Police confirm 317 schoolgirls kidnapped in night-time raid in Nigeria

Police confirm 317 schoolgirls kidnapped in night-time raid in Nigeria

Parents said they had no faith in authorities to return their kidnapped girls and would follow them into a forest where police believes they are being held.

  • byHamza Ibrahim

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Hundreds of students still missing as Boko Haram claims Kankara attack

Hundreds of students still missing as Boko Haram claims Kankara attack

Although the government says it's negotiating with the gunmen who abducted more than 330 students,families still don't know if their children survived.

  • bySam Olukoya andCarley Petesch
Gunmen armed with flamethrowers kill French aid workers in giraffe reserve

Gunmen armed with flamethrowers kill French aid workers in giraffe reserve

The group had been at the reserve for less than an hour when they were shot,their car set aflame and their bodies left in the sand.

Militants kill 20 soldiers,40 civilians in Nigeria attacks

Militants kill 20 soldiers,40 civilians in Nigeria attacks

The attacks,in the Monguno and Nganzai local government areas,came just days after militants killed at least 69 people in a raid on a village in a third area,Gubio.

Boko Haram razes village,kills dozens in northern Nigeria

Boko Haram razes village,kills dozens in northern Nigeria

Sources said gunmen attacked because they suspected residents of sharing information on the terror group's movements with security authorities.

Motorcycle gang massacres dozens of villagers in Nigeria

Motorcycle gang massacres dozens of villagers in Nigeria

Hundreds of people have been killed in the north-west of Nigeria since last year,in attacks the government attributes to'bandits'.

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Nigeria scrambles following US immigration ban

Nigeria scrambles following US immigration ban

Most citizens of Nigeria - Africa's most populous nation and biggest economy - and Eritrea would be blocked from coming to live and work in the United States under the measure.

  • byDanielle Paquette
Suspected Boko Haram attack kills dozens in Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram attack kills dozens in Nigeria

The extremists have defied the claims by President Muhammadu Buhari's administration that the insurgency has been crushed.

Nigeria in ceasefire talks with Boko Haram militants

Nigeria in ceasefire talks with Boko Haram militants

President Muhammadu Buhari's government has repeatedly said it was willing to hold talks with the group.

  • byFelix Onuah
Boko Haram release of Nigerian schoolgirls gives Chibok parents hope

Boko Haram release of Nigerian schoolgirls gives Chibok parents hope

The Nigerian government confirmed 101 of the 110 girls seized in Dapchi on February 19 had been freed. Nigeria denied a ransom was paid for their release.

  • byAdaobi Tricia Nwaubani