AU and indeed Africa...

Saturday 6 December 2014

POLITICAL SCIENCE IN NIGERIA: ALIVE, COMATOSE OR DEAD?

On December 1, 2014, I was at a lively debate in Abuja to mark the 60th birthday of Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim, a Political Scientist and activist. The panelists were Prof. Adele Jinadu, Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim and Prof. Okey Ibeanu. The moderator was Dr. Funmi Olonisakin from King's College, London.

Prof. Jinadu was of the view that because of the ambiguous nature of Political Science ab initio, it is fraught with problems as a social science discipline. Indeed, the debate as to whether Political Science is a "science" rages on. This lack of precision looms large over the practice of the profession in Nigeria and other climes. Inspite of the ambiguity, Political Science remains alive!

Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim said Political Science died about 1988 when many "eminent" Political Scientists joined the "transition without end" train of the General Ibrahim Babangida administration. The salaries of lecturers in the Universities were very poor at the time. It was therefore an avenue for those invited by Babangida to amass some wealth, and leave the impoverished University setting for some time at least. In fact, Jibrin delivered a paper at the Nigeria Political Science Association (NPSA) in the late 1980's titled "Political Science in Nigeria: How our Professors are gaining the politics & losing the science". According to Jibrin, Political Science has not recovered from the brain drain from the Universities.

Prof. Okey Ibeanu made a distinction between Political Science in Nigeria and Nigeria's Political Science. He said Nigeria's Political Science should be relevant to society. According to Okey, there is much adversity in the Nigerian society amid incredible prosperity. Prosperity should take care of adversity. However, if prosperity fails to do what it has to do, then Okey foresees adversity swallowing up wealth. Political Science should remain relevant to society, otherwise it will remain comatose.

These were three views of the status of Political Science in Nigeria. How do we weave all these together? The consensus was that the discussion could not be exhausted at the venue. However this important discourse could be a wake up call for the rejuvenation of the NPSA so that younger Political Scientists would at least have a feel of what my humble self (Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa), Prof. Ibrahim Gambari (present at the occasion), Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim (the celebrant), Prof. Okey Ibeanu & Ms. Julie Sanda (Defense College, Abuja & present at the occasion) enjoyed as members of an earlier generation of Political Scientists. The camaraderie enjoyed by us before NPSA became comatose cannot be replaced by pecuniary considerations.

Ms Julie Sanda, are you with me for the nucleus of the Nigeria Association of Female Political Scientists (NAFPS)? The debate continues...

23rd September, 2016

*Is Political Science too pessimistic?    www.chronicle.com/article/is-political-science-too/
*Behavioural patterns of Conservatives & Democrats    http://billmoyers.com/2014/07/17/scientists-are-beginnning-to...
*Why fear is more prevalent & powerful among conservatives    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-f...valent-and-powerful-among-conservatives
*Why liberal hearts bleed & conservatives don't    https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-human-beast/201210/why-liberal-hearts-bleed-and-conservatives-dont...
*A conservative explains why right-wingers have no compassion    www.alternet.org/story/154194/a_conservative_explains_why_...
*Moral politics: How Liberals & Conservatives think    http://www.press.uchicago.edu/misc/chicago/...
*Clinton shows strength over Trump in one history's wierdest, wildest debates    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/27/clinton-trump-debate-analysis...
*Naija Marxisms    https://t.co/jCGlzXp7cB    https://t.co/vECwXToHeX
*Karl Marx: False consciousness    http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/...
*Karl Marx, yesterday & tomorrow    www.newyorker.com/magazine
*Karl Marx was right: 5 surprising ways Karl Marx predicted 2014    www.rollingstone.com/music/news/marx-was-right-five-surprising...
*Karl Marx: Greatness & illusion    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive...
*The Nordic democratic socialist myth    http://www.nationalreview.com/article/.../nordic-democratic
*Does fear of death lie at the heart of capitalism?    https://www.opendemocracy.net/transformation/james-k-rowe/does-fear-of-death-lie...
   

"REPORT WOMEN" PROJECT OF THE WOLE SOYINKA CENTRE FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM (WSCIJ)

At the "Report Women" Project of WSCIJ held in Abuja on November 17, 2014, Ene Ede (Gender Advisor, Search for Common Ground - SFCG) and I (Dr. Dayo Oluyemi-Kusa) presented two papers: *Understanding the fundamentals of women/girls & the gender question. *Relevant laws on girls & women's rights.The aim of the project was to increase the level of reportage of women's issues in the media in Nigeria. It was a training program for reporters from media houses across the country.

The first paper discussed the following issues:
-What do women want?
-Best strategy to collectively address the deprivation and disempowerment of women.
-Towards equality through equitable actions & activities, for example affirmative action.
-Steps for further integration of women & girls into the society
-Chapter 2, section 22 of the 1999 Constitution has empowered the media to hold stakeholder' accountable to women & girls for the gaps in the process of integration.
-The code of ethics of the journalism profession is an additional tool holding relevant stakeholders accountable to women & girls.

As regards the relevant laws on girls & women the fact that CEDAW is yet to be domesticated in Nigeria was a sore point at the workshop. The participants were challenged by the presenters to ask questions at every turn about CEDAW and other laws yet to be "activated" for the promotion of women's rights...

27th August, 2016

*Can war reporting be a feminist project?    https://www.thenation.com/article/can-war-reporting-be-a-feminist-project/

Sunday 21 September 2014

NIGERIA: CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS FOR LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY & NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

On the 17th of September, 2014, I delivered a lecture to participants in the Senior Executive Course 36 of the National Institute for Policy & Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru. The lecture title's "Nigeria: Conflict resolution in industrial relations for labour productivity & national development".

The main thrust of the paper is that conflict is inevitable in any organization. The way we manage conflict could damage or consolidate industrial relations (IRS). The current content of conflict resolution (CR) strategies in the labour sector that fuels strikes, lockouts and trade disputes is interrogated with a view to evolving alternative and/or complimentary methods of achieving industrial harmony (IH).

The contention here is that the extant strategies for the enhancement of industrial peace should be improved upon for sustainable government-management-worker relations in Nigeria. It is suggested that resort to the Industrial Arbitration Panel (IAP), should be a last resort.

Mediation, a tool of CR, and other appropriate methods should be employed to prevent the escalation of conflicts which impede labour productivity (LP) and by extension, national development (ND). The author prescribes specific adjustments and paradigm shift for government, employers and workers to achieve IH for ND via greater efficiency of the workforce.

The recommendations for the enhancement of LP in organizations, which could eventually translate to growth and development are as follows:

1) The financial sector should be more responsive to the needs of the real sector for investment. The labour sector should be more flexible.

2) Government must fund business-related research and provide greater direct support for innovation.

3) The intellectual property environment, including copyright and patents, should be strengthened to  encourage private initiatives.

4) The government's current effort to improve the macro-economic environment and re-orientate its budgetary allocation to favour social and economic infrastructure should be stepped up.

5) There is an urgent need to address the observed technological weaknesses in Nigeria with a view to infusing more research and development (R&D) activity. There is need to improve the country's capacity to absorb technological innovation.

6) The existing institutional linkages need to be strengthened across business firms, technology departments of Universities/Polytechnics and government research laboratories.

7) In the event of any organizational conflict, the personalities involved in Union activities should not be attacked either by management or government.

8) Management should give room for bargaining, rather than using coercion, for example, sign-up register. Many of those who sign back do so under duress.

9) There should be adequate communication among Union members so they have a common front before engaging management and/or government.

10) At no time should trade unionism be banned or prohibited by either management or government.

11) Rigidity should be eliminated during negotiations between workers/unions and management/government. Such negotiations should be "open".

12) I n the event of any industrial conflict, all in-house mechanisms for resolution should be explored in tandem with mediation and other forms of CR. The IAP should be the last resort.

13) Employers and employees should agree to disagree.

14) Mechanisms should be put in place for the detection of early warning signs (EWS) of conflict. Prevention is always better than cure.

15) There is need to strengthen and utilize existing labour relations mechanisms to facilitate continuous interface between government, workers and management so that differences are narrowed and frustrations re-channeled.

16) The Ministry of Labour & Productivity (MLP) should put in place alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms.

17) The use social dialogue needs to be intensified in the management of disputes.

18) The Planning, Research & Statistics (PRS) department of the MLP should be alive to its responsibilities by engaging in periodic surveys to determine consumer price indices and level of inflation. This would enable the MLP advise government as regards wages accordingly.

19) Government should always respect and implement agreements reached with workers' unions to forestall unpalatable face-off with the Unions.

20) Conspicuous consumption on the part of political office holders (POHs) and some public officers, fuelled by corruption should be curtailed. It is usually a sore point for workers.

21) Jumbo salaries paid to POHs, which is perceived to be disproportionate to the amount of "work' done by each and everyone of them, should be re-examined. This could be a source of industrial conflict.

22) Clear and unambiguous criteria should be formulated and regularly updated by the MLP for the assessment of the level of productivity of all public officers.

23) A worker's level of productivity, rather than "seniority" in the civil service should be the major criterion for determining eligibility for promotion.

The foregoing are some of the recommendations that could engender increased productivity in an atmosphere of industrial harmony. ADR skills are the engine oil of the industrial harmony machine. Without peace in IRS within organizations, IH would remain an illusion which could hamper LP and consequently national development.

Related Links

*How climate influences productivity    http://blog.crew.co/how-climate-influences-productivity
*Websites, blogs for conflict resolution skills    https://www.linkedin.com/groups/...
*When is it right to blame?    https://twitter.com/conflictmastery
*Peace is within reach: 3 tips for managing family conflicts    http://www.tdjakes.com/posts/3-tips-for-managing...
*7 Apps that will help you improve yur productivity    entrepreneur.com
*10 reasons not to measure impact: What to do instead (SSIR)  https://ssir.org/articles/entry/ten_reasons_not_to_measure_impact.../
*If evaluators cannot make it to the field, they can always observe from space   http://ow.ly/Ct950AMDAo 
*Flexible working improves productivity    bit.ly/38ItBH9
*How multi-tasking can make us less productive    thriveglobal,com/stories/how-multitasking-makes-us-less-productive/
*7 tactics for instant productivity & positivity    forbes.com/sites/jodiecook/2020/03/29/productivity-positivity/  
*What is Conflict Resolution, and how does it work?   https://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/conflict-re/what-is-conflict-resolution...
*How much sleep do I need? - Online Sleep Calculator    planarty.com/blog/sleep-calculator-to-boost-productivity
*Productivity tips for procrastinators       wsj.com
*Time management skills, strategies, tools & research      spring.org.uk
*Need to be more productive, but not sure why it matters?   thriveglobal.com/stories/employees-productivity-workplace-culture-management-leadership/
*What you are getting wrong about your pursuit of productivity   thriveglobal.com/stories/productivity-focus-success-advice/
*How to keep remote workers productive & happy   entrepreneur.com/article/356635.../
*Ways to boost your productivity while at home   thriveglobal.com/stories/how-to-boost-productivity-while-at-home/
*What to do when producivity becomes a problem or you, and how to fix it   thriveglobal.com/stories/too-productive-life-work-balance-quality-quantity-wisdom/
*Being Productive vs Being Busy   thriveglobal.com/stories/difference-productive-being-busy/
*3 ways being empathic can make you more productive at work   thriveglobal.com/stories/ways-empathy-can-make-you-more-productive-at-work-tips-strategies/
*Why being a quitter actually helps you to succeed: Quitting as a productivity habit  thriveglobal.com/stories/quitting-as-productivity-habit
*Experience of ex-Googlers at work: On productivity & culture  businessinsider.com/lessons-ex-google-employees-2020-9?IR=T
*Private property, not productivity, precipitated the Neolithic agriculture revolution   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191011131858.html/
*The secret of being more productive everyday comes down to hundreds of small decisions   thriveglobal.com/stories/secret-becoming-more-productive-small-decisions/
*How to increase productivity while working from home   thriveglobal.com/stories/how-to-improve-focus-poductivity-working-from-home/
*How to stay productive at work, while managing CoV fear   thriveglobal.com/stories/how-to-stay-productive.../
*The productivity check list; 21 ways to getting more done - Edirin Edewor                    https://sandfox.com/6/m89181
*Productivity rules by Elon Musk   https://www.inc.com/jeff-heden/6-productivity-rules-elon-musk...html
*How to move your team towards productive collaboration, not silent competition   thriveglobal.com/stories/management-leadership-collaboration-competition-blue-red-zone-psychological-safety/
*Self compassion & productivity   thriveglobal.com/stories/self-compassion-confident-productive-at-work/
*The best way to boost your productivity without even trying    entrepreneur.com/article/358041/
*4 ways to be more productive, not just busy    entrepreneur.com/article/359478?fbclid.../
*What if I can't always be productive?    thriveglobal.com/stories/what-if-cant-always-be-productive/
*SuperCompetent: The six keys to perform at your productive best by Laura Stack    https://www.amazon.com/supercompetent-keys-perform-your-productive/dp/0470599154/
*Employee monitoring is not the way to increase productivity    https://bit.ly/2LlWpOw
*8 ways to increase your productivity in the workplace    bit.ly/2VoI3hH
*How to use Online Time Tracking to optimise employee safety and productivity    entrepreneur.com
*People who brag about being in back-to-back meetings deeply misunderstand productivity    medium.com
*7 techniques to boost your productivity    thriveglobal.com








Saturday 23 August 2014

THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE ANTI-ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIMES CRUSADE (AEFCC)

On the 11th of August, 2014, under the auspices of the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, I presented a paper titled "Women in the anti-economic & financial crimes crusade". The main thrust of the paper was that women as caregivers and the hands that rock the cradle, have a major role to play in the fight against corruption in Nigeria.

