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Nigerian Girls Escape Boko Haram Attack
Schoolgirls and teachers in north-eastern Nigeria have escaped an attack on a boarding school by Boko Haram jihadists,...
Boko Haram Releases 13 Hostages To Nigerian Government
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram has released 13 people who were kidnapped in north-eastern Nigeria last year,...
Nigerian University Builds Trench To Stop Boko Haram Attacks
Authorities in north-eastern Nigeria have begun digging a 27km (17 mile) trench around the University of Maiduguri to...
‘Deadly Ambush On 200-Vehicle’ Convoy In Nigeria
Suspected militant Islamists have ambushed a convoy of about 200 vehicles on a major highway in north-eastern Nigeria,...
A Painful Chapter In Nigeria’s History
Fifty years ago, the Igbo people of southeast Nigeria seceded, declaring an independent Republic of Biafra and sparking...
Parents Learning If Daughters Among Those Freed
Parents of the missing Chibok girls are slowly learning if their daughters are among the 82 freed by Boko Haram...
Parents Waiting To Find Out If Daughters Are Among Those Freed
Parents of the missing Chibok girls are slowly learning if their daughters are among the 82 freed by Boko Haram...
Nigeria President Seeks Treatment In UK
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking fresh treatment in London for an undisclosed illness. His health has...
Freed 82 Meet President Buhari
The 82 schoolgirls released by Boko Haram Islamist militants have met Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. They were...
Eighty-Two Chibok Girls Freed By Boko Haram
Islamist militants of the Boko Haram group have released 82 schoolgirls from a group of 276 they abducted in...
Boko Haram Releases 82 Chibok Girls
Islamist militants of the Boko Haram group have released 82 schoolgirls from a group of 276 they abducted in...
At Least 80 Chibok Girls Freed In Nigeria
Islamist militants of the Boko Haram group have released at least 80 schoolgirls from a group of 276 they abducted in...
Nigerian Officials Jailed For Selling Food Aid
Two Nigerian officials have been jailed for selling food aid meant for people fleeing militant attacks and food...
Chibok Schoolgirl Pleads
A Chibok schoolgirl who escaped from Boko Haram militants in Nigeria has called on the international community not to...
Don’t Forget Us, Says Chibok Schoolgirl As Third Year of Captivity Approaches
A Chibok schoolgirl who escaped from Boko Haram militants in Nigeria has called on the international community not to...
World Facing Greatest Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945
The world is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since 1945, the United Nation's humanitarian chief said as he...
Why Does A Nigerian Muslim Leader Want To Restrict Polygamy?
Polygamy is widely accepted all over Nigeria but one of the country's most prominent Muslim leaders is trying to ban...
How Bad the Civil Unrest Has Gotten
The famine in South Sudan has made it difficult to engage in subsistence and commercial farming especially in the...
Famine Declared In Parts of South Sudan
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years....