Gallant soldiers such as Air force Commander, Chinda Stephen Hedima, chose to protect Nigerians by fighting off these terrorists.
He and his co-pilot were sent on a combat mission when their aircraft was shot down by Boko Haram terrorists.
He was captured and later executed by the terrorists but unfortunately, the Nigerian military refused to acknowledge his death even after members of Boko Haram released a video of his execution.
The late commander had his combat simulator training on the Alpha Jet with Aero Vodochody in Czech Republic.
And two years after his death his widow, Dr Hedima was awarded a post-graduate scholarship to study Epidemiology by the Czech Republic government.
The Czech government recognised her late husband’s sacrifice for his country especially because of the great diplomatic relations the country has with Nigeria.
Although the Nigerian military authorities are just confirming his death after two years, we wish her all the best in her studies.
There are scores of widows whose husbands died while serving and protecting Nigeria and its citizens from the brutal terrorists. It’s sad that it takes an international country to appreciate one of them.
We hope the Nigerian government honours these soldiers for their sacrifice.
It takes a lot to restore war survivors physically and emotionally.
After barely surviving Boko Haram attacks, survivors are placed in Internally Displaced Camps which are been reported to be in terrible conditions.
Over the past few years, well-meaning Nigerians and NGOs have been helping to rehabilitate people living in the camps.
Nigerian Twitter user and doctor, Mzseaun, shared pictures of her visit to an IDP camp in Potiskum, Yobe state
This project has shown the poor living and health conditions in just ONE IDP camp. We can only imagine how bad it could be in other camps.
You can send donations to GTBank:
Account name: Adopt-A-Camp
Account number: 0162915391
In two months, Mr and Mrs John who have been affected by war will mark the one year anniversary of their marriage.
War transcends the blood pumping action and excitement portrayed in movies. Rape, mass genocide and destruction are only a few of the things accompanied by war.
The ones who manage to survive war, never remain the same afterwards.
The deadly Boko Haram insurgency in 6 years has been responsible for the death of over 20,000 Nigerians and displacement of another 2.3 million people.
Not to mention the kidnapping of over 200 school girls, sexual abuse of women and children and the 1 million pupils currently out of school.
And even in the midst of so much strife and pain, this Nigerian couple managed to find and eventually seal their love.
The couple who had previously been engaged before getting separated by the war, reunited at the Cameroonian camp.
Hauna had fled to Cameroon while Ibrahim who was keen on his education stayed back to complete his final exams.
Their reunion was emotional and in Ibrahim’s words…
“It wasn’t easy for me to be separated from the one I love. But I had to be strong to pull myself together because I knew the separation was because of the Boko Haram attacks. So I had no option. The very first day we met in the camp, I could not resist her. I had to hold her to my cheek. Really it was a great moment that day. Heaven was very close to me that day
Hauna’s unhappiness and worries were put to rest when they reunited.
The married couple have plans to start their own family even without any steady means of income and challenges that await them while living in the refugee camp.
This goes to show that hope and love can still shine through during times of strife. However, there are thousands of other people who may never see their loved ones again. We hope the Boko Haram insurgency is completely eradicated soonest.
Nigerians are great at many feats including going all out in comments section boxes.
Going all out in the sense of not having any amount of chill whatsoever.
And in the process, series of trailer jamming sessions happen.
Just when we thought we had seen it all after Wale’s epic clapback at an American fan.
The said fan dissed Olamide’s Guisseppe Zanotti sandals.
An ongoing war has erupted between Nigerians and any other person who dares to disagree with them.
And the fight that originally started from sandals has spread across other unrelated topics.
There definitely isn’t any relationship between sandals and bleaching.
They haven’t been covered much in the foreign mainstream media butBoko Haram have been terrorising Africans with devastating, widespread and long-lasting consequences.
Boko Haram promotes a version of Islam which makes it “haram”, or forbidden, for Muslims to take part in any political or social activity associated with Western society.
This includes voting in elections, wearing shirts and trousers or receiving a secular education.
Boko Haram regards the Nigerian state as being run by non-believers, even when the country had a Muslim president – and it has extended its military campaign by targeting neighbouring states.
