It is time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Nigerias stability and unity is threatened by internal tension, conflict and corruption, from the boko haram insurgency in the north to violent militancy in the south and separatist aspirations in the east. Amid all this turmoil, how effective in securing the country is the Nigerian Army . My guest is army chief Lieutenant General tukur yusuf buratai. Are his forces playing a constructive or destructive role, as nigeria tries to keep a lid on its problems . General tukur yusuf buratai, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. General tukur yusuf buratai, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. A couple of years ago your president , new president , set you a Clear Mission to eradicate boko haram. He said it could be done within months. It would be fair to say, would it not, that you have failed in that mission . We have not failed. We have achieved that particular mandate, as at that time. We were appointed on the 10th of
Singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Thank you forjoining us. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and seven in washington, dc, where the investigation into Donald Trumps links with russia has taken another extraordinary twist. Donald trump junior as revealed e mails showing he was eager to accept an offer from the russian government to help the campaign against Hillary Clinton. He wanted to incriminate her. His response, if it is what you say, i love it. That is at the very least an attempt to collude with a foreign power. Gavin hewitt has the details. Congratulations, dad, we love you donald trumer was at the heart of his fathers election campaign. Today, he embarked on a high risk strategy. Fearing more revelations about a meeting at trump tower with a russian lawyer in june of last year, he decided to disclose the e mails today between himself and the publicist who arranged the meeting. The e mails raised serious and disturbing questions. The four pages
Singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Thank you forjoining us. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and seven in washington, dc, where the investigation into Donald Trumps links with russia has taken another extraordinary twist. Donald trump junior as revealed e mails showing he was eager to accept an offer from the russian government to help the campaign against Hillary Clinton. He wanted to incriminate her. His response, if it is what you say, i love it. That is at the very least an attempt to collude with a foreign power. Gavin hewitt has the details. Congratulations, dad, we love you donald trumer was at the heart of his fathers election campaign. Today, he embarked on a high risk strategy. Fearing more revelations about a meeting at trump tower with a russian lawyer in june of last year, he decided to disclose the e mails today between himself and the publicist who arranged the meeting. The e mails raised serious and disturbing questions. The four pages
This assault was played out in court as part of Operation Sanctuary, a Police Investigation finally lifting the lid on the actions of a Grooming Gang. It exposed how, over many years, a group of asian men from the west end of newcastle had been abusing vulnerable young women and girls. Throughout much of this programme were reconstructing real life events. Sarah was 19, extremely vulnerable and unable to look after herself. Along with other at risk teenagers, she was regularly abused by older men. These are sarahs words, spoken by an actor. They just sit there and have a couple of drinks, have a couple of puffs of cannabis, get up and dance and they try and get into the bedroom by grabbing us like around the belly, and when you do that against the door, no, they still try and drag you though to the bedroom. Basically, they think that, like with them having a load of money and theyre married and theyve got kids and all of that, that they can go for younger. Like our age, and have sex wi
Special investigation on Operation Sanctuary, the Police Enquiry into grooming Gang Operating in newcastle. Vulnerable teenagers, groomed and abused by a gang of asian men in newcastle have finally got justice. A multi Million Pound Police Operation has uncovered years of Sexual Exploitation of children and young women. Its a problem that authorities across the country have struggled to tackle. But inside out can reveal how the investigation here came close to collapse after Northumbria Police secretly paid a man who raped a Child Thousands of pounds to infiltrate the Grooming Gang. For the first time, we tell the whole story. Police emergency . If you try anything you tried it on with us. He tried to sleep with us. A Police Operator takes a 999 call. Theres an argument going on. Its bleep rape. Shes my girlfriend, it doesnt matter, it doesnt matter. Go home, take a taxi, yeah. Well, go on then. Whats happening . She just wants to go. Ill go then. No. No, i need to know what is going o