Blast rocks World Cup screening in Nigeria An explosion ripped through a football viewing centre in Damaturu, northern Nigeria, tonight, police and residents said, as fans gathered to watch the World Cup. News • 17 Jun 14
Blast rocks World Cup screening in Nigeria An explosion ripped through a football viewing centre in Damaturu, northern Nigeria, tonight, police and residents said, as fans gathered to watch the World Cup. News • 17 Jun 14
INMO protest in support of Nigerian schoolgirls Nurses and midwives staged a protest outside the Nigerian Embassy in Dublin in support of the 276 schoolgirls who were kidnapped in April. News • 12 Jun 14
INMO protest in support of Nigerian schoolgirls Nurses and midwives staged a protest outside the Nigerian Embassy in Dublin in support of the 276 schoolgirls who were kidnapped in April. News • 12 Jun 14
35 killed in Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria Boko Haram gunmen killed 35 people in attacks on three villages in Nigeria's north-east Borno state near the border with Cameroon, a military source and residents said. News • 29 May 14
35 killed in Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria Boko Haram gunmen killed 35 people in attacks on three villages in Nigeria's north-east Borno state near the border with Cameroon, a military source and residents said. News • 29 May 14
Four kidnapped girls escape in Nigeria - official Four more girls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants last month escaped their captors, the education commissioner for Nigeria's Borno state said, leaving 219 still missing. News • 28 May 14
Four kidnapped girls escape in Nigeria - official Four more girls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants last month escaped their captors, the education commissioner for Nigeria's Borno state said, leaving 219 still missing. News • 28 May 14
US can’t corroborate Nigerian claims over girls The United States said it did not have independent information to confirm Nigeria's claim to know the whereabouts of more than 200 kidnapped girls. News • 27 May 14
US can’t corroborate Nigerian claims over girls The United States said it did not have independent information to confirm Nigeria's claim to know the whereabouts of more than 200 kidnapped girls. News • 27 May 14
Three killed in blast in Nigerian city of Jos At least three people died and three others were injured in a blast in the central Nigerian city of Jos targeting football fans watching the European Champions League final, police said. News • 24 May 14
Three killed in blast in Nigerian city of Jos At least three people died and three others were injured in a blast in the central Nigerian city of Jos targeting football fans watching the European Champions League final, police said. News • 24 May 14
UN committee blacklists Boko Haram The UN Security Council committee on al-Qaeda sanctions has blacklisted Nigeria's Islamist militant group Boko Haram after the insurgents' kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls. World • 22 May 14
UN committee blacklists Boko Haram The UN Security Council committee on al-Qaeda sanctions has blacklisted Nigeria's Islamist militant group Boko Haram after the insurgents' kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls. World • 22 May 14
US soldiers join search for Nigerian schoolgirls The United States has deployed 80 military personnel to Chad to help regional efforts to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in neighbouring Nigeria, President Barack Obama has said. News • 21 May 14
US soldiers join search for Nigerian schoolgirls The United States has deployed 80 military personnel to Chad to help regional efforts to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in neighbouring Nigeria, President Barack Obama has said. News • 21 May 14
Death toll in Nigerian bomb blast rises to 118 At least 118 people have died in two blasts in the Nigerian city of Jos, according to the National Emergency Management Agency. News • 20 May 14
Death toll in Nigerian bomb blast rises to 118 At least 118 people have died in two blasts in the Nigerian city of Jos, according to the National Emergency Management Agency. News • 20 May 14
Suicide bomb attack kills five in Nigeria A suicide car bomber has killed five people on a street of popular bars and restaurants in the northern Nigerian city of Kano. News • 19 May 14
Suicide bomb attack kills five in Nigeria A suicide car bomber has killed five people on a street of popular bars and restaurants in the northern Nigerian city of Kano. News • 19 May 14
Hollande warns Boko Haram a threat to west The President of Nigeria along with the leaders of neighbouring African countries have been attending a summit in Paris, to discuss the security threat posed by Boko Haram. News • 17 May 14
Hollande warns Boko Haram a threat to west The President of Nigeria along with the leaders of neighbouring African countries have been attending a summit in Paris, to discuss the security threat posed by Boko Haram. News • 17 May 14
Nigerian president cancels visit to girls' town Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has cancelled his first visit to the home town of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants. News • 16 May 14