Some clarification is necessary at the outset. Both men and women could be corrupt, but the incidence seems to be less among the latter according to a survey of the crimes prosecuted by the EFCC since inception. According to Dr, David Tukura, a Director in EFCC, who represented the Chairman of the Commission at the event, about ninety percent of the crimes are committed by men, while women account for about five percent.

Women are the mistresses, wives, daughters, aunts, friends, etc of majority of the men who commit these crimes. They therefore could have considerable influence on their behavioural pattern. For instance, a man who commits a white collar crime has his wife as the last person he sees every night. Instead of asking the husband to provide a car or new house or clothes beyond his means, she could begin to discuss legitimate multiple streams of income which could put the family in good stead. That way, the family would still be able to afford some of the good things of life without getting involved in crime.

Besides, the mother is always the first teacher for any child - both male and female. The mother should inculcate in the children very early that a good name is better than silver and gold. The role of women is envisaged as mainly proactive, preventing crime by counseling loved ones at the level of the family, clan, village, workplace, etc..

It is envisaged that when corruption is reduced through the effort of  women, then the "dividends of democracy would reach the populace, who have hitherto been deprived of same. A new generation of Nigerians nurtured by upright women may indeed be born. When citizens have basic amenities like education, housing, food, water, etc, we could be on the path of inclusiveness which may translate to sustainable peace...

19th September, 2016

*Corruption is addictive, like drugs - Pope Francis    https://t.co/KQCfMuLOjy...
*NBA's fight against anti-corruption agencies by Femi Falana    https://t.co/MigAlHb1gy   

Sunday 15 June 2014

ALL-POLITICAL PARTIES SUMMIT FOR INTER-PARTY COLLABORATION, NATIONAL STABILITY & DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION

On June 12, 2014, an All-Political Parties Summit was held in Abuja with the theme: Inter-Party Collaboration, National Stability & Democratic Consolidation. I was invited as a lead discussant at the event. President Goodluck Jonathan declared the Summit open.

It was indeed a commendable initiative of the Federal Government of Nigeria, jointly convened by the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President and the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Inter-Party Affairs. The choice of the day, June 12, is instructive because it was on that day in 1993 that an election rated as being free and fair was annulled.

The aim of the Summit was to energize inter-Party collaboration with a view to deepening democracy in Nigeria. I was a discussant at the event. Five papers were presented viz;

*Political Parties, Social Stability, National Security & Democratic Consolidation: The Nigerian Experience
*Inter-Party Collaboration, Positive Political Space & Reduction of Electoral Violence: Principles, Practices & Prospects
*Leading by Example: Political Parties, Patriotic Values, Good Governance & the Notion of Loyal Opposition
*Overheating the System: Political Conflicts & Media Reporting
*Code of Conduct as a Political Norm: Formulating Political Parties-led Action Plan for Free, Fair, Transparent, Credible & Violence-free 2015 General Elections

The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attaghiru Jega gave the keynote address, where he emphasized the fact that Political Parties are at the heart of the democratic process. They should therefore balance the paradox of competition among themselves to win elections and the critical role of maintaining system equilibrium.

In all, the speakers, discussants and participants agreed that:

*All Political Parties should support the Federal Government in the fight against terrorism.
*The Nigerian project is bigger than any Political Party.
*The collaboration between the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should be "solidified" by funding both bodies, especially IPAC adequately.
*Inter-Party collaboration is crucial for democracy and Internal Party Democracy (IPD) is an essential element.
*The Code of Conduct (CoC) signed by the Political Parties should be adhered to at all times.
*Conflict reporting should be professionally undertaken so that the polity is not un-necessarily heated. Reporters should be adequately trained in the art of conflict reporting.
*Politicians should moderate their utterances.
*"Political nomadism/promiscuity", where politicians elected on the platform of one Political Party defect to other Parties without losing their seats leaves much to be desired.

19th November, 2016

*The feasibility of Nigeria's Political Parties becoming democratic    http://t.co/GemhXSxql8
*Nigeria's Political Parties for the most part, are neither democratic nor developmental    www.feelib.com/2016/02/nigerian-political-parties-for-most.html

Saturday 17 May 2014

#BRINGBACKOURGIRLS (BBOG), BOKO HARAM (BH) & THE NIGERIAN STATE

33 days ago, precisely the 14th of April, 2014, more than 200 girls were abducted from their boarding school in Chibok, north-east Nigeria. Some of the girls managed to escape, but many are believed to have been transported across the border to neighboring countries. Earlier that day, the Nyanya bomb blast in Abuja killed more than 70 people, while dozens were severely injured!

The international community has come out in unison to condemn the abductions and offer support for Nigeria. But what really brought the plight of the girls into the limelight were various genres of social media, especially "Twitter". The hashtag #BringBackOurGirls originated from Nigeria, and within a week, it went viral, having an average of 1.5 million tweets per day at its peak!

Mrs. Michel Obama, first lady of the United States, endorsed the campaign effectively by displaying the #BBOG on a board she held in a photograph which has been viewed the world over. Other celebrities have since spread the campaign to other parts of the world. Amnesty International has said that Nigeria's security forces failed to act on advance warnings about BH's armed raid on the state-run boarding school in Chibok, which led to the abduction of 273? girls.

The BH terror group has been tormenting the Nigerian state for at least five years. The "base" of BH is the north-east, especially Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. There has been a State of Emergency (SoE) in these states, which expired a few days ago. The President wants the SoE extended. The House of Representatives has endorsed the President's position. A few days later, the Senate also endorsed the extension of the SoE, but with some conditions attached.

Meanwhile, the parents of the girls have identified at least 70 of their children in a video released by BH. There has been a lot of wailing in the land. The feeling of insecurity is palpable. A lot of information about #BBOG, BH and the effect on the Nigerian state and her citizens are scattered. I envisage this to be a rather long post where I present to my audience the "disperse" information in one post. I shall continue to update the references as events unfold. The dates indicated show when the information was retrieved. Happy reading!

