Gunmen abduct 39 students from school in northwest Nigeria Gunmen have attacked a school in northwestern Nigeria and kidnapped 39 students just weeks after a similar mass abduction in the region, authorities said Friday. World 13 Mar, 2021
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
42 abducted from Nigerian school 2 weeks ago freed: official An official says 42 people including 27 students who were abducted two weeks ago from a school in northern Nigeria have been freed. World 27 Feb, 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
Boko Haram claims abduction of students in northern Nigeria LAGOS: Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria's northern Katsina State last week in one of the largest such attacks in years, raising fears of a growing wave of... Women 16 Dec, 2020
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
82 freed Chibok schoolgirls to meet with Nigerian president ABUJA, NIGERIA: Nigeria's president says that he will meet Sunday with 82 Chibok schoolgirls freed this weekend after being kidnapped three years ago by Boko Haram. President Muhammadu Buhari said in a statement that he will receive the released... Women 07 May, 2017
100-plus girls unwilling to leave Boko Haram� ABUJA: Nigeria's government is negotiating the release of another 83 of the Chibok schoolgirls taken in a mass abduction two-and-a-half years ago, but more than 100 others appear unwilling to leave their Boko Haram Islamic extremist captors, a... Women 18 Oct, 2016
Hundreds of Syrian Kurds flee IS-held areas amid abductions BEIRUT: Hundreds of Kurds fleeing villages controlled by the Islamic State group in northern Syria came under fire that killed and wounded several of them, amid mass abductions by the extremist group, opposition activists and a Kurdish official... Women 25 Jun, 2016
Video appears to show some kidnapped Chibok girls alive LAGOS: A schoolmate says she cried with joy when she saw a Boko Haram video appearing to show some of Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok girls, with images of tearful mothers recognising their daughters who have not been heard from since the mass abduction... Women 14 Apr, 2016
Nigerian military: 338 captives rescued from Boko Haram ABUJA: Nigerian troops have rescued 338 captives, almost all children and women, from Boko Haram camps in a northeastern forest, the military said Wednesday. Thirty extremists were killed Tuesday in attacks on two camps on the fringes of the Islamic... Women 28 Oct, 2015
US Army plans to cut 40,000 troops: Media WASHINGTON: The US Army plans to cut 40,000 soldiers from both domestic and foreign posts over the next two years, according to US daily USA Today. Under the plan, the US Army would cut its current size of active-duty soldiers from about 490,000 to... Women 09 Jul, 2015
