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Nigeria Marks 1,000 Days Since Boko Haram's Abduction Of Chibok Girls
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday he was hopeful the remaining 195 Chibok schoolgirls will be rescued, as he marked 1,000 days since the mass abduction by Boko Haram that drew global attention to the insurgency.
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Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari Says Terror Group Boko Haram Have No Place To Hide
Nigeria's army has captured a key Boko Haram camp, the Islamist terrorist group's last enclave in the vast northeastern Sambisa forest that was its stronghold, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Saturday.
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Nigeria In Talks To Secure Release Of More Chibok Girls, Official Says
Nigerian authorities are involved in negotiations aimed at securing the release of some of the more than 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 in the northeastern Nigerian town of Chibok, the president's spokesman said on Thursday.
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Boko Haram Faction Ready To Negotiate Release Of 83 More Chibok Girls: Report
The ISIS-allied faction of Boko Haram which last week freed 21 of more than 200 Chibok girls kidnapped in April 2014 in northeast Nigeria is willing to negotiate the release of 83 more of the girls, the president's spokesman said on Sunday.
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Nigeria President Accused Of Overstating Boko Haram Losses
Officials in northern Nigeria say President Muhammadu Buhari has exaggerated the military's success against Boko Haram after an American commander testified that the extremist group still holds territory.
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30 Dead In Two Nigeria Village Raids: Vigilantes
At least 30 people have been killed in fresh Boko Haram raids on two villages in northeast Nigeria, vigilantes told AFP on Saturday, again calling into question President Muhammadu Buhari's claim that Nigeria had largely defeated the jihadist group.
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Nigeria Won't Release 2 Detainees Despite Court Orders
Nigeria's government will not release two prominent detainees despite several court orders for their release, and will not comment on the situation of a third, wounded detainee, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday.
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Nigerian Minister Claims Boko Haram 'Largely' Defeated
Nigeria's information minister today insisted that Boko Haram was "largely defeated" despite two days of bombings blamed on the terrorist group that left dozens dead in the volatile northeast.
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Boko Haram Keeps A Million Children Out Of School: UNICEF
The Boko Haram insurgency has kept more than one million children out of school, the UN children's agency reported on Tuesday, highlighting fears that a lack of education will fuel further radicalism in and around Nigeria.
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Exclusive: Boko Haram is on the Retreat, Says Nigeria's President to NDTV
Even as Boko Haram looks to rise again in Nigeria, the country's President, Muhammadu Buhari, said that the terrorist group is on the retreat.
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Boko Haram Suspected After 14 Killed in Northeast Nigeria Suicide Blasts
At least 14 people were killed in three separate suicide bomb attacks in northeast Nigeria today, with suspicion falling on radical Islamist group Boko Haram after a string of similar strikes in recent months.
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Suspected Boko Haram Suicide Attack Kills At Least 4 in Niger
Suspected Islamist militants from Nigeria's Boko Haram group killed three civilians and a soldier in a double suicide attack across the border in Niger on Sunday, security sources said.
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Francois Hollande Says Fight Against Boko Haram, Islamic State 'the Same'
French President Francois Hollande said on Monday that the fight against Boko Haram and Islamic State jihadists is the same battle after he met Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari to Talk Boko Haram, Money on Paris Trip
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will seek support for his battle against Boko Haram on a trip to Paris that starts Monday, more than three months after he took charge of Africa's largest economy.
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'Military Gaining Ground' Against Boko Haram: Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said great strides had been made in the fight against Boko Haram, rounding on critics lamenting a lack of progress against the insurgents.
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Nigeria Marks 1,000 Days Since Boko Haram's Abduction Of Chibok Girls
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday he was hopeful the remaining 195 Chibok schoolgirls will be rescued, as he marked 1,000 days since the mass abduction by Boko Haram that drew global attention to the insurgency.
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Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari Says Terror Group Boko Haram Have No Place To Hide
Nigeria's army has captured a key Boko Haram camp, the Islamist terrorist group's last enclave in the vast northeastern Sambisa forest that was its stronghold, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Saturday.
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Nigeria In Talks To Secure Release Of More Chibok Girls, Official Says
Nigerian authorities are involved in negotiations aimed at securing the release of some of the more than 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 in the northeastern Nigerian town of Chibok, the president's spokesman said on Thursday.
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Boko Haram Faction Ready To Negotiate Release Of 83 More Chibok Girls: Report
The ISIS-allied faction of Boko Haram which last week freed 21 of more than 200 Chibok girls kidnapped in April 2014 in northeast Nigeria is willing to negotiate the release of 83 more of the girls, the president's spokesman said on Sunday.
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Nigeria President Accused Of Overstating Boko Haram Losses
Officials in northern Nigeria say President Muhammadu Buhari has exaggerated the military's success against Boko Haram after an American commander testified that the extremist group still holds territory.
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30 Dead In Two Nigeria Village Raids: Vigilantes
At least 30 people have been killed in fresh Boko Haram raids on two villages in northeast Nigeria, vigilantes told AFP on Saturday, again calling into question President Muhammadu Buhari's claim that Nigeria had largely defeated the jihadist group.
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Nigeria Won't Release 2 Detainees Despite Court Orders
Nigeria's government will not release two prominent detainees despite several court orders for their release, and will not comment on the situation of a third, wounded detainee, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday.
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Nigerian Minister Claims Boko Haram 'Largely' Defeated
Nigeria's information minister today insisted that Boko Haram was "largely defeated" despite two days of bombings blamed on the terrorist group that left dozens dead in the volatile northeast.
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Boko Haram Keeps A Million Children Out Of School: UNICEF
The Boko Haram insurgency has kept more than one million children out of school, the UN children's agency reported on Tuesday, highlighting fears that a lack of education will fuel further radicalism in and around Nigeria.
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Exclusive: Boko Haram is on the Retreat, Says Nigeria's President to NDTV
Even as Boko Haram looks to rise again in Nigeria, the country's President, Muhammadu Buhari, said that the terrorist group is on the retreat.
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Boko Haram Suspected After 14 Killed in Northeast Nigeria Suicide Blasts
At least 14 people were killed in three separate suicide bomb attacks in northeast Nigeria today, with suspicion falling on radical Islamist group Boko Haram after a string of similar strikes in recent months.
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Suspected Boko Haram Suicide Attack Kills At Least 4 in Niger
Suspected Islamist militants from Nigeria's Boko Haram group killed three civilians and a soldier in a double suicide attack across the border in Niger on Sunday, security sources said.
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Francois Hollande Says Fight Against Boko Haram, Islamic State 'the Same'
French President Francois Hollande said on Monday that the fight against Boko Haram and Islamic State jihadists is the same battle after he met Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari to Talk Boko Haram, Money on Paris Trip
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will seek support for his battle against Boko Haram on a trip to Paris that starts Monday, more than three months after he took charge of Africa's largest economy.
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'Military Gaining Ground' Against Boko Haram: Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said great strides had been made in the fight against Boko Haram, rounding on critics lamenting a lack of progress against the insurgents.