Related Links

*MAP of BH attacks  twitter.com  #AbujaBblast...
*Nyanya attack: Swiss group alerts Plateau residents   thisdaylive.com
*Muslim group tasks FG on security   bit.ly/1leCwvk
*Northern Governors' wives seek unconditional release of abducted female students    ow.ly/2FNTqz
*BH: A bloody insurgency, a growing challenge   http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/17/world/africa/...
*With violence at new height, Nigerians wary of military's claims of success   csmonitor.com
*Terrorists can't defeat the collective will of Nigerians   bit.ly/1eL5Cb0#terrorism#Nigeria
*Malala Fund for Chibok girls    mala.la/2jkxlSW
*Chibok girls: Painful memories of a thousand days by Oby Ezekwesili    https://t.co/GlcUiteBBQ    https://t.co/CnTU6hnUOn
*The BH girl hostages nobody talks about    http://www.thedailybeast.com/article/2016/12/25/...
*Pakistani President cancels visit to Nigeria over BH attacks   dlvr.it/5RJBNY;   goo.gl/bJ6xXa
*Doyin Okupe, President Jonathan's spokesman, takes responsibility for misinformation on abducted girls   dvlr.it/5RHLCH
*Nigeria: Officer caught on camera brutalizing women   premiumtimesng.com/mews/159015-ni...
*Forest search for abducted girls   weeklytrust.com.ng/index.php/new...#AbductedBornoGirls
*BH leader, Shekau, has claimed responsibility for the Nyanya bus park attack that killed more than 75 people via video message   NigeriaNewsdesk.com
*Who are BH? Extremists escalate Nigeria's terror campaign   http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/who-are-boko-haram-extremists-escalate-nigeria-terror-campaign
*Why journalists must be stakeholders in Peace-building   bit.ly/1iOqMCy#military#media#Nigeria#insecurity
*In Nigeria, terrorism moves south, by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani   dlvr.it/5RnpCj
*Nigerian gunmen raze teachers' residence at girls' school   ow.ly/2FR1dK
*Opinion: Rescue the Chibok Girls Now   bit.ly/1iOf5fd#AbductedBornoGirls#Nigerai#insecurity#education
*Can Nigeria beat BH?   dlvr.it/5Rn9LX
*Abuja bomb attack "tiny incident", BH leader, Shekau, boasts in video   premiumtimesng.com/news/159069-ab...
*BH spreads to Niger Republic   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/boko-haram...   bit.ly/1jvp4FJ   allafrica.com
*Insecurity is shrinking business activities in Nigeria, NECA tells FG   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/insecurity-is...
*Nyanya bomb blast & the fight against insecurity in Nigeria   fb.me/39QVWlNzR; j.mp/1k3tlho
*Need to ramp up aid response in Nigeria's violence-torn north-east   shar.es/TzOgO   pic.twitter.com/QauUNjZc9H
*Again, BH ambushes motorists, kill 2 APC leaders in Borno   ow.ly/2FUrl4
*Putting back the fight against terrorism on the rails by Mohammadu Buhari   dlvr.it/5SddFb
*BH insurgency: Time for some home truth   ow.ly/2FUlve;  dlvr.it/5SdbxG
*BH insurgency in Nigeria: A war on children by Debbie Ariyo   saharareporters.com; bit.ly/1lzarUu
*Nigeria leads AU debate on Conflict-free Africa   bit.ly/1lyPl8H
*BH: Questions President Jonathan should ask his National Security Team   saharareporters.com
*Nigeria: Military wants 3 Governors suspended   allafrica.com
*BH recruits Niger Republic youths with $3,000   http://www.africanspotlight.com/2014/04/22/boko...
*BH adjusts its methods  stratfor.com
*BH claims responsibility for Giwa barracks bombing   https://wwww.youtube.com/watch?v=QCsiwqSSNJo
*BH: Biggest issue for Africa since the Colonial divide   linkedin.com
*The Abuja Bus Station bombing: A sign of BH's Rise or Fall?   thinkafricapress.com
*Classroom in Chibok, Borno state, where more than 200 female students were kidnapped   http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27120357
*Why can't the Nigerian government crack down on BH? by Heather Murdock   http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/nigerian-government...
*Why does BH kidnap girls in Nigeria?   http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/boko-haram...
*Nigeria's poor youth might be vulnerable to BH's call   http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/nigeria-youth...
*Jonathan hails Buhari's patriotic stand against terrorism   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/onathan-hails...
*Between partisan politics & national security   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/between-partisan...
*Women offer to search for kidnapped Chibok students in BH enclave   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/-women-offer-to...
*Why terror group kidnaps schoolgirls   http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/24/world/africa/nigeria...
*Nigerian leaders unite against BH   reuters.com
*BH's tactical evolution   stratfor.com
*Images for Sambisa forest   http://www.naijaarchives.com/nigerian-soldiers-in-sambisa-forest-capture-terrorists...
*Deep inside Sambisa forest   saharareporters.com>Commentary>Articles
*BH fallout: Sambisa Dance   saharareporters.com
*Beyond Nyanya & Sambisa forest   www.vanguardngr.com/2014/04/beyond-nyanya-sambisa-forest/
*Abducted schoolgirls latest: What we saw in Sambisa forest   www.vanguardngr.com/...abducted-school-girls-latest...
*Revelations about the dreaded Sambisa forest   www.olufamous.com/.../revelations
*Inside BH's base in Sambisa forest   dailytrust.info/.../18725-inside-boko...
*Sambisa forest reserve, Nigeria  iI TouchMap   itouchmap.com>Places in Nigeria
*Sambisa forest: Call for Jihad to free abducted 200 girls   www.theheraldng.com/sambisa-forest-call-jihad-free-abducted-200-girls/
*Why hasn't the army combed Sambisa forest?   www.nairaland.com/1715666/why-has'nt-army combed-sambisa/
*Jonathan, Governors agree to unite to fight insecurity    http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/jonathan-governors...
*Why military can't tackle insurgents   bit.ly/1blbQV20#BokoHaram#insecurity#Nigeria
*No end in sight for BH attacks as 2015 election bells chime   allafrica.com/c/-5ABll
*Anyaoku, others evaluate impact of insecurity on Nigeria   bit.ly/1jLdsnV
*BH strategy: Keep Nigeria steadily stressed on the brink, provoking other groups in the south to guarantee force retaliation for any terror attack on their soil, and so control timing events. BH is the biggest issue since the colonial divide    ultrascan-agi.com
*Chibok girls: A glimpse of the stolen    http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/13/africa/chibok-girls-new...
*How to rescue missing Chibok girls    www.premiumtimes.com/news/headlines/207051-exclusive-rescue-missing-chibok-schoolgirls-presidential-committee.html
*How mapping can help in tracking student hostages   thisdaylive.com
*Clarifying BH's transnational intentions   terrorism analysts.com
*President says BH will pay for crimes against Nigerians   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/jonathan-boko...
*Insurgency: Borno moves to relocate schools   http://www.thisdaylive.com
*For the girls of Chibok   bit.ly/PHdi39#AbductedBornoGirls
*Terrorism: IG warns Police against divisive, inflammatory statements   ow.ly/2G4ty9
*Africa's most wanted terrorists: Joseph Kony claims to represent Christians & Abubakar Shekau claims to represent Muslims   pic.twitter.com/sJTrFDq6NC
*Chibok: Photo of distressed father whose daughter was kidnapped   pic.twitter.com/t3k740ePcF
*Nigeria: Surging bloodshed strains - "marriage of irreconciliables"   http://www.trust.org/item/20140428070045-6bb5i; http://www.trust.org/item/20140428070045-6bb5i
*Kidnapped Chibok Girls: Are Nigerian leaders doing enough to #BBOG?    bbc.in/1j8kXmp   pic.twitter.com/wiz1mzlTlQ
*Nigeria: Civilians want arms permit to fight BH   turkishpress.com
*Army to begin mass recruitment in May    punchng.com
*How Nigeria can overcome security challenges by Pakistan envoy   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/how-nigeria...
*BH: Senate President calls for full scale war   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/boko...
*Abducted girls forced to marry Nigerian extremists   http://news.yahoo.com/abducted-girls-forced-marry-nigerian-extremists-13444598
*Nigeria's stolen girls by Alex Okeowo   http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/...
*Kidnapped schoolgirls allegedly sold as $12 brides   http://www.inquisitr.com/1232270/kidnapped-school
*Rawlings warns Nigeria over BH   vibeghana.com
*Nigerian women march for rescue of Chibok girls   bit.ly/R1MfAJ
*These schoolgirls must not die by Zainab Okino   bit.ly/1pQekuv
*Finding Nigeria's missing girls   http:/news.yahoo.com/finding-nigerias-missing-girls...
*US warns of possible hotel attack in Lagos   http://news.yahoo.com/us-warns...;  reuters.com
*BH is a CIA covert operation - Wikileaks   wonuolatahjdeen.wordpress.com
*Why have you taken our girls?   http://thinkafricapress.com/nigeria/why-have-you-taken-our-girls-boko-haram
*US offers to hunt down abducted girls   iol.co.za
*Nigeria: Southern states prepare against BH   punchng.com
*Nigeria shutdown for WEF gathering   bbc.com
*Nigeria: "I will sell them in the market" - BH leader said about the over 200 abducted girls   http://cnn.it/1lRx7Bi
*Nigeria's first lady allegedly accuses protesters of making up kidnappings   http://news.yahoo.com/nigerias-first-lady-allegedly...
*#BBOG - 6 Powerful Instagram Images   http://www.refinery29.com/2014/05/67368/bring-back...
*Nigeria's President on kidnapped girls: "We'll get them out"   http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/04/world/africa/nigeria...
*Will Nigeria accept US & UK help to stop BH? It should.   http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/...
*Nigeria: Security beefed up in Lagos over US terror alert   http://allafrica.com/stories/201405051626.html?viewall...
*BH blamed for deadly attack on Cameron Police   news24.com
*Report claims BH has benefitted from $70m overseas funding   thisdaylive.com
*BH wants war between Christians & Muslims   premiumtimesng.com
*Reporting on BH's mass kidnapping   Aljazeera.com
*How Nigeria should respond to BH   globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.cm
*500 most wanted by BH meet in Abuja     linkedin.com
*The terrorists arrived in Nigeria's capital to stay   linkedin.com
*Abuja is under siege - Retired Army Generals    punchng.com
*BH holds schoolgirls, demands Sharia law, threatens more terror   http://www.commdiginews.com/world-news/boko-haram-schoolgirls-sharia-law-nigeria-16849/
*BH claims responsibility for kidnapping schoolgirls   http://ow.ly/wv096http://ht.ly/29l7JY
*US Army on Nigerian soil to assist Nigerian weak Army   canadacom.blogspot,com
*Lagos markets close to protest girls' abduction   blog.glideglobal.tv
*Nigeria: CAN releases names of abducted schoolgirls   sylviachima.blogspot.com
*Fashola says US terror warning about Lagos inappropriate.   http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/160186-fash
*BH gunmen raze town on Cameroon border   ow.ly/2GlEH4
*Abuja blast linked to White Widow   http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/04/abuja-blast-linked...
*#BBOG: Youth, students give Jonathan 40-day ultimatum   dlvr.it/5Zls22; ow.ly/2GlvU9
*Nigeria: Lone suicide bomber arrested in Damaturu, Yobe state   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/lone-suicide-bomber
*Demonstrators in Washington demand Nigeria help kidnapped girls   wtop.com
*Suspected BH gunmen kidnap 8 more girls in Borno state   http://goo.gl/1nwjxv
*BH "ideologically bankrupt"    bbc.com
*Nigeria abductions: 6 reasons why the world should demand action    edition.cnn.com
*UN warns BH over selling of schoolgirls as slaves   reuters.com
*BH & the cult of gangsterism   linkedin.com
*"The President I want" by Chimamanda Adichie     thescoopng.com/exclusive-chim...
*Nigeria: Second kidnapping of schoolgirls reported   http://airtel-mnp.com/5028587H55; http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/05/second-kidna...
*Nigeria: Insurgents kill 300 in fresh attack in Borno town   http://airtel-mnp.com/5528681H53
*#BBOG: Why the world is finally talking about Nigeria's kidnapped students   http://mashable.com/2014/05/06/nigeria-girls...
*Hilary Clinton: Kidnapping of Nigerian girls an "act of terrorism"   http://www.buzzfeed.com/rubycramer/hilary-Clinton
*Nigeria offers N50m ($300,000) reward for information on kidnapped girls   http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-offers-300-000-reward
*Abduction of girls an act not even Al-Qaeda can condone   http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/08/world/africa/ab
*Was US slow to act on Nigeria abductions?   http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-2732076
*What do Nigeria's recent kidnappings portend for foreign investment?   http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2014
*Jonathan allowed insurgency to fester, says Soyinka   punchng.com
*BH kills hundreds in Nigerian town   news24.com;  ibitimes.co.uk
*BH clashes with Niger's army in Diffa region   bbc.co.uk
*Al Jazeera America interview with Yan St-Pierre on BH   mosecon.com
*BH ought to study the religion they claim to support by Malala    cnn.it/1inluB6#BringBackOurGirls;  pic.twitter.com/66yXwDQpQg
*Chibok girls: Nigerian government summons heads of public media agencies   dlvr.it/5c8XdN
*Gamboru attack: Over 50 burnt corpses discovered in market - Survivors   dlvr.it/5c8XWV
*WEF(A) in the shadow of Chibok   thisdaylive.com/articles/wef-a...
*#BringBackOurGirls: The UN & Nigerian business leaders launch Safe Schools Initiative (SSI)   on.nnd.g/1iqxqlz
*#BringBackOurGirls: The Nigerian government has been somewhat derelict - Hilary Clinton   goo.gl/V8LTVl
*World powers join search for Nigerian schoolgirls as parents' frustration grows   fxn.ws/1jipAet
*Nigerian schoolgirl escaped captors by clinging to a tree branch   fw.to/W5VE4LH
*#BBOG: The Women of Nigeria have kept the pressure on - Nobel Laureate   oxf.am/p7N
*BH's leader declares war on world leaders & Abraham Lincoln   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/06/boko-haram...
*Explaining BH, Nigeria's Islamic Insurgency   http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/08/world/africa/...
*US offered to help Nigeria as soon as it heard about kidnapping, Senior official tells BBC   bbc.in/1kRgcuN#BBOG3wato
The #BBOG campaign has inspired a new hashtag #RealMenDontBuyGirls, The BBC @ tending team explains   bbc.in/1mFZSzB
*When you attack education, you attack the future - Almadou Mahtar Ba, Africa Media Initiative   #WEFAfrica2014
*Private & public sector must work together to eradicate conflict - Bineta Diop, AU#WEFAfrica 2014
*From Syria to Uganda, Pakistan to NIgeria, girls are targets for terrorists - Christiane Amanpour   cnn.it/1jjdHVB#BBOG; pic.twitter.com/yd777L38u5
*Targeting of children & school is against international law, and cannot be justified   j.mp/1m1rVuQ#BBOG
*Hashtags & activism as search continues for Nigeria's kidnapped girls   ow.ly/2GsWOS
*No one can give a specific time to stamp out terror - Jonathan  #WETAfrica2014
*It takes time to build the security architecture to confront terrorism - Jonathan  #WEFAfrica2014
*Chibok schoolgirls: American first lady lends her voice   dlvr.it/5c9TOr
*The only way to end BH menace is to create jobs - Dangote   WEFAfrica2014
*France to keep troops in Africa against extremists   khou.com
*US, Nigeria iron out modalities on rescue of Chibok schoolgirls   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/us-nigeria-iron...
*BH leader, Shekau, made group more ruthless   http://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-leader-shekau...
