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International

How Was Chibok Girls’ Release Secured?

In the early hours of Thursday morning, 21 of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls were released by their Boko Haram...

International

Nigeria Denies Boko Haram Prisoner Swap

Boko Haram seized 276 pupils from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok on April 14, 2014. Fifty-seven...

International

Boko Haram Frees 21 Chibok Girls

Boko Haram militants handed over 21 missing Chibok schoolgirls to the Nigerian government Thursday morning, according...

International

Group of Chibok Schoolgirls ‘freed’ In Nigeria

Twenty-one of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been freed, a senior Nigerian government official has...

Politics

Chibok Schoolgirls ‘freed’ In Nigeria

Twenty-one of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been freed, a senior Nigerian government official has...

International

Nigerian Lawmakers To Probe Use of Funds For People Fleeing Boko Haram

The use of Nigerian government funds earmarked for assisting displaced people who are living in desperate conditions in...

Opinion

Nigeria’s Buhari Appeals To World For Aid

Lagos (AFP) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari appealed Friday for the international community to help relieve the...

Opinion

Boko Haram Leaves Nigeria A Lifetime of Mental Trauma

Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) - The soldier clutched his book with both hands. He shouted his name, rank and Nigerian Army...

Opinion

Disastrous Living Conditions More Deadly Than Violence

The humanitarian emergency in northeastern Nigeria is reaching catastrophic levels. A massive relief effort is needed...

International

8 Soldiers Killed In Attacks By Extremists

Islamic extremists have killed eight soldiers and wounded 17 in two attacks in northeastern Nigeria, the country's...

International

Nigeria Says Would Welcome U.N. Help In Negotiating Schoolgirls’ Release

Nigeria's president said on Thursday he would be open to U. N. bodies coming in to act as intermediaries in any talks...

International

Boko Haram Remains Defiant, Threatens To Capture Buhari

In a new video by the Boko Haram, suspected members of the sect said they were plotting to capture President Muhammadu...

International

Nigerians Return To Homes Devastated By Boko Haram

Hundreds of internally displaced people in northern Nigeria are returning home to the villages and towns they fled to...

International

Deaths Reported In Clashes Between Rival Boko Haram Factions

Several people were reported killed in sectarian battles within the Nigerian insurgent group Boko Haram, sources said....

International

Rival Boko Haram Groups Clash In NE Nigeria

In-fighting has broken out in Boko Haram after the Islamic State group announced a new leader of its Nigerian...

International

Nigerian Military Denies ‘arrest’ of Boko Haram-Linked Reporter

A Nigerian journalist accused of having information about the whereabouts of the Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram...

Opinion

Boko Haram’s Shekau ‘wounded’ In Air Strike

Lagos (AFP) - Nigeria's military claimed Tuesday to have seriously injured Boko Haram's elusive leader Abubakar Shekau...

Opinion

‘Son’ of Boko Haram’s Founder Named Jihadi Head

Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - When the Islamic State group appointed Abu Musab al-Barnawi as the head of Boko Haram early in...

International

I’m Willing To Swap Boko Haram Prisoners For the Chibok Girls

Nigeria’s President has again renewed his commitment to the rescue of the Chibok girls, saying government will not...