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updated 10:08 GMT 05.10.14 Amnesty: Nigeria knew of Boko Haram raid By Vladimir Duthiers, Isha Sesay and Chelsea J. Carter, CNN SHARE THIS Multiple countries send help to Nigeria A   A   A   (resize font) Those are the tough questions being asked after an explosive report made public Friday accused Nigerian military commanders of knowing the terror group was on its way to raid a boarding school in the town of Chibok at least four hours before 276 girls were abducted. The findings  by human rights group Amnesty International echo accounts of a number of the parents and villagers, who have described to CNN an ineffective military response in the days and weeks after the girls were abducted. President Goodluck Jonathan's government vowed to investigate the allegations even as it defended its military response and questioned the motive behind the accounts. "This is really outrageous, unbelievable," Minister of Information Labaran Maku told CNN...

updated 23:21 GMT 05.04.14 Nigeria's President sure girls will return By Marie-Louise Gumuchian, Bharati Naik and Tia Brueggeman, CNN SHARE THIS Call to #bringbackourgirls in Nigeria A   A   A   (resize font) Amid mounting international pressure, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan spoke Sunday about his government's efforts to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by militants. "Wherever these girls are, we'll get them out," he said, acknowledging that officials don't know where they are. The President criticized the girls' parents for not cooperating fully with police. "What we request is maximum cooperation from the guardians and the parents of these girls. Because up to this time, they have not been able to come clearly, to give the police clear identity of the girls that have yet to return," he said. Protesters took to the streets over the weekend. On Sunday, about 100 demonstrators gathered outside the ...

By Levinus Nwabughiogu Professor Alphonsus Bosah Chukwurah (ABC)  Nwosu was a political adviser and later Minister of Health in the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo from 1999 to 2003. Before then, he superintended the Igbo secretariat at the 1995 Constitutional Conference. At the ongoing National Conference, he is a delegate representing Anambra State. In this interview,  Nwosu speaks on resource control among other issues. What do you say after the centenary celebrations? Nigeria after 100 years makes me sad. I was in secondary school when Nigeria got independence in 1960. I was in Government College, Afikpo and we were full of hopes. We were trained with the spirit of public service and we were expecting to build a Nigeria that will be a pride to Africa and would add value to the black skin. In fact, some of us were so starry eyed that we thought we could do for the black skin what Japan did for the yellow skin. It has been excruciating pain to see N...