*Nigeria is not Pakistan   http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/05/08/nigeria...
*What's really behind Nigeria's kidnapped girls?  http://qz.com/207560/what's-really-behind-nigerias...
*US: Nigeria abductions sharpen focus on BH - John Kerry   http://news.com/video/marine-on-u-president...
*#BBOG: Actress, Angelina Jolie, takes plight of kidnapped Nigerian girls to red carpet   http://news.yahoo.com/actress-jolie-takes-plight-kidnapped...[ID:nL6NONU3H2]
*Chibok schoolgirls: UK, US experts arrive in Nigeria   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/chibok-schoolgirls...
*Standing against terrorism, 1050 leaders from 70 countries open WEF in Abuja   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/standing-against...
*Eminent persons who have joined the #BBOG campaign   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/eminent-persons...
*Northern Nigeria: The two missing freedoms   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/north-the-two...
*Chibok: A crime against humanity   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/chibok-a-crime...
*President Jonathan agreed to UNSG's offer to send a delegation to Nigeria to discuss UN support to tackle Nigeria's internal challenges   http://www.un.org/sg/statements/index.asp?nid=7657
*The Nigerian terror group reflects the general Islamist hatred for women's rights. When will the West wake up?   online.wsj.com
*BH bombs bridge linking Nigeria to Cameroon   http://goo.gl/g1fv1r
*BH plans to exchange 300 kidnapped schoolgirls for "comrades" imprisoned in Nigeria   http://goo.gl/ugZlj3
*Who is BH leader, Abubakar Shekau?   http://sco.lt/6bH2yv
*US Marine Corps trains Nigerian soldiers in Amphibious Warfare   ow.ly/2GwiVG
*In a nutshell: What is BH?   http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/...
*Nigeria schoolgirls' kidnapping boosts BH's online presence for better or worse?
   http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nigeria-schoolgirl...
*Bombings will increase if Jonathan fails to win   http://wwww.thisdaylive.com/articles/bombings...
*Prof Wole Soyinka speaks on BH   fb.me/26lb6ikA7
*Why Hilary Clinton's State Department didn't list BH as a terrorist group   http://news.yahoo.com/why-hilary-clinton-state...
*BH's Bin Laden connection   http://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-bin-laden...
*Abducted Nigerian girls likely split into smaller groups says official   http://fxn.ws/1iAzdjl
*How climate change helps uel Nigeria's instability   http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/11/3436492
*Nigerian kidnapping shows limits of US power in Africa   http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/natural/...
*How Nyanya blast was planned, executed - DSS   http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/05/nyanya-blast.../
*BH says video shows missing Nigerian girls   http://www.npr.org/blogs/the-two-way/2014/05/12/311770464-boko-haram-says-video-shows-misssing-nigerian-girls
*FG: All options are on the table for rescue of schoolgirls   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/fg-all-options...
*9 things you should know about Shekau's audacious new video   j.mp/RAlSRp
*US flying manned missions to find Nigerian girls   http://news.yahoo.com/us-flying-manned-missions-nigerian-girls-224937206.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory...
*BH & the crippling of Islam in Africa   http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/05
*BH: Inside Nigeria's information vacuum   http://mashable.com/2014/05/12/cnn-isha-sesay
*Nigerian woman spots her daughter in BH video   http://www.npr.org/blogs/the-two-way/2014/05/13/31
*Fear of BH spreads throughout Nigeria   http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fear-of-boko-haram...
*BH: Anguish, tears as 77 girls are identified in BH video   http:///www.thisdaylive.com/articles/anguish-tears...
*Again, Jonathan extends emergency rule in Adamawa, Yobe & Borno   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/again-jonathan...
*What does emergency rule entail in practice?   http://www.english/rfi/africa/20140514-african-...
*Social media are undervalued in terrorism   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/phillip-scib/social...
*Nigeria: Hypocritical West exploits BH's crimes   https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/56415
*#BBOG from a mess to a movement   http://saferwomen.org/23/...
*Map of BH fatal attacks on civilians in Nigeria   https://twitter.com/BBCNewsGraphics/status/466490200913344/photo/...
*Mastermind of Nyanya bomb blast arrested in Sudan   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/mastermind
*Where BH gets its weapons   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/where-boko-haram...
*Tales of escapees in Nigeria add to worries about other kidnapped girls   http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/15/world/africa
*US law limits options for non-violent end to Nigerian girls' nightmare   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kay-guinane/us-law
*Nyanya blast: Interpol's Red alert issued for Tsiga   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nyanya-blast...
*Will Chibok turn out our redeemer?   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/will-chibok-turn...
*West to get tough with BH   http://www.marketwatch.com/story/west-to-get-tough...
*Nigeria leader: BH is Al-Qaida operation   http://www.topix.com/world/spain/2014/05/Nigeria
*Suspected BH attack on Chinese workers in Cameroun   http://news.yahoo.com/video/suspected-boko-haram...
*Belfast rally calls for schoolgirls' release   http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-2745
*Nigeria, Cameroun cooperation boosts war against BH   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nigeria/cameroon*West Africa leaders vow to wage "total war" on BH    http://news.yahoo.com/west-africa-leaders-vow-wage...
*A Jihadist face taunts Nigeria from the shadows   http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/19/world/africa...
http://nytimes/1gXLQWw
*Standing up for girls' education in Nigeria   http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/678166-standing...
*Cameroon military helps search for missing Nigerian girls    http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/missing-nigeria...
UK to host next meeting as leaders tighten noose around BH    http://www.thisdaylive.com
*Scores killed in Kano, Borno attacks    http://www.thisdaylive.com
*BH soft-pedals, goes back on prisoner swap demand for Chibok schoolgirls    http://t.co/sFn36z8Usv
*Bomb blast in Sabo-Gari, Kano state    http://t.co/xPfjhNyb5o
*Oil & Islamic extremism in Africa    thisisafrica.me
*Beyond BH: Nigeria's human trafficking crisis    http://nationalinterest.org/feature/beyond-boko-haram
*Nigeria's failing it's abducted girls    http://www.ft.com/com/s/a5304576-dcf7-11e3-bal3...
*To fight BH, arm the people    http://www.topix.com/guns/2014/05/to-fight-boko-haram...
*#WhyHashtagActivismMatters    http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/681986-whyhashtag...
*BH "has Al-Qaeda links"    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27456184
*BH is big threat to the sub-region - Ghana    http://www.thisdaylive.com/boko-haram...
*#BBOG: UNICEF's video on how you can speak up for the stolen girls of Nigeria    uncf.us/1lUwqXn
*Chibok group urges FG to make post-rescue plans    u.punchng.com/x8u
*BH: Nigerian tax agency, FIRS, shuts 3 offices in Adamawa    goo.gl/n05qvu
*BH: Jonathan, Nigeria's security chiefs hold crucial meeting    dlvr.it/5jkWbm
*Debunking the extremist myth that Islam is anti-Jewish    time/1n9rLEH
*500 hunters ready to search for the missing schoolgirls in Nigeria     pic.twitter.com/7CM4z4d
*At least 13 killed in Kano beer joint bombing    bit.ly/1hXc9w6;   pic.twitter.com/QuG8pYbuyt
*Feminist forum speaks on abducted Chibok girls    bit.ly/1mNWnsz
*BBOG: House of Representatives committee on Security joins the #BBOG campaign    pic.twitter.com/e0ta8Ll78k
*BH insurgency: ECOWAS Parliament pledges regional support    bit.ly/1jhe02N
*BH did not get weapons from AQIM    abusidiqu.com
*BH Security Tracker    http://www.cfr.org/nigeria/nigeria-security-tracker/p29483
*Are BH days numbered?     http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/are-boko-haram...
*Western & African coalition vows "total war" against BH     http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/05/17/Western...
*BH: An angry Nigerian youth revolt in the language of Jihad    csmonitor.com
*BH has killed over 12,000 Nigerians, plans to take over country - President Jonathan    http://saharareporters com/news-page/book-haram
*The origins of Nigeria' BH     http://www.aljazeera.com/video/africa/2014/05/origins...
*Inside the mind of BH     http://www.thisdaylive.com/aticles/inside-the-mind...
*Chibok: No final decision on Special Forcs' involvement, says US     http;//www.thisdaylive.com/articles/chibok-no-final...
*BH leaders not from Borno, El-Kanemi tells panel     feedproxy.google.com/~r/punchng/NEW
*Northern elder want FG to negotiate with BH     dlvr.it/5k31sJ
US says BH is not a branch of Al-Qaeda     feedproxy.google.com/~r/punchng/NEW
*UN Women to support Chibok girls     bit.ly/1hZvCwa#BringBackOurGirls
*BH: Northern Governors want better security surveillance      bit.ly/1hZuB7a#Nigeria#Insecurity
*FG plans to return school feeding program     bit.ly/1hZuusy#education#Nigeria
*Fashola cautions preachers in Lagos     bit.ly/1hZubOr#religion
*How to #BringBackOurGirls: Social media are no substitute for rough men     http://www.washingtotimes.com/news/2014/may...
*How the world quickly stopped caring about the kidnapped Nigerian girls, in 7 charts     http://thinkprogress.org/world/2014/05/20/3439273/b
*Six ways to #BringBackOurGirls in Nigeria     http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/...
*Hearing on BH: https://screen-yahoo.com/hearing-boko-haram-0911...
*The mood in Abuja, where missing schoolgirls cast long shadow     http://www.npr.org/2014/05/19/313996699/the-mood...
*BH kills 19 in another attack on Borno village     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/boko-haram-kills...
*Tears, anguish as twin bomb explosions claim 118 in Jos     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/tears-anguish-as...
*Obama's "troops" in Chad are actually drone workers     http://mashable.com/2014/05/21/obama-troops-nigeria...
*Terror rules in north-east Nigeria     http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2014/05/...
*Rescuers to dig for victims of Nigerian car bomb     http://news.yahoo.com/rescuers-dig-victims-nigerian...
*Nigerian Muslims speak out     http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2.0/video/world/...
*Nigeria Military sights abducted Chibok schoolgirls in 3 BH camps     http://goo.gl/KxDB72
*Bombings sow fear, reveal BH's increasing reach across Nigeria       http:///www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/bomb
*Nigerian schools close to protest government seeming inaction     https://screen.yahoo.com/nigeria-schools-close
*Nigerian teachers protest over kidnapped schoolgirls     http://m.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27514744
*No sign of Nigeria's violence slowing     http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/201...
*Pillar of West African security struggles to keep peace at home in Nigeria     http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3aOd25fO-eOfO-111e3-a934
*BH victims tell stories of horror     http://www.aljazeera.com/video/africa/2014/05/boko...
*Chibok girls: Niger cancels Children's Day, Democracy Day celebrations     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/chibok-girls-Nigeria
*Without enough funds, we can't defeat BH     http://www.punchng.com/news/without-enough-funds...
*#BH: The 2015 elections & oil prospecting licence connection, permutations     http://goo.gl/zHqWMw
*The UK stance on BH     http://muslimsinafrica.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/the-uk-stance-on-boko-haram-ioannis-mantzikos
*UN blacklists Nigeria's BH, imposes sanctions     http://news.yahoo.com/un-blacklists-nigeria-boko-haram;     http://goo.gl/B3jKab
*Letter from Africa: Nigeria's pride & foreign assistance     http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27473428
*FT Interview: Nigeria seeks to reassure investors     http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2014/05/22/ft...
*Military at odds with NOA's security briefing arrangement      http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/military-at-odds...
*Is this the Sudanese University radicalizing  Nigerian militants?     http:www.thecable.ng/the-insider-is-this-the-sudan
*New levels of terror by BH     http://www.businessinsider.com/boko-haram...
*Chibok: Police halt protest march on Presidential villa     u.punchng.com/xsi
*Nigerian Military denies genpocide allegation     dlvr.it/5lnVml
*Direct your protest at BH, not me, Jonathan tells #BringBackOurGirls protesters     dlvr.it/5lkXOR
*Will BH set its sights on US targets?     nbcnews.to/1vQudS5     pic.twitter.com/JpF1bx77rt*Contacts with BH reportedly found in bin Laden's files
Al-Queda is weaker without bin Laden, but its franchise persists      http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security
*BH kills 34 in fresh attacks in Borno state     http://donokereke.blogspot.com/2014/05/boko-haram
*Soldiers kill two suspected BH members in Katsina     http://leadership.ng/news/crime/372027/soldiers-kill...
*Nigeria's Army holding up hunt for taken girls     http://www.nytimes.com/2014...
*Nigeria: Teachers live in fear     http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/world/2014/05...
*Nigeria's house of cards - The emerging market darling is coming apart at the seems, & BH is just the beginning     http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/05/23/Nigeria
*Nigerians protest government failure to free girls     http://n.pr/1pfX3Xi
*Hagel: No "solid evidence" on whereabouts of Nigeria's schoolgirls     http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/23/world/africa/Nigeria
*Nigerian hunters seek girls kidnapped by BH      http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nigerian-hunters
*Even if Nigeria's missing girls are found, their troubles may not be over     huff.to/1m5Bcjn
*Muslim leaders condemn BH     m.huffpost.com/us/entry/53674...
*Chibok schoolgirls: #BBOG protesters raise 10 questions for Jonathan     premiumtimesng.com/news/161382...
*Nigeria now has highest number of displaced persons     premiumtimesng.com/news/161344
*#BH & the Nigerian state crisis      bit.ly/1jfuCDR#Nigeria
*A lesson from Nigeria's President: How not to handle a crisis     glpo.st/1i44uMt     pic.twitter.com/pFOVQg20Z
*Nigeria's BH kills 28 in village attacks     http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-boko-haram-kills-28...
*Muslims gather for peace in Nigeria     http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27569909...
*Limited choices for women in Nigeria     http://www.aljazeera.com/video/africa/2014/limited...
*Doubts raised over BH sanctions     http://news.yahoo.com/doubts-raised-over-boko-haram
*Explosion in Jos, Nigeria     httr://www.voanews.com/content/explosion-in-jos...
*Nigeria's opposition seizing an uproar over kidnapped girls     http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/Nigeria
