Oby ezekwesili made the list of the 2018 Nobel peace prize

Nigeria’s Bring Back Our Girls Convener and Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, made the list for the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize by the Peace Research Institute Oslo PRIO.         Also on the list were Dr. Denis Mukwege, Nadia Murad & Tarana Burke for the World Food Programme); SOS Méditerranée, Doctors Without Borders & International Rescue Committee and Reporters Without Borders)

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