Boko Haram traps starving people in Nigeria, UN warns
Two million people are teetering on the brink of famine in northeastern Nigeria but efforts to reach some are being thwarted by Boko Haram jihadists, the UN`s food agency said Thursday.
May 19, 2017, 00:15 AM IST!["Welcome our dear girls", Nigeria''s Buhari tells freed Chibok girls](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/styles/zm_700x400/public/2017/05/08/592837-nigeria-girs-reuters.jpg ""Welcome our dear girls", Nigeria''s Buhari tells freed Chibok girls")
"Welcome our dear girls", Nigeria''s Buhari tells freed Chibok girls
Although the kidnapping of the Chibok girls caught global attention, Boko Haram, which has pledged loyalty to Islamic State, has kidnapped thousands of adults and children.
Nigeria prisoner swap secures release of 82 Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists
Nigeria on Saturday said it had negotiated the release of 82 of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists more than three years ago, securing their freedom in a prisoner swap deal.
May 07, 2017, 09:02 AM IST
US, UK say Boko Haram wants to kidnap foreigners in northeast Nigeria
The United States and British governments are warning that the Boko Haram extremist group is actively planning to kidnap foreigners in northeast Nigeria.
May 06, 2017, 18:09 PM IST
Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari seen in public for first time in weeks
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday made his first public appearance in weeks, re- emerging amid mounting concerns about his health.
May 05, 2017, 19:46 PM IST
Nigeria marks third anniversary of schoolgirl kidnap
Nigerians rallied Friday to mark the third anniversary of the mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram, as their parents cling to the hope that they can be safely returned.
Apr 15, 2017, 00:17 AM IST
Boko Haram torches military base a day after farmers killed
Boko Haram jihadists have torched a military base in northeast Nigeria, a day after the group killed seven people in a separate raid, residents said.
Apr 07, 2017, 14:34 PM IST
Vaccine shortage for Nigeria meningitis outbreak
Meningitis is caused by different types of bacteria, six of which can cause epidemics.
Mar 31, 2017, 00:31 AM IST
Nigeria summons Indian envoy over attacks on African students; govt assures impartial probe into attack
Nigeria summoned the Indian envoy in Abuja to express displeasure over the attacks on Nigerian students in India.
Mar 30, 2017, 16:33 PM IST
Nigeria summons Indian envoy over attacks
Nigeria has summoned the Indian envoy in Abuja to express displeasure over the attacks on Nigerian students in India, the country's Foreign Office said.
Mar 30, 2017, 14:32 PM IST
African woman beat, kicked by cabbie in Greater Noida
Four Nigerian students were on Monday night attacked by a crowd near Pari Chowk in Greater Noida and two more were beaten up inside a shopping mall.
Mar 29, 2017, 14:43 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath assures fair, impartial probe into attack on Nigerian students
The incident comes as locals protested following the death of a Class 12 student in Greater Noida`s NSG Black Cats Enclave due to suspected drug overdose.
Mar 28, 2017, 10:43 AM IST
Boko Haram leader in new video vows to establish caliphate
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau in a new video is vowing to continue his insurgency until he establishes an Islamic caliphate across West and Central Africa.
Mar 21, 2017, 16:34 PM IST
Suicide bombers blow themselves up in Nigeria's Maiduguri; four killed, many wounded
Three suicide bombers killed four people and injured eight others in a village near the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a police spokesman said on Sunday.
Mar 19, 2017, 14:18 PM IST
Nine killed in suspected Boko Haram attack
Seven attackers and two Cameroonian soldiers were killed in an attack by suspected Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram in Cameroon`s Far North Region on Saturday.
Mar 19, 2017, 09:08 AM IST
Two female bombers killed in foiled attack in Nigeria
Civilian vigilantes foiled a suicide attack on the outskirts of Nigeria's flashpoint city of Maiduguri, killing two teenaged female bombers, police said today.
Mar 12, 2017, 17:14 PM IST
Nigeria's ailing President Buhari returns home: Witness
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari returned home on Friday after nearly two months of medical leave in Britain, state television and a Reuters witness said.
Mar 10, 2017, 13:16 PM IST
Half of 4.3 million TB cases were not documented in India, Indonesia, Nigeria: WHO
World Health Organization (WHO) has said that almost half of the estimated 4.3 million cases of tuberculosis cases worldwide were not documented in 2015 by the health authorities in India, Indonesia and Nigeria.
Mar 08, 2017, 23:17 PM IST
UN chief arrives on emergency visit to Somalia for famine
The United Nations estimates that 5 million people in Somalia need aid, amid warnings of a famine.
Mar 07, 2017, 12:30 PM IST
Nigerians told to avoid non-essential travel to United States
Nigeria is advising its citizens against all but essential travel to the United States because of the lack of clarity on new immigration rules, the government said on Monday.
Mar 06, 2017, 20:26 PM IST