*A new government coming next year - President Jonathan      http://saharareporters.com/news-page/new-governor
*Nigeria Immigration officer confesses being high profile BH member, names other security personnel     http://goo.gl/RordDZ
*Nasarawa state Al-Makura will collaborate with FG to fight BH     leadership.ng
*BH targets vigilantes     http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27547214
*BH not Islamic sect - Sultan of Sokoto     http://goo.gl/ZLk3nD
*West's help fuels BH's jihad     http://www.iol.co.za/the-star/west-s-help-fuels-book
*Bomber had Chadian accent - Witness     bit.ly/LmdllOV
*Nigeria has located kidnapped girls, afraid to use force     http://news.yahoo.com/report-nigeria-located-kidnapped...
*The only Nigerian journalist with access to BH flown home to negotiate with group     dlvr.it/5ndTkM
*BH attacks Buni Yadi again     bit.ly/San3lE
*NLC calls for audit of security sector     bit.ly/SamXk7#insecurity#Nigeria
*How to identify a suicide bomber     u.punchng.com/ybo
*8 million small arms in circulation in the ECOWAS sub-region     bit.ly/1nsTwpg
*600 CCTV stations nationwide are working     bit.ly/1nsSOUh
*In Nigeria, schools sit empty & people live in fear of BH     cnn.it/1lOhd7e
*BH: Retired soldier sues Nigerian Army  for detaining minor, others      feedly.com/e/WiLynlXq
*Children's day in the shadow of Chibok schoolgirls      bit.ly/1lOybCp
*Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan backed out of deal to free some Chibok girls    http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nigeria...
*Fake #BringBackOurGirls protesters surface in Abuja     on.fb.me/1h8UM8     pic.twitter.csm/ROUA1OJOBu
*Cameron sends troops to Nigeria border to tackle BH     http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/27/us-Cameroon
*BH targets Adamawa State University      http://goo.gl/ABkcbC
*Nigeria's ex=President Obasanjo holds talks to free schoolgirls      http://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-ex-president...
*US Special Forces worry #BringBackOurGirls will tweet them into Africa like #Kony2012 did     http://www.thewire.com/politics/2014/05/us-special
*Maitatsine, BH & CAN: The bitter truth, Testimony by Prof. Dauda Ojobi      http://newsrescue.com/maitatsine-boko-haram.com
*Kerry: US to set up a $5b anti-terrorist fund to help other countries push back against extremists      yhoo.it/1jt4zZZ
*US skeptical about Nigeria's claim of locating kidnapped girls      bit.ly/SPd8ZH
*BH & the necessary state of emergency for transforming the intractable conflict in Nigeria     bit.ly/bokoharamconflict...
*BH too extreme for "Al-Qaeda in West Africa" brand     http://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-too-extreme..
*Nigeria's President orders full-scale offensive on BH     http://goo.gl/ZGb6YH
*Bringing Nigerian schoolgirls into view     http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/28/bringing...
*The rifts behind Nigeria's mass kidnap     http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/29/us...
*4 more Chibok girls escape from captivity     http://goo.gl/PQO2FP
*BH threat: Time running out for Nigeria?     http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Boko=Haram
*Chibok boy confesses to razing houses in Borno village for N2,000     dlvr.it/5q3CKX
*Lessons from BH terror      bit.ly/1hCmgqj
*Nigeria prepares to treat rape, sexual trauma of kidnapped girls     http://www.buzzfeed.com/jinamoore/nigeria-prepares...
*Searching for common ground: Are Islamic terrorists Islamists?     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-sayeed-phd/
*Chibok response brings accountability to Nigeria     http://thechill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign...
*Both sides say "Don't play politics with Nigerian girls"      http://www.voanews,com/content/both-sides-say...
*Poverty festering extremism in Nigerai     http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2014/05...
*Despite joint search for missing girls, Nigeria & US are wary parties      http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/...
*Once again, Jonathan dangles Amnesty to BH members     http://goo.gl/l6i94B*In aiding rescue of kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria, will the US expand military foothold in Africa?      bit.ly/1nzK862
*Retrieving more than just our girls     dlvr.it/5qMHmG
*Nigerian military arrests BH bomb expert behind Nyanya, Jos bombings     dlvr.it/5qLKq9
*Gunmen kidnap 2 traditional rulers in northern Nigeria     bit.ly/1pEul2F; http://www.voanews.com/content/gunmen-kidnap...
*Cameroon is weakest link in fight against BH     http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/30/us-nigeria...
*ECOWAS leaders meet on Mali, Nigeria     u.punchng.com/yvo
*How the Emir of Gwoza was murdered in the open street by BH      bit.ly/dglJQXk
*Letter from Africa: Focusing on conflict      http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27638951
*Nigeria's Obasanjo says President acted slowly on abducted girls     http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-29/nigeria
*Nigerian vigilantes aim to dislodge BH     aje.me/1pGOP
*West Africa seeks regional effort against BH     http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/W-Africa
*The "devil" in Nigeria's BH reign of terror     http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/boko-haram
*ECOWAS won't send troops to fight BH     http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/News...
*Dealing with the legacy of sexual violence as a weapon of war     http://t.co/u6F4vrf0uA     http://sco.lt/5FFABd
*Soccer pitch in Nigeria bombed, killing at least 40 persons     htttp://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/01/...
*Nigeria's schools walk line between Islamic & Western education     http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27658382
*3 kidnapped missionaries freed in Cameroun      http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/world/africa...
*Archbishop of  Canterbury's aid in negotiation to free kidnapped girls     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/archbishop-of...
*"I never expected to suffer like this in my life" says Chibok girl     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/i-never-expected...
*Nigeria Police ban protests over kidnapped girls     http://www.voanews.com/content/nigeria...
*In Cameroon, BH turns tourist hotspot to ghost town     http://news.yahoo.com/cameroon-boko=haram...
*13 killed as BH, church clash in Borno   http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/13-killed...
*Terrorism: A conspiracy of silence     http://wwww.thisdaylive.com/articles/terrorism...
*Who's financing BH?     http://theweek.com/articles/index/261388/whos...
*EU adds BH to blacklisted terror groups     http://news.yahoo.com/eu/adds-nigeria-boko-haram-blacklisted-terror-groups...
*Nigeria's BH: Is it here to stay?     http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/,,,
*Nigeria accuses its own Army of aiding & abetting BH     http://www.csmonitor.com/world/africa/2014/0603
*Soyinka on Nigeria kidnap search     http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01ytc6g
*Use our special forces to rescue Chibok girls - Australia     bit.ly/TbdYQB
*#BringBackOurGirls group demands N200m damages     bit.ly/TbdWrZ
*Nigeria requests TV stations to submit names of political commentators 48 hours before interviews on live shows     bit.ly/nbcnigeria
*Swathes of Nigeria's no-go areas for Army     http://www.news24,com/Africa/News/swathes-nigeria...
*From Brunei to BH: Merely deflection     http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4332/boko-haram
*Wearing disguise, BH slaughters hundreds     http://news.yahoo.com/wearing-disguise-boko-haram-slaughters-hundreds-184831922.html
*Tuface releases song for #BringBackOurGirls campaign     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/tuface-release-song-for-bringbackourgirls-campaign/18023
*Foreign Ministers from Nigeria, Chad, others to meet in London on BH     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/foreign-ministers...
*Army arrests 13 year old girl for spying for BH     http://www/thisdaylive,com/articles/soldiers-arrest...
*African musicians unite for Chibok girls     allafrica.com/c/043A #in focus
*BH's reign of terror in Nigeria displaces 800 people a day - Aid agency      bbc.in/1oyANHA
*Nigeria: Casualties of conflict in pictures     rfg.ee/xzEHg     pic.twitter.com/hJLZ8auLlg
*Bringing our girls back - by Elsie Eyaikuze     http://africaarguments.org/2014/06/06/bringing-our-girls-back...
*In Nigeria, World Cup Excitement Tempered With Fear     http://www.voanews.com/content/in-nigeria-world-cup-excitement-tempered-with-fear/1930674.html
*Nigeria needs more than Goodluck against BH     http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan
*Nigeria: Southern strategy on BH a problem     http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-goodluck-jonathan
*Nigeria accused of targeting newspapers     http://www.allafrica.com/news/africa/2014/06/Nigeria
*US quietly backs Nigerian TV station to counter terror group     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/06/Nigeria
*Military claims it killed 52 BH terrorists, but does not have their corpses     http://newsrescue.com/military-claims-killed-52...
*Nigeria: Worsening security situation demands new strategy     http://allafrica.com/stories/20140651617.html
*State Department to increase effort against BH     http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/07/world/africa/...
*Jemibewon: We need a fund to support those on the frontlines of the anti-insurgency war     bit.ly/Ttvdge
*BH: Myths & Realities     goo.gl/lll9PW
*Nigerian gunmen kidnap 20 women in northeast     http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-gunmen-kidnap-20...
*Nigeria's former Central Bank Governor, Sanusi, named top Islamic leader (Emir of Kano)     http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-09/nigeria...
*Nigeria: Female suicide bomber hits barracks     http://news.yahoo.com/blast-kills-least-threat-outside...
*Bomb scare: Security operatives shut down Jos city     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/bomb-scare...
*Some abducted schoolgirls may never return: Nigeria's ex-President     http://news.yahoo.com/nigerias-kidnapped-schoolgirls...
*Nigeria mulls Sri-Lankan military strategies in bid to counter BH     http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/6/13/nigeria...
*Nigerian militants demand cattle as ransom for abducted women     http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-12/Nigeria
*"Bomb threat" curtails Nigeria World Cup viewings     http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27805828
*Nigeria: Radio for Peace-building - Maude Gwadabe first came across militant Islam at the age of 11. He joined up, and didn't leave until he was 17...     https://www.linkedin.com/groups?/mostRecent=&...
*Insecurity in Nigeria: US imposes fresh conditions on Nigerian vessels     http://goo.gl/hTHpD6
*Nigerian activists vow to press fight to free Chibok girls     http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-activists-vow-press...
*US slams $18m bounty on BH, Ansaru & 3 African militants     http://goo.gl/wByiNJ
*Australia welcomes listing of BH as a Terrorist Organization     http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2014/jb_mr_140523.aspx
*Borno State Cattle Breeders Association says purported abduction of Fulani women untrue     http://goo.gl/svgmzc
Kidnappers abduct Briton in Plateau state, north-central Nigeria     http://goo.gl/GlvFH8
*Extradition of Nyanya bombing suspect from Sudan stalled due to the Extradition Treaty and intervention of powerful northern monarch     http://goo.gl/U55FHj
*US lawmakers in Nigeria, urge fund for BH victims     http://news.yahoo.com/us-lawmakers-nigeria-urge...
*How BH loses     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chernor-bah/how,,,
*BH horror "gripped me by the throat"     http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/data/2.0/video/international...
*6 suspects arrested while planting bomb in Imo church     http://www.thisdaylive,com/articles/six-suspects...
*Jonathan faces the north     http://www.africa.confidential.com/article/id/5659/Jc
*More than 50 people killed in ethno-religious violence in Taraba state     http://goo.gl/4tPTye
*Nigeria Army nabs 486 suspected insurgents in Abia     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/army-nabs-486...
*BH has worsened north-east backwardness in education, says UNICEF     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/boko-haram...
*Gunmen kill 15 people in Borno market     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/gunmen-kill-15...
*"Expect us again soon", BH writes Chibok     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/expect-us-again...
*486 BH suspects arrested in Abia state     http://www.punchng.com/news/486-bharam-suspects...
*#BokoHaram - One of the consequences of Col. Gaddafi's demise     http://www.bitimes.co.uk/boko-haram-one-consequence...
*Explosion hits fans at World Cup watching event     http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/06/17/e
*FG unfolds National Emergency Relief Program (NERP) for the north-east, others     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/fg-unfolds-national...
*Terror kingpin nabbed among 486 suspects arrested in Abia     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/terror-kingpin...
*BH plans to bomb Abuja with petrol tankers, says DSSS     http://www.osundefender.org/?p=172505
*Nigeria wraps up kidnap investigation with 219 girls still missing     http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-wraps-kidnap-investigation...
*BH kills 10 in raids on Nigerian villages, says official     http://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-kill-10-raids-nigeria...
*Situation tracking on Chibok girls' post-kidnap issues     http://www.wanepnigeria.org/images/phocadownload/situation/Situation_Tracking.pdf
*Australia formally lists BH as a terror group     http://goo.gl/sNPMym
*Nigeria: BH insurgents mount roadblock for fuel, food     http://allafrica.com/stories/201406200249.html?aa...
*Is it right for America to place a reward on BH leader or enter Nigeria territory to capture him?     http://youtu.be/L-6-k_sBPqo
*BH & Nigerian piracy: An overstated link?     http://ggrwestafrica.com/2014/06/20/boko-haram...
*Corruption in Nigeria's military and security forces: A weapon in BH's hands - Transparency International*Swathes of north-east Nigeria "no-go" areas because of BH     http://news.yahoo.com/swathes-ne-nigeria-no-areas...
*UN Security Council blacklists BH leaders, splinter groups     http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-security-council-blacklists...
*Nigeria: At least 21 killed in rush hour blast in capital, Abuja     http://news.yahoo.com/least-21-killed-rush-hour-blast...
*Amid terror chaos, Nigeria hires US PR firm to shape narrative     http://nypost.com/2014/06/26/amid-terror-chaos...
*Snakes and bees fish out BH fighters     http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere...
*AU leaders condemn terrorism, insurgency in the continent     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/au-leaders    
*Nigerian Intelligence Agency: We warned malls     http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-intelligence-agency
*Who is the man leading BH?     http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28052136
