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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 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

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Boko Haram kidnaps 16 women in Nigeria – police
Human rights groups say fighters have kidnapped thousands of women and young girls including more than 200 schoolgirls nearly two years ago

Boko Haram says kidnapped schoolgirls 'married off'
The Islamist group s leader Abubakar Shekau also denied claims by Nigeria s government that it had agreed to a ceasefire and apparently ruled out future talks

Anxious wait for Nigeria girls after Boko Haram 'deal'
We are really cautious because there have been many times that such optimism has been expressed but did not materialize one of the leaders of the BringBackOurGirls campaign said

Malala in Nigeria for abducted girls, meets escapees and parents
She urges the Nigerian government to take seriously the plight of the girls who remain in the custody of Boko Haram Islamists

At least 20 young mothers abducted in NE Nigeria: sources
The kidnappings are the latest in a spate in the area There is no immediate indication of where the women were taken and there had been no contact from the kidnappers

US general in Nigeria to aid search for schoolgirls
General David Rodriguez head of US Africa Command is in Nigeria to discuss US assistance as well as overall cooperation

Nigeria president requests extension to state of emergency
Nigeria s president asks the country s parliament for a 6 month extension to the state of emergency in 3 states riven by violence

UN Security Council strongly condemns Nigeria kidnaps
The council sends an envoy to Nigeria to help the authorities find the kidnapped girls

Obama calls for united action against Boko Haram
US President Barack Obama sends in help to track down 200 abducted schoolgirls in Nigeria

Islamists abduct 'many' schoolgirls in Nigeria: official
Heavily armed Islamist gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram kidnap a group of girls from a secondary school in northeast Nigeria s Borno state and torch the surrounding town
