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300 Nigerians rescued from Boko Haram

04/05/2015

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Freed Nigerian women tell of terror at the hands of Boko Haram

Nigeria’s military has issued aerial footage said to show Boko Haram militants fleeing during an operation to push them out of the Sambisa Forest

04/05/2015

Nigeria

Up to 500 Nigerians freed from Boko Haram captivity over the past week

The Nigerian military says its continuing to liberate women and children from Boko Haram captivity in the north-east of the country. The army says

03/05/2015

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Nigeria vows to clear final Boko Haram strongholds

Nigeria says it is making further gains against Boko Haram. It comes after hundreds of women and children, kidnapped by the militants, were rescued

02/05/2015

Nigeria

Nigerian military 'rescues nearly 300' from Boko Haram camps

Nigeria’s army claims to have rescued 200 girls and 93 women during a military operation to win back the Sambisa Forest from Boko Haram militants

29/04/2015

Nigeria

One year on: Nigeria remembers schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram

One year on: Nigeria marches to remember the girls abducted by Boko Haram, as the president-elect vows to increase efforts to find them.

14/04/2015

Nigeria

Prayers for the abducted Chibok school girls - still missing after one year

Campaigners calling for the rescue of over 200 girls abducted in Chibok, Nigeria, have held a prayer session in the capital Abuja to mark the one

13/04/2015

Nigeria

Nigerian military believe it is winning the battle against Boko Haram extremists in the north of the country

Nigeria’s military officials believe they are winning the battle against the Boko Haram terrorists. They claim to have ousted insurgents from all the

11/04/2015

Nigeria

'Phase one over' in Boko Haram battle, say Chad-Niger forces

African coalition forces say the first phase of the offensive against Boko Haram is over following last week’s successful recapture of a strategic

04/04/2015

Nigeria

Fighting Boko Haram: Euronews goes on frontline with African Union forces

Exclusive: Euronews gained first-hand experience of the fight against Boko Haram when our correspondent, Luis Carballo, joined African coalition

04/04/2015

Nigeria

Boko Haram, the few thousand terrorising millions of Nigerians

Inspired by once cutting edge civilisation, now anti-modern The Sunni jihadist movement Boko Haram was founded in 2002. It began peacefully, with the

02/04/2015

Nigeria

Celebrations in Nigeria as ex-military ruler Buhari wins presidency

Supporters of Nigeria's newly elected president Muhammadu Buhari celebrate his victory

01/04/2015

Nigeria

Ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari wins Nigeria presidential poll

Three decades after seizing power in a military coup, Muhammadu Buhari has became the first Nigerian to oust a president through the ballot box. And

01/04/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria elects opposition candidate Buhari as new president

Nigeria’s opposition APC party has claimed victory for its presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari, but the country remained tense as it discovered

31/03/2015

Nigeria

Presidential candidates neck-and-neck in Nigeria elections

Nigeria is still awaiting final results for its tightest presidential election ever. The two candidates are neck and neck and the country is still

31/03/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria: Claims of political interference in presidential poll

Early results in Nigeria’s presidential poll show Muhammadu Buhari has won massive majorities in key northern states. The Muslim former military

30/03/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria presidential poll is marred by voting irregularities and violence

Counting is underway in Nigeria’s presidential election which has been marred by violence and irregularities. Voting had to be extended into a

30/03/2015

Nigeria

Votes counted as polls close in Nigerian election

Votes are being counted in some Nigerian constituencies, following longer-than-expected presidential and parliamentary elections.

29/03/2015

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Nigeria election extends to a second day after technical issues

Nigeria has extended voting in the country’s presidential election into a second day because of technical glitches.Millions turned out to vote in a

29/03/2015

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Nigeria: Presidential poll hit by bloodshed and technical glitches

Violence was feared in Nigeria’s presidential poll and isolated incidents have occurred from north to south, with car bombs and attacks on the

28/03/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria braces for post-election violence and bloodshed

Some 69 million voters across Nigeria are heading to the polls today (March 28) to choose their new president. Incumbant President Jonathan will face

28/03/2015

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Boko Haram will not 'sabotage' Nigeria's presidential poll, says analyst

Saturday’s presidential election in Nigeria sees incumbent Goodluck Jonathan go up against former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari. It is being

27/03/2015

Nigeria

Security stepped up ahead of Nigerian presidential elections

Nigeria attempts to avoid the deadly violence of the 2011 elections, with increased security ahead of the presidential vote.

27/03/2015

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Nigeria: Hundreds of women and children kidnapped, locals say

Boko Haram militants in northern Nigeria have kidnapped more than 400 young women and children from Damasak, according to residents of the town

25/03/2015

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Nigeria: Dozens of corpses found in town re-taken from Boko Haram

At least 70 bodies have been found scattered under a bridge in a Nigerian town recently re-taken from Boko Haram militants. The partially mummified

21/03/2015

Nigeria

Boko Haram on the run as Nigerian army retakes Baga

Under the combined pressure of forces from Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria Islamic extremists Boko Haram are not having things all their own way. The

14/03/2015