Missing Girls

Nigerian police make first arrest in kidnapped schoolgirls case

Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade said in a statement that businessman Babuji Ya'ari belonged to a vigilante group fighting Boko Haram and used that membership as cover "while remaining an active terrorist."

Nigeria: Spate of kidnappings continue as militants abduct 60 more girls

Nigeria's government and military have attracted widespread criticism for their slow response to the abductions of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped on 15 April.

Nigeria: Another 20 women kidnapped by Boko Haram

Boko Haram also took three young men who tried to stop the kidnapping.

Nigeria: Prez says no to prisoner swap for abducted schoolgirls

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau suggested in a video released on Monday that he may be prepared to release the girls if Nigeria freed militants held in the country's jails.

Month after abduction, protests continue for Nigeria's girls

Abducted girls: US deploys surveillance aircraft over Nigeria

The United States has sent military, law-enforcement and development experts to Nigeria to help search for the missing girls who were kidnapped from a secondary school in Chibok

Nigeria missing girls: Boko Haram hasn't studied Islam says Malala

"They are actually misusing the name of Islam because they have forgotten that the word islam means 'peace,'" Malala said.

Nigeria's missing girls: Here's what finally sparked outrage after a month

Nigeria's missing girls have become an important international story. So what changed all of a sudden?

Nigeria missing girls: Protestors arrested, accused of fabricating stories

Nigeria's First Lady ordered her and another protest leader arrested on Monday, expressed doubts there was any kidnapping.

Nigeria: UN warns Boko Haram over selling schoolgirls as slaves

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said in a video released on Monday that Allah (God) had told him to sell the girls taken by his fighters from a secondary school in the village of Chibok