Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwestern Zamfara state have been released, the state’s governor said Tuesday. World 02 Mar, 2021
Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abduction Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of mass kidnappings of students in the West African nation. World 27 Feb, 2021
Freed Nigerian schoolgirls to meet families after 3 years ABUJA, NIGERIA: The 82 Nigerian schoolgirls recently released after more than three years in Boko Haram captivity were reuniting with their families for the first time Saturday, officials said. Some of the dozens of families were seen Saturday in... Women 20 May, 2017
In Niger, US soldiers quietly help build wall against Boko Haram DIFFA, NIGER: Despite years of intimidation by the violent extremist group Boko Haram, the people of southeastern Niger's Diffa region had never held a summit to confront the threat - perhaps with good reason. "One person could come here and... Women 18 Sep, 2015
