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6 abducted Nigerian schoolgirls freed – state official
Kaduna state governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai says kidnappers demanded ransom payment
12 dead in Niger Boko Haram village attack
11 of the 12 killed were shot, says a local official from the Niger village
Nigeria insists Boko Haram 'defeated' after 10-year insurgency
'The position of the Nigerian government is that the Boko Haram terrorism has been degraded and defeated. The real Boko Haram we know is defeated,' says Nigeria's presidency
30 killed in triple suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria
Three bombers detonate their explosives outside a hall in Konduga, 38 kilometers from the Borno state capital Maiduguri, where football fans were watching a match on TV
Blast kills Chad soldiers, journalist after Boko Haram attack
The group's vehicle hit a mine on the road while on their way to an army outpost
Anti-Boko Haram militia frees 900 children in Nigeria – U.N.
The freed children will be enrolled into a reintegration program with education and training to help them return to civilian life
5 years after Boko Haram kidnap, 112 Chibok girls still missing
Relatives of the kidnapped Chibok girls remain hopeful their children would come home someday. But the world is losing interest
Nigeria's Buhari faces long to-do list in second term
'The hard work to build a better Nigeria continues,' Muhammadu Buhari says in his acceptance speech on Wednesday, February 27
Crunch time as Nigeria goes to the polls
A total of 73 candidates are on the ballot for Saturday, February 16 – the sixth election in 20 years since Nigeria returned to democracy after decades of military rule
Boko Haram attacks governor's convoy in Nigeria – security sources
A civilian militia member travelling with Kashim Shettima says jihadist fighters staged an ambush near the town of Dikwa at about 5:30 PM GMT on Tuesday
Boko Haram kill 6 in southeast Niger
The attack is the latest in a series ascribed to the jihadist group which began a bloody insurgency in 2009 that has spread to neighboring countries, prompting a regional military response
Nigeria arrests 2 reporters over Boko Haram coverage
A combined team of secret police, soldiers and civil defence paramilitary storm the office of the Daily Trust in Maiduguri and whisk away its northeast regional editor Uthman Abubakar and reporter Ibrahim Sawab
Boko Haram raids military posts in northeast Nigeria
Fighters from the ISIS-affiliated Islamic State West Africa Province overrun the posts in Borno state on Tuesday, January 1, military and militia sources tell Agence France-Presse
Hundreds flee after Boko Haram militant raid in northeast Nigeria
The raid highlights the fragile security in Nigeria's northeast where the army is still battling to end a conflict that erupted in 2009
Nigeria claims 'normalcy restored' after Boko Haram attack
At least 8 civilians are thought to have been killed and thousands more forced to flee, in what was the Islamist extremists' first major seizure of a town in two years
30 Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram raid – military sources
The attacks appear to undermine repeated claims by the military that Boko Haram had been defeated
Suicide blasts in northeast Nigeria kill at least 31 – official, local militia
(UPDATED) The suspected Boko Haram jihadists also fire rocket-propelled grenades into the crowds that had gathered at the scene of the attacks, increasing the casualties
Dozens killed in northeast Nigeria suicide blasts
A medical source at the Mubi General Hospital says they had 'so far received 37 dead bodies and dozens of injured from the two blast scene'.
Nigerian president's U.S. visit to focus on security, economy
According to a White House statement, the talks will focus on economic growth and democratic development, and fighting terrorism and insecurity in Nigeria
Boko Haram has abducted over 1,000 children in Nigeria since 2013 – UNICEF
'These repeated attacks against children in schools are unconscionable,' says Mohamed Malick Fall, a UNICEF representative in Nigeria
4 teen girl suicide bombers launch deadly attack in Nigeria
The suspected Boko Haram attack highlights the challenge the government faces in reaching a ceasefire agreement with the fractionalized insurgents
Boko Haram releases 76 abducted schoolgirls
Information Minister Lai Mohammed says 'the 76 are those who have been documented,' adding that the release of the abducted students 'is ongoing'
Nigeria's Buhari meets parents of kidnapped schoolgirls
The jihadists are still holding 112 students they abducted from Chibok, which sparked a global campaign for their release. The Dapchi kidnapping has been given less attention.
