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Nigeria: Gunmen abduct over 300 schoolchildren, teachersNigeria faces mounting security fears after a second mass school abduction. Over 300 students and teachers were taken from St Mary's school...- Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria350 hostages, including 209 children and 135 women, rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Sambisa Forest, highlighting the ongoing threat t...
- Dozens of students abducted from forestry college in northwest NigeriaThe trend of abduction from boarding schools was started by the jihadist group Boko Haram, which seized 270 schoolgirls from a school at Ch...
- All kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls released, says governorPresident Muhammadu Buhari expressed "overwhelming joy" at their release and called on the security forces to hunt down their abductors, af...
- Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freedGunmen abducted the girls from the Government Girls Junior Secondary School in Jangebe town on Friday, in the latest in a series of mass ki...
- Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abductionResident Musa Mustapha said the gunmen also attacked a nearby military camp and checkpoint, preventing soldiers from interfering while the ...
- Gunmen storm Nigerian school, kidnap studentsMilitant Islamist group Boko Haram and a branch of Islamic State are active in northern Nigeria, but kidnappings by other armed groups - mo...
- Intelligence report on ISIS, Boko Haram threat to India-Africa summit, security tightenedThe threat perception of the summit has been marked as "very high" as several heads of state visiting Delhi are under threat from Boko Hara...
- Barack Obama welcomes Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari to White HouseObama's administration has faced criticism for not including the continent's most populous country on an Africa tour later this week.
- Nigerian economy in deep trouble: Muhammadu Buhari, PresidentIn his inaugural address as leader, Buhari said the military would step up its offensive to crush Boko Haram.
- Malala Yousafzai criticises world leaders on Boko Haram kidnappingsMalala Yousafzai criticised Nigerian and other world leaders for failing to secure the release of over 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram mil...
- Countering violent extremism difficult, not insurmountable: US"Let us leave here today with a renewed commitment to building a world unmarred by terrorism and ideologies of violence," Rice said.
- Nigeria president to visit town where girls abducted: OfficialsIt will be Jonathan's first visit to Chibok village, epicentre of a growing international effort to rescue the girls, since they were abduc...
- US not considering sending Special Forces to Nigeria: White HouseThe US at this point of time is not actively considering sending Special Forces to Nigeria , the White House said today in a statement.
- Missing Nigerian schoolgirls start second month in captivityMore than 200 schoolgirls began their 2nd month as Boko Haram hostages as intl powers ramped up efforts to track down the Nigerian Islamist...
- Nigeria 'willing to talk' to Boko Haram over missing girlsBoko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from the remote northeastern town of Chibok in Borno state on April 14 and 223 are still being held.
- US flying aircraft over Nigeria in hunt for girlsNigeria's initially suggested there would be no negotiations with Boko Haram but it appears that stance may be relaxed.
- US flying 'manned missions' to seek abducted Nigeria girlsManned US aircraft were flying over Nigeria, searching for over 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram after Abuja dismissed a prisoner-swa...
- New Boko Haram video claims to show missing Nigerian schoolgirlsA total of 276 girls were abducted on April 14 from the northeastern town of Chibok, in Borno state, with sizeable Christian community.
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