Boko Haram: Group calls for renewed efforts to free Leah Sharibu

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1 year ago

February 19, 2025

The Gideon and Funmi Para-Mallam Peace Foundation has urged the international community to step up diplomatic efforts to secure the release of Leah Sharibu, who has now spent seven years in captivity.
Leah Shaibu was among the 110 schoolgirls kidnapped from Dapchi, Yobe State, by the Boko Haram terrorist group on February 19, 2018.

While all the other girls were later released, Leah, at the time of this report, remains in captivity, totaling 2,557 days of her capture.

Speaking in Jalingo, Taraba State, on Wednesday, during the anniversary of her abduction, the foundation’s Executive Director, Gideon Para-Mallam, expressed disappointment over what he described as the silence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration regarding Leah’s plight.

He urged the government to build on the previous administration’s efforts to secure her release and called on First Lady Oluremi Tinubu to intervene.

“As a mother, she should use every legitimate means to bring Leah home to her parents,” he said.

Para-Mallam also appealed to Leah’s captors, urging them to show mercy and release her.

“It is heartbreaking that Leah is still in captivity while all the other kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirls have been freed,” he lamented.

Drawing a comparison with the case of Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, Para-Mallam called for a unified effort across religious and ethnic lines to demand Leah’s freedom.

“As the world rallied for Malala, we must also stand up for Leah and ensure she regains her freedom,” he stated.

He reaffirmed the foundation’s commitment to securing Leah’s release and commended individuals, groups, and organizations working tirelessly to support the cause.

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Chaos As Military Officers Exchange Blows During Tinubu’s Visit To Bayelsa (Videos)

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1 week ago

April 12, 2026

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Personnel of the Nigerian military were seen engaging in a fight during the visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Bayelsa on Friday.

In a video spotted on social media, the driver of a Hilux vehicle marked “Naval Police” was seen stepping down from his vehicle and exchanging words with another driver.

After returning to his vehicle, another driver with a rifle approached him and threw a punch at the Naval Police driver, triggering a brawl.

The incident quickly escalated into a free-for-all, with personnel attached to both vehicles exchanging blows, while stunned civilians watched in disbelief.

HRH Ekwueme of Ochia Kingdom Iynched & kiIIed in Imo.

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1 week ago

April 11, 2026

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Gunmen on Friday night killed the traditional ruler of Ochia, Barr Paulinus Ekwueme, alongside security operatives in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The attackers ambushed the monarch at the boundary of Assa and Ochia communities after he returned from a trip abroad earlier in the week.

Some security operatives in his convoy were also shot dead. Eyewitness said the monarch and the security operatives were set ablaze after the killing, adding that the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area had been thrown into mourning.

Hrm lives in America, but some in his town accuse him of acquiring lots of wealth coming from the oil in their land and yet they have no nepa (light) and other amenities, and that this angered the youths of his community to take this step. One said Ms Duruaku wrote, “he ate the youth empowerment meant given to him by shell oil company and ran abroad for years”

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Abuja hotel collapse: Wike orders arrest of owner, to convert land to public use

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2 weeks ago

April 7, 2026

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the immediate arrest of the owner of a multi-story hotel that collapsed in Jikwoyi, Abuja last Friday, April 4 and announced that the land would be seized for public use.

LIB had reported that the building crumbled while workers were on site, triggering an emergency response from relevant authorities.

Visiting the site today April 7, Wike said the building was constructed without approval from the FCT Department of Development Control and that all the stop-work notices sent to the builders were ignored by the developer.

Wike confirmed that while there were no fatalities, several people sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. He warned that the outcome could have been far worse.

Announcing the government’s plans for the land, Wike said the FCT Administration will take over the land for public use, noting that those responsible for the illegal construction will face prosecution in accordance with the law.

He added that the local community would be consulted to determine a suitable public-purpose project for the reclaimed site.