Michael Ojuroye Initiative (Ngo)

Oby Ezekwesili Operatives of the Department of State Security this morning seized the international passport of the Coordinator of the BringBackOurGirls group and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Ezekwesili was on her way to London when her passport was confiscated by the security operatives and she was prevented from boarding her flight. Her passport was however released to her about 30 minutes later and the BBOG campaigner was allowed to board the plane. A BBOG spokesperson, Rotimi Olawale, confirmed to our correspondent that Ezekwesili’s traveling document was seized by security operatives and later released to her. He said, “Oby’s passport was seized by security operatives at the Nnamdi International Airport, Abuja for about 30 minutes and she was prevented from boarding her plane, but she has now been released and she is on her way to London for her engagement.” Ezekwesili later tweeted to her followers that sh...

Australia says a man who killed himself and several other people in a suicide attack in Iraq last week was an 18-year-old from Melbourne. The attack took place in a market near a Baghdad mosque on Thursday. The man detonated explosives in a suicide vest, killing at least three other people and injuring dozens more. The Islamic State militant group, in an affiliated Twitter feed, said it was behind the attack and named the man as Abu Bakr al-Australi. Australia’s Attorney-General George Brandis, in a statement, said the news was a “disturbing development”. “The government deplores the violent actions being undertaken by ISIL and other extremist groups in Iraq and Syria, and is deeply concerned about the involvement of Australians in these activities.” The involvement of Australians posed “a significant domestic security threat to Australia when those involved return home and seek to pursue violence here”. The man was the second Australian suicide bomber in the Iraq and Syria conflic...