*US reducing flights over Nigeria, seeking abducted girls     https://www.limkedin.com/groupsItem?view=&gid...
*Nigeria: US donates more equipment to fight BH      http://allafrica.com/stories/201406271574.html?a...
*Jonathan: Nothing is more important than bringing Chibok girls home     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/jonathan-nothing...
*Vigilante groups buy arms to fight BH     http://www.punchng.com/news/vigilante-groups...
*US Mission issues security alert to American citizens in Nigeria     http://goo.gl/la1FVO
*Frustrated Nigerians resort to establishing Armies     http://goo.gl/Gbkk4t
*2 months later, search for missing girls continues     http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/search-missing..
*BH Fast Facts     http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/09/world/boko-haram
*Nigerian Military arrests key actor in Chibok girls' abduction     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/military-arrests...
*BH carnage making Nigeria'a break-up less likely- Soyinka     http://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-carnage-making...
*BH to hit Nigeria's GDP again, but investors remain resilient     http://www.theafricareport.com/West-Africa/boko-haram...
*BH writes Girls' School in Nasarawa state, threaten to abduct school girls     http://goo.gl/ZYGBdQ
*BH threat: Security beefed up in Abuja     https://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid=
*BH is Nigeria's "biggest threat"     http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Boko-Haram
*How BH "outsmarts" US effort to choke its financing     http://goo.gl/3GSA1C
*Nigerian Military busts BH cell responsible for missing Chibok schoolgirls, Gwoza Emir's murder - Defense Headquarters     http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/164184...
*Military uniforms: Customs increases number of cargo for physical examination     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/military-uniforms...
*Picture: Female BH suicide bomber sent to Lagos carried out  Apapa car bomb     http://gistmania.com/talk/topic209156.0.html...
*#BringBackOurGirls: Nigerian Pop Singer, Adokiye offers her virginity to BH in exchange for missing girls     http://goo.gl/fQVz9W
*BH: House of Representatives urges FG to fence Unity Schools     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/boko-haram...
*BH: The hunt for victorious models     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/boko-haram...
*Mama BH: A lesson in trust     http://kluwermediationblog.com/2014/07/02/4672/...
*BH mass abduction: North America holds rallies to "combat global terror menace"     http://www.ibitimes.co.uk/boko-haram-mass-abduction...
*BH: 10 safety measures during and after bomb attacks     http://goo.gl/aCObtd
*Nigeria's fight against BH: Spreading instability     http://www.economist.com/blogs/baobab/2014/07/n...
*BH crisis: Nigeria arrests "female recruiter"     http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28168003
*The Nigerian city (Maiduguri) living in fear of BH     http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28011260
*The fight of our time: State, Governance & Development in Nigeria - Prof. Richard Joseph    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UB-CIY-Lo
*Clashes between Nigerian Army, Islamists kill 59     http://news.yahoo.com/clashes-between-nigeria-army...
*Nigerians urge government to negotiate with BH to free Chibok schoolgirls     http://www.voanews.com/content/nigerians-urge...
*ISIS, BH share aim to establish Muslim empire     http://mobile.wnd.com/2014/07/isis-boko-haram...
*ISIS allegedly issues "Caliphate passport"     http://goo.gl/Evx21Q
*What happened to #BringBackOurGirls?     https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/articles/2014...
*Updated Nigeria conflict bulletins     http://www.p4p.nigerdelta.org/conflict-bulletins     P4P Digital Platforms for Peace
*Nigeria: Lagos gas depot blast was suicide bombing - Analysts     http://www./atimes/world/africa/la-fs-nigeria-la...
*Nigeria: "Top politicians" ID cards, Party materials found with BH group     https://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view?view=&gid=
*Nigeria: Southern delegates to the National Confab oppose reparation to the North for terrorism     https://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostRecent=&...
*Nigeria: BH leader claims blast in Lagos     http://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-leader...
*Taliban survivor, Malala in Nigeria, pledges to help free Chibok girls     http://news.yahoo.com/taliban-malala...
*Islam is not in danger - Wole Soyinka     http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/talktojazeera...
*Bringing hope to violence-displaced Nigerians     http://www.aljazeera.com/video/aforce/2014/07/bring...
*BH demands fighters' swap for girls     http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Boko-Haram...
*BH leader, Abubakar Shekau voices support for Islamic state (ISIL) & al Queda, taunts #BringBackOurGirls campaigners     http://goo.gl/PSnmL9
*Nigeria: BH style violence radiates southwards     http://www'reuters.com/article/2014/07/13/us-nigeria...
*British government probes Nigeria's Opposition Party - APC's alleged link with BH     http://goo.gl/5beMRA
*BH sinks its narco terror fangs into India     http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard...
*BH terror's insidious new face - In Nigeria, all truth is relative     http://www.newsweek.com/2014/07/18/boko-haram...
*BH President Goodluck Jonathan speaks at Washington luncheon     http://www.persecondnews.com/index.php/compound...
*BH & the sad realities of ethnic profiling - Kandy Zabka     http://www.myopinion.ng/boko-haram-and-the-sad-realities-of-ethno...
*Nigeria Police uncovers plot to bomb Abuja transport system     http://www.reuters,com/article/2014/07/12/us-nigeria...
*Nigeria gas depot blast was suicide bombing, security analysts say      http://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-nigeria...
*Special edition of West Africa Insight on BH (A publication of Centre for Democracy & Development - CDD), May edition 2014, Vol 4, No 2, ISSN: 2006-1544     http://www.westafricainsight.org
*Nigeria: BH mocks #BBOG campaigns     http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostRecent=&
*BH was piling up corpses before setting Nigeria town ablaze     http://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-piling-corpses...
*Nigeria'a free-wheeling media fears crackdown over BH battle     http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-free-wheeling-media...
*Nigeria: BH takes over Damboa town, hoists flag in Borno     http://allafrica.com/stories/201407200022.html?aa...
*Extremists kill more than 100 in north-east Nigeria     http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Extremists-kill,,,
*Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 5 in early morning attack in Kaduna village     http://goo.gl/LWSbBz
*BH gaining the upper hand - Danjuma     http://www.punchng.com/news/bharam-having...
*Nigerian military says corruption saps will to confront Islamists     http://www.newsmaxworld.com/Africa/Nigeria-Boko...
*BH creeps further into life & politics     http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2014/0716/...
*BH fast facts     http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/09/world/boko-haram
*11 parents of kidnapped girls die     http://news.yahoo.com/11-parents-nigeria-abducted...
*42 dead in Nigeria attack targeting ex-Head of State, cleric     http://news.yahoo.com/24-hour-curfew-nigeria-kaduna...
*Nigeria's President meets with kidnapped schoolgirls/parents     http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-president-finally-meets...
*Cameroun villages bordering Nigeria live in fear of BH     http://goo.gl/9JfXEK
*Fear of BH: Soldiers deserting Force says Army Chief     http://leadership.ng/news/378702/fear-boko-haram
*Video shows BH members decapitate Air Force Officer     http://saharareporters.com/2014/07/22-disturbing-video...
*Nigeria: BH attack causes over 15,000 to flee     http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/21/us-nigeria
*Terrorism insurance in Nigeria?     http://www.ventures-africa.com/2014/07/terrorism...
*Nigeria, Cameroun, others deploy 2,800 troops against BH      http://goo.gl/mpvapy
*BH Facts by SITREP     http://fulanisitrep.wordpress.com/tag/ansaru/
*West Africa Joint Task Force (WAJTF) to take on BH     http://www.theafricareport.com/WestAfrica/w-africa...
*Bomb blast rocks New Road bus station in Sabon Gari, Kano state     http://goo.gl/bSqOF3
*Nigeria: 10 days as captives of BH     http://allafrica.com/stories/201407231286.html
*Nigeria: An alarming geo-political hotspot in Africa     http://finance.yahoo.com/news/violence-surging-nigeria...
*Situation tracking of BH attack on Damboa, Borno state      http://wanepnogeria.org/image/phocadownload/situation/Situation_Tracking_Damboa.pdf
*BH controls more than half of Borno state     http://goo.gl/caLN2m
*BH kidnaps wife of Cameroon's Vice PM, kills at least 3     http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/27/us-cameroon...
*Nigerian troops kill Sheikh Zakzaky's son, others in Zaria      http://saharareporters.com/2014/07/25/nigerian-troops...
*Chibok girls: Thoughts on 100 days of captivity & need for bipartisan approach - Vincent Ola     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/thoughts-on-100...
*Nigeria's BH targets top leaders at home & abroad (+video)      http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/...
*BH: Camerounian troops rescue abducted Vice Prime Minister's wife      http://goo.gl/6ZM3MJ
*BH: Time for an alternative approach       https://www.opendemocracy.net/opensecurity/gusta...
*Nigeria opens long-awaited battle of ideas against BH     http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/30/us-nigeria...
*Nigerian militants bomb bridge     http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Nigerian-militants...
*#BringBackOurGirls: Controversy brews over N100m Presidential gift to parents     http://goo.gl/ZAi4Vd
*BH survivor: My story     http://video.foxnews.com/v/3705437034001/boko...
*Understanding the mindset of suicide bombers in Nigeria     http://thebusinessdispatch.com/10-year-old-female-suicide-bomber-arrested-in-katsina/
*Presidential committee raises more than N80b to support terror victims     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/presidential...
*Spread of BH threatens heart of Nigerian economy      http://goo.gl/ptzAAl
*Insecurity: Amphibious school graduates 45 Nigerian soldiers     wp.me/p2LdGt-H9V
*BH: Nigeria raises N60b to assist terror victims     http://goo.gl/3GHV5U
*The problem with moderate Islam in Africa - Prof Hussein Solomon/RIMA Occasional papers, Vol 2 (2014), No 8 (August 2014)     https://muslimsinAfrica.wordpress.com/2014/08/01/the-problem-with-moderate-islam...
*BH gaining control of north-east Nigeria - Analysts     http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-01/nigeria...
*BH strapped & remotely triggered explosives on unsuspecting kidnapped schoolgirls which were taken from a captured Chinese factory     http://www.inquisitr.com/1387881/boko-haram-strapped...
*Nigerian Army accused of "extensive" rights violations     http://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-army-accused-extensive...
*Nigeria: Tears that schoolgirls kidnapped by BH are being used as suicide bombers     https://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view&gid
*Nigeria: President using third parties to negotiate with BH to free kidnapped girls     http://goo.gl/OrEemb
*BH's expansion as a transnational threat     http://securityobserver.org/boko-harams-expansion...
*BH trails Nigerians to Chad, kills 3     http://goo.gl/OD3zxT
*60 girls spotted in north-east Nigeria fields     https://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid=
*BH militants match Nigerian Army      http://www.theafricareport.com/West-Africa/boko...
*BH crisis: Nigerian soldiers wives protest     http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-Africa
*How BH metamorphosed - Max Siollun      http://www.goo.gl/2DuFV1
*BH: Beyond the rhetoric     http://muslimsinafrica.wordpress.com/2014/08/09/boko-haram-beyond-the-thetoric-australian-broadcasting-corporation
*Nigeria: BH kidnaps dozens from fishing village      https://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid=
*Cameroonian troops missing after clash with BH      http://www.aa.com.tr/en/rss/373567--cameroon-troops
*Nigeria: Humanitarian crisis after BH attack     http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Humanitarian...
*Complexity of high profile attacks by Al-Qaeda affiliates in Africa     https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/2014081
*Cameroon villages flee cross-border BH attacks     http://www.voanews.com/content/cameroon-village
*The road from beggar to Islamic militant in Nigeria     http://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-Nigeria
*BH kidnaps 50 more     http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28809355
*BH forces victims to fight, kill     http://www.voanews.com/content/nigeria-boko-ha
*Nigerian Army mutiny over BH     http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28855292
*MOSECON radio interview on BH kidnappings & tactics     https://mosecon.com/voice-of-america-interview
*BH "control Police Academy"     http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28884665
*BH invades Adamawa, mounts flags     http://www.thisdaylive.com/article/boko-haram
*BH: DSS raises alarm over female suicide bomber in Catholic regalia     http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/boko-haram-dss
*BH declares "Islamic state" in Nigeria     http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28925484
*Nigerian troops flee across borders after BH clashes     http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28927898
*BH says ruling Nigerian town by Islamic law     http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Boko-Haram-says-ruling-Nigerian-town..
*BH: Can it create an Islamic caliphate in Africa?     http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0825/Boko-Haram...
*BH will link up with ISIS & Al-Shabaab, experts warn     https://uk.news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-isis-al-sh...
*BH seeking attention with caliphate call - View from Kuwait     http://news.kuwaittimes.net/boko-haram-seeking-attention...
*Muslim leaders issue Fatwa against IS Britons     https://us.news.yahoo.com/muslim-leaders-issue...
*The role of Nigeria's BH in informing politics & security at the local & regional levels     http://muslimsinafrica.worldpress.com/2014/08/29/the-role-of-nigerias-boko-haram-in-informing-politics-and-security-at-the-local...
*Africa's militants may be inspired by Islamic state gains in the Middle East     reuters.com
*China, Canada attend Abuja security meeting     http://tribune.com.ng/news/news-headlines/item/149...
*Nigeria Air Force hits Bama armoury, killing soldiers     https://soundcloud.com/radiofranceinternationale
*US plans major border #security in #Nigeria     http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/4/
*Kids a major target, as BH gains ground in Nigeria     http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2014/0904/...
*BH extends its grip in north-east Nigeria     longwalljournal.org

