62 CHIBOK SCHOOLGIRLS KIDNAPPED BY BOKO HARAM FREED

Nigerian government source tells Al Jazeera that 62 pupils seized by Boko Haram fighters in 2014 have been released... READ MORE›

AT LEAST 80 FREED BY BOKO HARAM

Nigeria Chibok girls At least 80 freed by Boko Haram... READ MORE›

NIGERIA'S PRESIDENT WARNED BY FIRST LADY AISHA BUHARI

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's wife has warned him that she may not back him at the next election unless he shakes up his government... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM LEADER:

Twenty-eight people were killed during a bombing attacks by Boko Haram militants during Christmas Day services at several churches in Nigeria... READ MORE›

CHIBOK GIRLS IN TEARFUL REUNION WITH FAMILIES

On Thursday, Lai Mohammed, Nigeria's information minister, denied reports that the state had swapped captured Boko Haram fighters for the release of the girls... READ MORE›

NIGERIA'S CHIBOK SCHOOLGIRLS FREED IN BOKO HARAM DEAL

Twenty-one of the schoolgirls kidnapped in 2014 by Boko Haram in Chibok, Nigeria, have been freed, the president's spokesman has confirmed... READ MORE›

21 CHIBOK SCHOOLGIRLS REUNITING WITH PARENTS TELL OF BOKO HARAM SLAVERY

21 Chibok Schoolgirls, Reuniting With Parents, Tell of Boko Haram Slavery... READ MORE›

NIGERIA SUMMONS INDIAN AMBASSADOR OVER STUDENT ATTACKS

Nigeria summoned the Indian ambassador to Abuja on Wednesday following violent mob attacks on Nigerian students in India, the country's state news agency reported... READ MORE›

NIGERIA AND BOKO HARAM 'AGREE CEASEFIRE AND GIRLS' RELEASE'

Boko Haram Nigeria's military says it has agreed a ceasefire with Islamist militants Boko Haram... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM RELEASES 82 KIDNAPPED GIRLS AFTER THREE YEARS

Nigeria Boko Haram releases 82 kidnapped girls after three years... READ MORE›

SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS WORSHIPPERS AT MOSQUE IN MUBI

Police said a teenage bomber targeted the mosque in the town of Mubi, Adamawa state, as people arrived for morning prayers on Tuesday... READ MORE›

A FARMER ARRIVED AT WSU WITH $6,000 TO HIS NAME. NOW HE'S WON $100,000 TO HELP FEED THE WORLD.

Six years ago, Adewale moved to Pullman with 6,000 in his pocket -- money he'd earned from the vegetable harvest at his farm in southwest Nigeria... READ MORE›

CHIBOK GIRLS IN HEALTH CHECKUPS BEFORE BUHARI MEETING

The Nigerian government said it was committed to securing the release of all hostages held by Boko Haram... READ MORE›

NIGERIA: SUICIDE ATTACKS KILL DOZENS IN MADAGALI

Attack on a vegetable market near a Boko Haram stronghold kills at least 30 people and wounds more than 50... READ MORE›

5 BOKO HARAM LEADERS WERE FREED IN EXCHANGE FOR 82 NIGERIAN GIRLS

USA TODAY Chibok schoolgirls recently freed from Boko Haram captivity are seen in Abuja, Nigeria, on May 7, 2017... READ MORE›

NIGERIA: BOKO HARAM 'RELEASES 21 CHIBOK GIRLS'

Twenty-one of the more than 200 Nigerian girls kidnapped from a school in Chibok by Boko Haram fighters in 2014 have been released, according to Nigeria's presidency... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM CRUSHED, FORCED OUT OF LAST ENCLAVE

Twenty-eight people were killed during a bombing attacks by Boko Haram militants during Christmas Day services at several churches in Nigeria... READ MORE›

3 YEARS AFTER KIDNAPPING, MORE CHIBOK GIRLS RELEASED IN PRISONER DEAL WITH BOKO HARAM

3 years after kidnapping, more Chibok girls released in prisoner deal with Boko Haram... READ MORE›

AFRICA'S RICHEST MAN TO INVEST UP TO $50 BILLION IN U.S., EUROPE

Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to invest 20 billion to 50 billion in the U.S. and Europe by 2025, in industries including renewable energy and petrochemicals... READ MORE›

CHIBOK GIRL RECALLS 'MIRACLE' RELEASE BY BOKO HARAM

Asabe Goni says that she had given up hope in captivity as she describes how some girls were whipped by fighters... READ MORE›

CHURCH COLLAPSES IN UYO, KILLING DOZENS

At least 60 people killed after church roof came crashing down on worshippers in southern city of Uyo, officials say... READ MORE›

FREED STUDENTS REUNITE WITH FAMILIES IN NIGERIA

Twenty-one schoolgirls who had been kidnapped by the Islamist group Boko Haram in the Nigerian town of Chibok have been reunited with their families... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM USE OF CHILD BOMBERS SOARS

The number of children, mainly girls, used by the Nigerian armed group Boko Haram as human bombs has quadrupled this year, according to UNICEF... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM 'INCREASINGLY MONSTROUS'

Last year, Boko Haram claimed the morbid title of deadliest terror group for its killings in Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon... READ MORE›

ICRC: STRIKE ON NIGERIA REFUGEE CAMP KILLED AT LEAST 76

The air force has said an unknown number of civilians were killed and wounded in the mistaken attack, which was aimed at the Boko Haram group... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM RELEASES VIDEO OF PURPORTED CHIBOK GIRLS

Boko Haram released a second video on Friday claiming to show five commanders that the Nigerian government freed in exchange for the 82 Chibok girls... READ MORE›

MUHAMMADU BUHARI RETURNS HOME FROM LONDON MEDICAL LEAVE

Buhari walked unaided from his plane after it landed at an air force base in the northern city of Kaduna... READ MORE›

MUHAMMADU BUHARI ADDRESSES NATION ON RETURN FROM UK

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the nation after spending more than three months in London for medical treatment... READ MORE›

MASS NIGERIAN ARRESTS FOR GAY SEX IN LAGOS STATE

Homosexuality, gay marriage, gay groups and displays of same-sex affection are all illegal in Nigeria... READ MORE›

Shekau's best-known crime is the kidnapping of more than 300 Nigerian girls... READ MORE›