Nigeria school attack: Hundreds of boys freed, local authorities say - BBC News

Hundreds of schoolboys kidnapped last week from a boarding school in north-western Nigeria have been released, local authorities have told the BBC.

Nigeria's Katsina school abduction: Boko Haram shows video 'of seized boys' - BBC News

A video said to be from the jihadist group Boko Haram shows some of more than 300 Nigerian schoolboys kidnapped last week.

Audio says Nigeria's Boko Haram behind abduction of schoolboys | One America News Network

(Reuters) – An audio message from a man identifying himself as the leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram said on Tuesday that the Islamist group was responsible for the kidnapping of more than 300 students from an all-boys school in the northwestern state of Katsina.

Parents appeal to Nigeria gov’t to rescue kidnapped students | Al Jazeera

Parents and family members have gathered on a secondary boarding school in Kankara, in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina state, issuing a plea to authorities to bring to safety hundreds of students believed to have been seized by gunmen.

Nigerian Authorities Fear 400 Children Kidnapped After School Attack in Katsina, Reports Say - Sputnik International

Up to 400 boys could have been kidnapped in the northern Nigerian state of Katsina as their school got attacked by a group of unknown armed men, Nigeria's Vanguard newspaper reported, citing authorities.

Tuerie au Nigeria : le bilan officiel de l'attaque revendiquée par Boko Haram grimpe à 76 morts - Belga

Le groupe jihadiste Boko Haram a revendiqué mardi la tuerie de samedi contre des travailleurs agricoles dans le nord-est du Nigeria, qui a fait 76 morts selon un dernier bilan des autorités.

Boko Haram kills 44 farmers in Nigeria - AA

At least 44 farmers were killed Saturday by Boko Haram terrorists in northeastern Nigeria, according to representatives from the village where the attack occurred.

Boko Haram returns 101 abducted Nigerian schoolgirls

The Nigerian terror group Boko Haram released 101 of the 110 schoolchildren known as the Dapchi girls after they were kidnapped one month ago in the country's northeast, Nigeria's information minister said on Wednesday.

Nigeria military 'rescues 76 schoolgirls' after Boko Haram attack

The Nigerian military rescued 76 schoolgirls and recovered the bodies of two others on Wednesday, after the students went missing during a Boko Haram attack on a village, three parents, a resident and a local government official told Reuters.

At Least 20 People Killed in Suicide Bombing at Nigeria Market

Three suicide bombers killed at least 20 people in an attack on a fish market in northeastern Nigeria.

Plus de 700 otages de Boko Haram parviennent à s'échapper

Plus de 700 personnes qui avaient été prises en otage par le groupe extrémiste Boko Haram sont parvenues à retrouver la liberté, a indiqué lundi un porte-parole militaire.

Nigeria flies migrants home from Libya after slavery scare

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Nigerian government has started bringing stranded citizens home from Libya, after a global outcry over reports that migrants there were being sold into slavery.

At least 50 killed in Nigeria mosque bombing

Police in northern Nigeria say the death toll has risen to 50 in a suicide bombing at a mosque during morning prayers.

At least 8 killed in Nigeria twin suicide attacks

At least eight people were killed in twin suicide attacks which rocked a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, a local government official confirmed on Saturday.

Dozens of kidnapped schoolgirls freed by Nigerian jihadist group

The Nigerian terror group Boko Haram on Saturday freed dozens of girls from among the almost 200 they have held captive since April 2014, government sources told the media.

Nigerian Troops Kill Two Female Suicide Bombers, Rescue 211 Boko Haram Captives

Two teenage female suicide bombers were shot dead by troops as they made a futile attempt to sneak into Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, wearing explosive vests hidden under their clothes, officials said.

London court rejects Nigeria pollution suit against Shell oil

A London court on Thursday sided with one of the largest companies in the world, in a lawsuit that accuses the company of polluting precious water and farmland in Nigeria for decades.

Air Strike on Displaced Camp in Nigeria ‘Kills Dozens’

Dozens of people were killed on Tuesday when an air force jet bombarded a camp for those made homeless by Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria, medical charity MSF and a local resident said.

Nigerian president declares Boko Haram militants defeated, no sign of missing Chibok schoolgirls

Nigeria's military forces have driven Boko Haram extremists from their last stronghold in the Sambisa forest, but there is no sign of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by the group in 2014, officials said.

30 killed in Boko Haram suicide attacks in NE Nigeria: army

At least 30 people were killed on Friday when two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in a busy market in northeast Nigeria, the military said.