6th September, 2014

*Nigeria: One of the most complex, unique & poorly understood drama in Africa     http://www.chatamhouse.org/sites/files/chatamhouse/field...
*Maiduguri: Youths march against BH     http://www.punchng.com/news/maiduguri-youths...
*Nigeria sends in warplanes against BH in north-east     https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/05/us-nigeria...
*BH seizes 5 Nigerian towns in 5 days     http://www.punchng.com/news/boko-haram-seizes...
*Options for saving Borno/Nigeria by Jibrin Ibrahim     ttps://blogs.premiumtimesng.com/2014/09/08/options
*Scores flee advancing militants in Nigeria     http://www.news24,com/Africa/News/Scores-flee...
*Nigeria: Map of seized territories as at 07/09/2014     https://www.google.fr/maps/@0,0,1z/data=13m1!4
*BH using foreign fighters? Cameroon claims that 2 Tuareg fighters were among the dead when troops bombarded BH positions     http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/boko-haram-under..
*Why Nigeria was able to beat Ebola, but not BH     http://news.yahoo.com/why-nigeria-able-beat-ebola...
*ISIS in Africa: The danger of political correctness - Prof. Hussein Solomon     https://muslimsinafrica.wordpress.com/2014/10/13/isis-in-africa-the-danger-of-political...
*Nigeria's court martial: Huge PR exercise      https://soundcloud.com/radiofranceinternationale...
*Countering religious extremism: A suggested response     http://wp.me/p1TSOg-4n
*BH and the use of female suicide bombers     http://www.ibitimes.co.uk/nigeria-female-suicide...;    http://waron therocks.com/2014/10/nigerias/female...
*BH negotiating ceasefire, abducted girls     http://www.voanews.com/exclusive-boko-haram...
*Nigeria's unsustainable deal with BH      http://www.stratfor.com/sample/analysis/nigeria...
*BH ceasefire hope fades as militant group grabs more girls     http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/
*30 adolescent (boys & girls) abducted in north-east Nigeria    http://news.yahoo.com/thirty-adolescents-abducted...
*Feeling "snubbed" by the US, Nigeria turns to Russia    http://www.defenseone.com/threats/2014/10/feeling...
*BH announces kidnapped schoolgirls are married    http://www.examiner.com/article/boko-haram-announces...
*BH renames Mubi, rejects polls in Adamawa    http://www.punchng.com/news/bharam-renames-mubi
*BH controls one-third of Borno    http://www.aa.com.tr/en/rss/415240--boko-haram...
*BH's informal governance and expansion    https://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/boko-haram-recruitment-financing-and-arms-trafficking-in-the-lake-chad-region...
*BH is expanding footprint beyond Nigeria    https://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/boko-haram-regional-cross-border-activities
*Nigerian soldiers arrested for working as spies for BH    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/201411040
*Shia cerermonies in Iraq & Nigeria targeted, many killed    http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/shia-ce
*BH: Separating fact from fiction - Prof Hussein Solomon    https://muslimsinafrica.wordpress.com/2014/11/boko-haram-separating-fact-from-fiction...  RIMA Occasional Papers, Vol 2 (2014), No 12 (Nov. 2014)
*Chad's Deby plays for high stakes in BH talks    http://www.reuters.com/articles/2014/11/03/us-nigeria
*Nigeria: BH territory larger than 2 states    http://allafrica,com/stories/201411032302.html
*Africa: Is ISIS allied to African groups?    http://allafrica,com/stories/201410300887
*Nigeria: Report sheds light on misery of kidnapped girls    http://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-report-kidnapped...
*Nigerian girls sent to frontline    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29782397
*BH raids French-owned cement works    http://www.aafonline.co.za/news/boko-haram-logistics
*US denies failing to help Nigeria fight BH    http://news.yahoo.com/us-denies-failing-help-Nigeria
*Is Nigeria's BH moving towards governing?    http://news.yahoo.com/ngerias-boko-haram-moving...
*The brave hunter's tale, the Military & the State by Jibrin Ibrahim    https://blogs.premiumtimes/ng.com/?p=166092
*World terrorism deaths spiked in 2013...but only in 5 states (Iraq, Syria, Nigeria)    http://news.yahoo.com/world-terrorism-deaths-spike
*Behind the war with BH    http://consottiumnews.com/2014/11/16/behind-the...
*Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri's wife describes women's role in jihad    http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/al-qaeda...
*BH finance & recruitment networks    https://www.cte.usma.edu/posts/boko-haram-recruitment-financing-and-arms-trafficking-in-the-lake-chad-region
*Terrorism pushes increase of bank ATM & retail banking hours in Borno state    http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/news/national-news...
*Nigeria: BH releases new video on captured towns    #BokoHaramReleasesNew#VideoOnCapturedTowns, #Shekau preaching, youtube.com
*Nigeria: Anti-terror strategy is not working    http://allafrica.com/stories/201411080054.html
*The 5 deadliest terrorist groups on the planet    http://nationalinterest.org/feature/washington-watch
*War's human cost    http://www.unhcr.org/5399a14f9.html
*Human security report, 2013    http://www.hsrgroup.org/human-security-reports/2013/overview.aspx
*Birth of terror - Extended trailer    http://vimeo.com/106874927
*BH: Adamawa government to to train 10,000 local hunters    tdy.pw/1xBloO6  viatodayngr
*Nigeria overtakes Syria in Global Terrorism Index    #Nigeria#WestAfrica: allafrica.com/c/04rG
*Making sense of BH    https://mosecom.com/making/sense-of-boko-haram
*Nigeria: Twin bombings kill 34 in Maiduguri, Nov 25, 2014    https://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid
*Sultan of Sokoto slams military on BH    http://www.aafonline.co.za/news/sultan-sokoto-slams...
*BH slashes throats, drowns 50 civilians in northern Nigeria    http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2011/24/Boko...
*The dangerous mix of terrorism & political power in Nigeria by Prof Richard Joseph    http://t.co/lZZrPNrJ9o
*BH triggers refugee crisis in Nigeria  ttp://www.theafricareport.com/West-Afriac/bokoharam (1.6 million persons displaced in Nigeria)
*BH attacks with ease, causing death & mayhem in Nigeria's provinces    http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/world/boko-haram
*Fault lines: The north & the born to rule problem in Nigeria    http://nigeriasmasterweb.com/Masterweb/newsreel-11214-fault-lines-north-and-born-rule-problem
*BH: The other Islamic state    #1S1S#BokoHaram#Caliphate    nytimes.com
*Nigeria: BH's message is "simple, linear & appealing, the solutions are not...    http://www.africa.no/Detailed/25668.html
*Shabaab, BH & other Jihadists: They found a way to kill Africa    http://mgafrica,com/article/2004-12-05-the-evil-genius...
*BH: Cameroun plans death penalty for cross-border terror threats    http://www.ib.times.co.uk/boko-haram-cameroon...
*Nigeria Forum: Why are the stakes so high for the 2015 elections? by Idayat Hassan    http://africanarguments.org/2014/12/16/nigeria-forum
*Extremists in Nigeria lining up the elderly and shooting them     http://news.yahoo.com/extremists-nigeria-lining-elderly...
*The tragedy of Borno state: Local dimensions of BH insurgency by Michael Baca    http://africanarguments.org/2014/12/19/the-tragedy...
*Christmas under curfew in Nigeria by Fr. John Bokeni    http://www.thetablet.co.uk/blogs/1/528/christmas-under...
*Nigeria: Fake BH ceasefire negotiations exposed    http://allafrica.com/stories/201412170541.html
*Terror in Africa    http://www.dw.de/dw-series-terror-in-africa/a-181458
*Nigeria: More than 1 million persons displaced by BH insurgency    http://www.dw.de/more-than-a-million-displaced-by...
*Nigeria: 2014 sees dramatic upstick in BH abductions     http://www.voanews.com/content/gumsuri-nigeria...
*AU's war on terror by Lawrence Dunham    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/aus-war-terror...
*Nigeria: Lt. Col, 15 others jailed over Chibok girls' abduction    http://www.punchng.com/news/lt-col-15-others-jailed...
*BH: What is to be done - Prof. Hussein Solomon     https://muslimsinafrica.wordpress.com/2015/01/16/boko-haram-what-is-to-be-done-professor-hussein-solomon
*Role of human trafficking in terrorism     http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/12/26/isi...
*BH leader threatens West Africa region     http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2921905/Boko...
*Nigeria considers possible "troop surge" to fight BH     http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2015/0123/...
*The logic behind BH's brutal attacks in Nigeria     http://goo.gl/5m06PS
*Explaining BH,  Nigeria's Islamic insurgency - Jibrin Ibrahim     http://t.co/nDznsz9WXR
*AU authorizes 7,500 BH regional force     http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/...
*Nigeria: Military arrests senior officers over BH's takeover of Baga     http://allafrica.com/stories/201501300185.html
*Chinese missile drone just crashed in Nigeria?     https://medium.com/war-is-boring/whose-drone-...
*IDPs, BH & elections likely to be settled by the courts - Idayat Hassan     http://t.co/dlxW3NGnA9 via socializeWP
*Yola: The city where people fleeing BH outnumber 400,000 locals...looming humanitarian crisis in Nigeria's Adamawa state as aid workers say only a fraction of 1.5 million refugees settled in camps     http://t.co/QALDU3vuPB
*Monsters of our own creation: How Nigeria's corruption & climate change gave rise to BH     http://t.co/TyXbgMry4X?fb_ref=Default
*Islamic state & BH: A burgeoning partnership?    https://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esichercheitzpolitik-blog%2E
*Nigeria unveils new security counter-terrorism strategy    http:goo.gl/y4Pa80
*Using troops & planes, 3 African nations battle BH    https://www.linkedin.com/redirect?.url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.%2Estripes%2Ecom%Fnews%...
*Nigeria hires South African mercenaries to rein in BH    http://goo.gl/NLNCC
*Nigeria's BH has up to 6,000 hardcore militants say USA officials    http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/06/us-nigeria
*BH attack looms in Sahel, Maghreb    http://magharebia.com/en_GB/articles/awi/features/
*The politics of counting BH's victims. How many people have been killed in Nigeria? It depends on who you ask    http://t.co/GjlgbglT45 via@ForeignAffairs@naijama    http://t.co/GjTgbglT45?fb_ref=Default
*BH escapee says some Chibok girls still alive    http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/02/12/pkg
*Nigeria: Borno state, BH & the cycle of human tragedy by Ahmad Salkida    Africanarguments.org
*UN:Nigeria must step up fight against BH    http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/UN-Nigeria-mi
*BH splits: Breakaway faction circulates message critical of Shehau    http://goo.gl/BOmXo8
*BH threatens to disrupt Nigeria's elections in video    http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/world/2015/    http://goo.gl/pzxZxi
*BH changing media strategy for a wider conflict?    http://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-changing-media...
*President visits massacre site as 35 killed in bombings    http://news.yahoo.com/blasts-rock-central-nigeria...
*Military operatives force BH back to urban warfare    http://news.yahoo.com/military-operations-force...
*Fear, violence, kidnapping: life for women under BH    http://news.yahoo.com/fear-violence-kidnapping-life...
*BH formally pledges allegiance to ISIS    http://goo.gl/HVNAM5
*AU endorses plan for anti-BH force    http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/AU-endorses...
*Nigeria: Ex-CJ's son identifies with ISIS    http://naija47news.com/2015/03/ex-chief-justice-of-nigeria-son-identifies-with-isis
*Nigeria: How not to fight Islamist extremism    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/how...
*BH continues deadly suicide attacks, uses children as bombers    http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2015/boko...
*Nigeria: Jihadist divisions grow    http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2015/02/jiha...
*BH twitter account suspended    http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news...
*BH insurgency takes rising economic toll on Nigeria's neighbours (+video)    http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2015/0223/...
*No quick fix to get rid of BH    http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=con
*ISIS accepts BH's allegiance    http://goo.gl/YOg56H
*Nigeria recruiting mercenaries to help beat BH    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/boko...
*UN to approve AU proposed creation of a West African force    http://www.theafricanreport.com/West-Africa/un-to...
*US backs UN resolution on BH    http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/11/us-nigeria...
*Chad, Niger troops eject BH from Nigerian towns    http://news.yahoo.com/chad-niger-troops-eject-boko...
*BH pledge to ISIS: Beyond the symbolic    https://www.mosecon.com/boko-haram-pledge.
*#BringBackOurGirls: UN scribe, Ban Ki-Moon calls for unconditional release of Chibok girls    http://www.olisa.tv/2015/08/24/bringbackourgirls-un...
*#BringBackOurGirls songs
-Stephanie Ferrett    www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag06Xk3r49A
-Official campaign song: Billy Taio    www.youtube.com/watch?v-OH_K47Scl2c
-dj Rule on IROKING    iroking.com/track/14650/bring-back-our-girls...
-Jesse Raey    www.naijaloaded.com.ng/2014/06/06/music-jesse-raey-bring-back-girls/
-Mp3: Seriki    www.naijaloaded.com.ng/2014/10/17/music-seriki-bring-back-girls/
*58 killed, 78 injured in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp    www.news247.com.ng/.../58-killed-78-injured-in-tuesdays-attack-of-idp...
*Nigeria: Military to shut markets aiding BH operations in Borno, Yobe    www.pmnewsnigeria.com/.../military-to-shut-markets-aiding-boko-haram...
*Women freed by BH rejected for bringing 'bad blood' back home    www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/feb/16/women-freed-boko-haram-rejected...
*BH burns children alive in Nigeria, 86 dead    https://www.slantnews.com/story/2016-02-01-2016-02-01-boko-haram-burns-children-alive-Nigeria
*BBOG group urges acceptance of rescued victims of BH    fb.me/3dtowEOKw
*Displaced by BH, 450 children die of malnutrition in 20 IDP camps in Borno - NEMA    www.hotnewsinnaija.com/displaced-by-boko-haram-450-nigerian-children...
thesummary.com.ng/.../6009-see-the-number-of-children-that-died-of-malnutrition..
*Security alert: 22 BH members discovered among IDPs deported from Cameroon    http://goo.gl/wWiYqw
*BH strengthens ties with Islamic State (IS) group    news,yahoo.com/boko-haram-strengthens-ties-islamic-state-group-130539073.html?utm_source_August+24+2015...
*Nigeria blocks 10.7 million SIM cards in crackdown on scammers, kidnappers & BH - #security #terrorism    www.ibitimes.co.uk/nigerian-networks-block-10-7m-sim-cards-crackdown-scammers-kidnappers-boko-haram-1517446
*Nigeria: Slaughter continues    http://www.christiantoday.com/article/no.end.in.sight.to.slaughter.of.christians.by.boko.haram...
*Nigeria prison uses sport to reform BH members - BBC News    www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34217187?utm_content=...
*CIVIC report on Civilian Protection in north-east Nigeria    https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4451300/4451300-6059354106726797316
*The politicization of violence: An alternative to radicalization    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/politicization-violence-alternative-radicalization-ralph-davis
*Report: BH is deadliest group in the world    bigstory.ap.org/36elcd20058247e28e4012791627dbe5
*Why religious conflict will intensify in Africa    https://muslimsinafrica.wordpress.com/2015/12/04/why-religious-conflict-will-intensify-in-africa-professor-hussein-solomon
*BH violence keeping 1 million children out of school    https://www.mosecon.com/afp-interview-with-yan-st-pierre-boko-haram-violence-keeping-a-million-children-out-of-school-says-unicef
*France's war on Al-Qaida in Africa    www.defensenews.com/videos/defense-news/tv/2015/12/27/77942642s
*The intersection of economics & religious fundamentalism    https://muslimsinafrica.wordpress.com/2016/01/03/the-intersection-of-economics-and-religious-fundamentalism-professor-hussein-solomon/
*BH deradicalization    https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4451300/4451300-6089870526153580547
*How the mercenaries defeated BH    http://whenihavetheinternet.com/2015/06/15/how-the-mercenaries-defeated-boko-haram
*150 suspected BH members arrested in Akure    dailypost.ng/2016/01/14/100-suspected-boko-haram-members-arrested-in-akure/?utm_source=dlvr_
*The constant resurgence of BH    https://www.mosecon.com/the-constant-resurgence-of-boko-haram
*Why we are not hard on BH by President Buhari    www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/197903-nigeria-aims-minimum-force-boko-haram-buhari.html#.VrIyGeOM9Hw.linkedin
*Video: Nigeria Air Force drone destroys BH's logistics base    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abOJ-TbViuU
*The often overlooked link between drug profit & terror    https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/02/the-often-overlooked-link-between-drug-profit...
*Religious policy, Nigerians & the State by Jibrin Ibrahim    blogs.premiumtimesng.com/2016/03/07/rel
*From Africa, an unexpected lesson in how to topple terrorists    www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2016/0308/From-Africa-an-unexpected-lesson-in...
*What future for children born of war?    www.insightonconflict.org/2015/06/what-future-for-children-born-of-war/
*Ese Oruru cries as she recounts her kidnap & ordeal    www.bellanaija.com/.../ese-oruru-cries-as-she-recounts-her-kidnap-ordeal...
*Police rescues 3 female students kidnapped in Lagos    dailypost.ng/.../breaking-police-rescue-3-female-students-kidnapped
*Another-14-year old Benue girl kidnapped in Sokoto    www.vanguardngr.com/.../another-14-year-old-benue-girl-kidnapped-girls
*Terrorism can stunt progress for decades: The answer is tolerance    www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/mar/14/terrorism-can-stunt-progress-for-decades-the-answer-is-tolerance
*A Nigerian girl's harrowing story: Whenever BH are tired of you, they'll tell you to go on a suicide mission    +BBC Africa
*BH abducts 16 women in Adamawa state    adamawa.citynewsline.com.ng/.../boko-haram-abducts-16-women-in-adamawa
*Freed BH hostages recount ordeal    allafrica.com/stories/201603...#Nigeria
*BH: Urgency for real time security mapping, early warning systems (EWS) & adequate security for internally displaced persons (IDPs)    http://donokereke.blogspot.com.ng/2016/03/bokoharam-urgency-for-real-time.html
*The often overlooked link between drug profits & terror    http://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/02/the-often...
*Security fears for BH-displaced after Nigeria bombings    https://www.mosecon.com/afp-interview-with-yeon-st-pierre
*The constant resurgence of BH    https://www.mosecon.com/the-constant-resurgence-of-boko-haram...
*#Nigeria needs to provide pathway for defection from #BokoHaram - USIP    https://ft.co/Dsse1d58Gl    https://t.co/kwdochD91q
*Is the international community out of ideas to combat terrorism?    foreignpolicy.com/2016/03/30/is-the-international-community-out-of-ideas-to-combat-terrorism
*BH: World Bank earmarks $800m for rebuilding the north-east    www.premiumtimes.com/news/top-news/201081-boko-haram-world-bank-earmarks...
*UNICEF: 87m children are victims of conflicts    www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/03/31/87m-children-are-victims-of-conflicts-says...
*Understanding terrorism    http://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/11/terrorism.aspx    bwired.com.au
*BH's largest school kidnapping has gone unnoticed    www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/boko-haram-damasak-girls-kidnapped_us_56fd...
*Another BH attack repelled by armed women    countercurrentnews.com/2014/05/another-boko-haram-attack-repelled-by-armed-women/
*The 'wives' of BH    https://t.co/uSeQOc2Fj    foreignpolicy/2016/03/31/the-wives-of-boko-haram-fighters-nigeria-captives-escape
*They were freed from BH's rape camps. But their nightmare isn't over    www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-boko-haram-rape-camps-20160403-story
*Gov Shettima forsees crisis worse than BH insurgency    https://www.naij.com/784941-governor-shettima-forsees-crisis-worse-boko-haram-insurgency.html
*Nigerian photogragher fights extremism, one picture at a time   m.voanews.com/a/nigerian-photographer-fights-extremism
*Quiz: How much do you know about Islamist extremists in Africa?    trib.al/EqfFKVq
*Shi'ites slam 'intelligence report' linking them with BH    allafrica.com/stories/201604...#Nigeria
*Presidency: 20,000 Nigerians killed by BH    allafrica.com/stories/201604 #Nigeria
*Top Nigerian militant, Khalid al-Barnawi (leader Ansaru Jihadist group) arrested    allafrica.com/stories/201604...#Nigeria
*Military rescues 275 hostages, clears more BH enclaves    allafrica.com/stories/201604...#Nigeria
*$9billion needed for re-building NE Nigeria by Presidency    allafrica.com/stories/201604...#Nigeria