'Some' missing Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after Boko Haram attack
The disappearance sparks fears of a repeat of the 2014 mass kidnapping of more than 200 girls from a similar school in Chibok
Abducted Chibok girls say 'we won't return' – Boko Haram video
The 20-minute-long video is the first since May last year, when another woman who also claimed to be among the 219 seized from the town in Borno state said she wanted to stay
Twin suicide bombings kill at least 13 in Nigeria
The attacks occur in the town of Biu, about 185 kilometers (115 miles) south of the Borno State capital, Maiduguri, which has been at the epicenter of Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency
UN bracing for 40,000 Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria
'We are preparing to help up to 40,0000,' UNHCR spokesman Babar Baloch tells AFP, stressing though that the number of people fleeing into Nigeria could easily surpass that figure
Nigeria says trial of Boko Haram suspects to start by October
About 1,600 detainees will be tried early next month, according to Justice Minister Abubakar Malami
Nigerian military blames homeless for botched air strike
UPDATED Charity group Doctors Without Borders says they are extremely worried by the Nigerian military s statement 6 months after the bombing
14 dead in twin Cameroon bombings
The bombings which took place on Wednesday evening in Waza near the Nigerian border targeted a busy area in the market town sources say
Conflict-zone contraception for the Boko Haram homeless
According to the International Rescue Committee internally displaced people are extremely vulnerable to sexual abuse
Boko Haram fighters found posing as refugees – Nigeria
They were arrested during screening of the returnees at the border town of Banki by security personnel an official says
Another kidnapped Chibok girl free in Nigeria
The girl s escape announced by the Nigerian government means 107 of the 219 schoolgirls held by the jihadists since April 2014 are now free
Chibok girl refused to be part of release deal – Nigeria
UPDATED Presidency spokesman Garba Shehu: One said No I have a husband I m happy where I am And then 82 came back
Nigeria president vows support for freed Chibok girls
President Buhari: I cannot express in a few words how happy I am to welcome our dear girls back to freedom
Nigeria prisoner swap secures release of 82 Chibok girls
UPDATED The presidency announces that months of talks with the jihadists has yielded results just over 6 months after 21 of their classmates were freed with the help of international mediators
Father of Chibok girls, 3 years on: 'I lost my peace'
Three years after Boko Haram abducted 276 girls many grief stricken families still wait for their children to return
Nigeria marks 3 years since mass schoolgirl kidnap
The Bring Back Our Girls movement has been urging President Muhammadu Buhari to ramp up efforts to free the 195 Chibok schoolgirls still believed held by Boko Haram
Thousands flee Boko Haram attacks around Nigeria's Chibok – IOM
Boko Haram s Islamist insurgency has left at least 20 000 people dead in northeast Nigeria since it began in 2009 and has displaced more than 2 6 million others
Botched Nigeria air strike may have killed up to 236 people
Local official: From what the people who buried the dead victims with their hands told me not those who treated the wounded they buried 234 dead
Air strike on displaced camp in Nigeria 'kills 52'
An air force jet accidentally bombs a camp in northeast Nigeria instead of Boko Haram militants medical charity MSF says
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, January 9, 2017
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Nigeria marks 1,000 days since kidnap of Chibok girls
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says his government is committed to finding the remaining 195 schoolgirls who were abducted almost 3 years ago
Boko Haram leader in new video says group safe, not crushed
We are safe We have not been flushed out of anywhere And tactics and strategies cannot reveal our location except if Allah wills by his decree the group s leader says
Nigerian troops foil suicide attack in restive city
One of the two suicide bombers blew herself up injuring several people while the other was arrested by vigilant soldiers
No way home for victims of Boko Haram
Many reclaimed towns are charred looted ruins still vulnerable to Boko Haram attacks so people live in the guarded camps cut off from any means of supporting themselves and dependent on external aid
Nigeria rescues one Chibok schoolgirl near Cameroon border – army
The government says it was hoping to secure the release of 83 other girls believed to be from Chibok being held by a different factions of Boko Haram
Boko Haram frees 21 Chibok girls, raising hope for others
3rd UPDATE The Nigerian government denies that the girls were exchanged for Boko Haram prisoners saying this is not a swap
Embattled Boko Haram leader Shekau resurfaces in video
4th UPDATE Oh tyrants I m in a happy state in good health and in safety says Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau in a YouTube video
Nigeria's Buhari says Boko Haram leader 'wounded'
Indeed their top hierarchy and lower cadre have a problem They are not holding any territory and they have split to small groups attacking soft targets adds Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari
