Ripples Nigeria current state of the country. Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka gave the keynote address for the maiden edition entitled 'Rebuilding trust in a divided Nigeria'.His speech was titled Miyetti to Haiti; Notes from a Solidarity Visit.Other notable speakers were former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi,Dr (Mrs) Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi and Professor Pat Utomi. The event was moderated by Dr Reuben Abati former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Ex President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria Ripples Nigeria Ripples Nigeria is a Nigerian online newspaper based in Lagos. It was launched in 2015. It is an independent, pro-investigation multi-media online news platform
June 2014 Northern Nigeria attacks June 2014 Northern Nigeria attacks Between 23 and 25 June 2014, a series of attacks occurred in central Nigeria. On 23–24 June, gunmen attacked a number of villages in Kaduna State, killing around 150 people. The attack was blamed on Fulani tribesmen. On 25 June 2014, a bomb exploded at the Emab Plaza in the national capital of Abuja, killing at least 21 people. In response to the bombing, the Nigerian military raided two militants camps on 26 June, killing more than 100 people. Over 20,000 people have been killed in Nigeria between 2009 and 2014 during an Islamist insurgency,