6th April, 2016

*The word 'Terrorism' & its diminishing returns: towards a rational, useful definition and application    https://t.co/MGOiCn86Py    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/word-terrorism-its-diminishing-returns-towards-useful...
*Global conflict tracker: Council on Foreign Relations    www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/p32137#!/conflict-taliban-in-afghanistan    https://t.co/HdewUC1hBM
*The rights of women in Islam    https://t.co/iqB5s39DnD
*Nigeria's BH releases new video denying surrender    http://m.gulf-times.com/story/486841/Nigeria-s-Boko-Haram-releases-new-video-denying...
*How BH trains abducted women & girls    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/08/world/africa/boko-haram
*Exposed: How BH trains women to be suicide bombers    http://www.tori.ng/news/26233/exposed-how-boko-haram-trains...
*Nigerian government says 'soft approach' will counter BH    www.premiumtimesng.com/news/.../201614-nigerian-govt-says-soft-approach
*How BH is turning girls into weapons    edition.cnn.com/2016/04/12/africa/cameroon-boko-haram-child-bombers/index.html?sr=fbC
*Introducing Peer 2 Peer (P2P): Challenging extremism    http://www.ipsa.org/news/introducing-peer-2-peer-p2p...
*2.3 million people in Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon & Niger uprooted by conflict, more than half children    #BringBackOurChildhood    https://twitter.com/hashtag/BringBackOurChildhood?src=hash
*Borno unfolds post insurgency plans for Civilian JTF    www.punchng.com/borno-unfolds-post-insurgency-plans-for-civilian-jtf/
*10 must reads for understanding BH's war on women    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/boko-haram-women_us_...
*"I miss my terrorist husband", Girl rescued from BH says    spiritualanswer.com/details.php?news=138
*Chibok schoolgirls' phones still in use two years after: 5 girls phone their parents    dailypost.ng/.../how-five-chibok-parents-received-calls-from-abducted-girls
*BH sent 44 child bombers to Nigeria, Cameroun in 2015    https://www.today.ng/.../boko-haram-sent-44-child-bombers-nigeria...
*Abduction of Chibok girls: Two years after    www.nigeriannewspaper.com.ng/.../abduction-of-chibok-girls-two-years...
*Nigerians, UNICEF remember Chibok girls, lament damage to girl-child education    guardian.ng/.../nigerians-unicef-remember-chibok-girls-lament-damage
*The Chibok girls must be found - & freed    blog.crisisgroup.org/africa/nigeria/2016/04/13-the-chibok-girls-must-be-found-and-freed...
*EU votes N20b for rehabilitation of captured BH members, others    www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/201654-eu-votes-n20-billion-rehabilitation...
*Female Arab journalist asks 'What if Christians were suicide bombers?    www.christianexaminer.com/article/bold-female-arab-journalist-aks-what-if-christians-were...
*Chibok girls: A glimpse of the stolen    http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/13/africa/chibok-girls-new...
*Abducted Chibok girl gives birth twice in captivity    allafrica.com/stories/201604140277.html
*Parents identify daughters in new video    nnu.com.ng/parents-identify-daughters-in-new-bharam-video/
*Second anniversary of Chibok abduction: Malala writes Nigeria's President, parents    www.onlinenigeria.com/.../26291-malala-writes-open-letter-to-chibok-parents...
*Nigerian government delegation visits Chibok, reassures on commitment to find missing girls    newsarena.com.ng/nigerian-government-delegation-visits-chibok..
*UNICEF concerned with rise in number of children used in 'suicide' attacks    www.naij.com>Boko Haram
*#BringBackOurGirls: Still searching    https://t.co/URrSZIeEFZ    stream.aljazeera.com/story/201604141336-0025790
*Terrorism is on the rise - But there is a bigger threat we are not talking about    wef.ch/23BTcM8
*Nigeria uncovers BH's underground food storage    https://t.co/8TNbY9doXy    www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/201906-nigeria-uncovers-boko-harams...
*Two years of struggle: Bring Back Our Girls    https://blogs.premiumtimesng.com/2016/04/18/two-years-struggle..
*BH on the back foot? - International Crisis Group (ICG)    https://t.co/59ejYNyLYK
*Nigeria's displaced women & girls: Humanitarian community at odds, BH survivors  forsaken    www.refugees.international.org/reports/2016/nigeria    http://t.co/oi6FwqIxBr    www.refugeesinternetional.org/reports/2016/nigeria
*Map of Africa's active militant Islamist groups - Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)    http://africacenter.org/spotlight/map-africas-active-militant...
*Mothers I met in Nigeria survived BH, but need aid & pathway home: Vital to restore rule of law & rebuild    https://t.co/PXZVVF5Bcv
*BH is losing ground - but will not be defeated by weapons alone    www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/may/13/boko-haram-losing-ground...
*Rescued Chibok girl in Aso Villa, to meet Buhari    www.vanguardngr.com/2016/.../escapee-chibok-girl-aso-villa-meet-buhari
*Second Chibok girl rescued from BH    www.aljazeera.com/.../nigeria-chibok-girl-rescued-boko-haram-1605200...
*12 reasons many people believe the Chibok school kidnapping is a scam by Charles Ogbu    www.thetrentonline.com/20-reasons-many-people-doubt-chibok-school-kidnapping
*The rise of BH & the response of civil society    http://www.insightonconflict.org/2015/02/boko-haram-civil...
*The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) are real, and they are a big problem for oil    http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/20/niger-delta-avengers-who-they-are-and-what-they-want.html
*Shekarau's aide kills BH bomb maker, colleague goes blind say Army HQ    https://t.co/Y2nhRkwLBO
*Amina Ali Nkeki: Sordid plight of Chibok girls still in captivity    https://t.co/U9oAIkf5Tf
*2 million+ people displaced by BH violence: Majority women & children    #ShareHumanity    https:t.co/bAUyFEcOCH    https://t.co/buRU3SSJ1H
*Buhari's Nigeria: BH off balance, but other troubles sourge    blog.crisisgroup.org/africa/nigeria/2016/05/30/buharis-nigeria-boko-haram..
*BH may not be Nigeria's biggest threat    https://www.issafrica.org/iss-today/boko-haram.
*Nigeria: DSS bust ISIS sleeper cells in Kano, arrest 5 suspects    http://wp.me/p3Yx1r-c5f
*Niger, Chad to fight in Nigeria against BH     https://t.co/kNFdLxEpjB    https://t.co/3uDnKoL95E
*BH victim tells of captivity near Chibok girls    http://www.dw.com/en/exclusive-boko-haram-victim-tells-dw...
*The conflict in the north-east has led to humanitarian concerns: Key figures    https://t.co/xoznwToCik    https://t.co/73rEJT65kW
*Woman's head chopped off in Kano for blasphemy    https://ripplesnigeria.com/womans-head-chopped-off-in-kano-for-blasphemy
*From BH's birthplace, Instagram posts beyond death & despair    https://t.co/ZlSOpSOdCX
*Nigerian military reopens key Borno road closed for 3 years of BH insurgency    premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines
*Former BH captives & their children born of rape, face persecution when they return home    uni.cf/29lWzOG
*Documentaries on the beginning of BH in north-east Nigeria    http://www.nta.ng/news/20160531-exclusive-documentaries-on-beginning-of-boko-haram-in-northeast
*#BBOG: Still searching    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWUI6_KqCCU...
*BH forcing more kidnapped children into 'suicide' bombings in Africa - UNICEF    www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-boko-haram-child-bombers-20160412-story.html?utm
*Chibok girls: New BH video    buzznigeria.com/new-boko-haram-video-show-chibok-girls/
*Why Nigerian Military can't swap BH fighters for Chibok girls now - Defense Chief    www.premiumtimes.com/news/headlines/208634-why-nigerian-military-cant-swap...
*Chibok girls' parents react to first glimpse of daughter in 2 years    edition.cnn.com/2016/08/15/africa/nigeria-chibok-girls-boko-haram-video-parents/
*Escaped Chibok girl: I miss my BH husband    edition.cnn.com/2016/08/16/africa/chibok-girl-amina-ali-nkeki-boko-haram-husband/
*'I know why the Chibok girl cries - Poem by Ominabo Wealth Dickson    voiceofwit.blogspot.com.ng/2016/08/i-know-why-chibok-girl-cries-by-ominabo.html
*Chibok girls: BBOG urges PMB to constitute rescue operation    leadership.ng/news/547272/chibok-girls-bbog-urges-pmb-to-constitute-tescue-operation
*BH strikes again, kill 11, rape married women near Chibok    http://wp.me/p3Yx1r-d1G
*Nigeria willing to swap detained BH members for Chibok girls    https://t.co/wNntTWSeXw
*Educate yourself properly about democracy, Ezekwesili replies IGP, says nobody can threaten BBOG group    fojusi.com/25216-2/
*BBOG protesters not a security threat, Soyinka replies IG    https://t.co/ylx099iNOT    https://t.co/xZJL25pgwg
*BBOG welcomes FG's feedback on Chibok girls' rescue operation    https://t.co/VAyiGyl5EQ    https:?/t.co/FeahjKl8tD
*Nigeria's BH frees 21 kidnapped Chibok girls after 2 years, 6 months    http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-security-girls...
*Nigeria: Negotiation for the release of more Chibok school girls continues    allafrica.com/stories/201610130742.html
*Untold story of the deal that yielded the rescue of 21 Chibok girls    https://t.co/8NGxsYTA6e    www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/212732-untold-story-deal-yielded-rescue-21...
*10 quick facts about release of 21 Chibok girls    www.nigerianeye.com/2016/10/10-quick-facts-about-release-of-21.html
*Red Cross speaks: Our role in the release of 21 Chibok girls    https://t.co/svCoFKEYo    www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/212743-red-cross-speaks-release-21-chibok...
*Nigerian government promises to rehabilitate released Chibok girls    http://www.channelstv.com/.../nigerian-government-promises...
*Nigerian government releases names of freed Chibok girls    allafrica.com/stories/201610140016.html
*Some are determined that returning #ChibokGirls & other women must be stigmatised, hence this report    https://t.co/rkhaHRgEoT
*Beyond Chibok girls: Where is the global hashtag for Nigeria's starving children?    https:///www.washingtonpost.com/news/...
*We were without food for 40 days, says freed Chibok girl    http://wp.me/p3Yx1r-dFm
*Nigerian government says BH ready to negotiate release of 83 more Chibok girls - A faction of the group has the remaining girls    https://t.co/QNuyGs85kC
*Why I can't disclose what my government gave BH for Chibok girls - Buhari    linkis.com/allafrica.com/stories
*How did Nigeria secure release of 21 Chibok girls from BH?    www.bbc.com/news/world-africa...
*100 Chibok girls unwilling to leave their abductors, community leader says    nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/10/18/100-chibok-girls-unwilling-to-leave...
*Buhari's daughter (Hadiza Buhari-Bello), Oby Ezekwesili at war over Chibok girls     newmail-ng.com/buharis-daughter-oby-ezekwesili-at-war-over-chibok-girls/
*Freed Chibok girls spared from rape, abuse by Nigeria's BH    linkis.com/www.reuters.com/article/Ru186    http://www.reuters.com/.../us-nigeria-boko-haram-idUSKBN134ONN
*Documentary by Nigerian, Joel Kachi Benson, on missing Chibok girls, 'Daughters of Chibok' wins award in Venice Film Festival   https://edition.cnn.com>2019/09/08>africa>vr-daughters-of-chibok-intl





 



 







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