Nigerian president cancels visit to girls' town Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has cancelled his first visit to the home town of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants. News • 16 May 14
Nigerian President to visit Chibok Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will visit the north-eastern village from where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted a month ago by Islamist rebel group Boko Haram, senior government officials said. News • 15 May 14
Nigerian President to visit Chibok Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will visit the north-eastern village from where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted a month ago by Islamist rebel group Boko Haram, senior government officials said. News • 15 May 14
Swap of prisoners for kidnapped girls rejected Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the idea of a swap of Boko Haram prisoners for schoolgirls who were kidnapped by the Islamist group a month ago. News • 14 May 14
Swap of prisoners for kidnapped girls rejected Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the idea of a swap of Boko Haram prisoners for schoolgirls who were kidnapped by the Islamist group a month ago. News • 14 May 14
Nigerian government may negotiate with Boko Haram Nigeria's government has said the "window of negotiation" is open with Boko Haram rebels, who abducted more than 200 girls a month ago, from their school in the northeast of the country. News • 14 May 14
Nigerian government may negotiate with Boko Haram Nigeria's government has said the "window of negotiation" is open with Boko Haram rebels, who abducted more than 200 girls a month ago, from their school in the northeast of the country. News • 14 May 14
'All options' to free schoolgirls to be considered Nigeria's government has said it is reviewing all options in response to Islamic militant group Boko Haram's offer to trade the schoolgirls it abducted last month for jailed comrades. News • 12 May 14
'All options' to free schoolgirls to be considered Nigeria's government has said it is reviewing all options in response to Islamic militant group Boko Haram's offer to trade the schoolgirls it abducted last month for jailed comrades. News • 12 May 14
UN threatens action over abductions in Nigeria The UN Security Council has expressed outrage at the abduction of hundreds of Nigerian school girls in two attacks by Islamist militants, demanding their immediate release and threatening to take action. News • 12 May 14
UN threatens action over abductions in Nigeria The UN Security Council has expressed outrage at the abduction of hundreds of Nigerian school girls in two attacks by Islamist militants, demanding their immediate release and threatening to take action. News • 12 May 14
Nigeria believes schoolgirls still in the country Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said he believes 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants last month are still in his country and have not been moved to neighbouring Cameroon. News • 09 May 14
Nigeria believes schoolgirls still in the country Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said he believes 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants last month are still in his country and have not been moved to neighbouring Cameroon. News • 09 May 14
Nigerian president vows to free schoolgirls Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist rebels, saying their rescue would mark "the beginning of the end of terrorism" in the country. News • 08 May 14
Nigerian president vows to free schoolgirls Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist rebels, saying their rescue would mark "the beginning of the end of terrorism" in the country. News • 08 May 14
US, France to help search for Nigerian schoolgirls Nigerian police have offered a 50 million naira (€222,000) reward to anyone with information leading to the rescue of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist rebels. News • 07 May 14
US, France to help search for Nigerian schoolgirls Nigerian police have offered a 50 million naira (€222,000) reward to anyone with information leading to the rescue of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist rebels. News • 07 May 14
US offers help to find Nigerian schoolgirls Nigeria has welcomed a US offer to send a team of experts to the country to support the response to the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by an Islamist militant group. News • 06 May 14
US offers help to find Nigerian schoolgirls Nigeria has welcomed a US offer to send a team of experts to the country to support the response to the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by an Islamist militant group. News • 06 May 14
Boko Haram threatens to sell abducted schoolgirls The Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility today for the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in northeast Nigeria last month and threatened to "sell them on the market". News • 05 May 14
Boko Haram threatens to sell abducted schoolgirls The Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility today for the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in northeast Nigeria last month and threatened to "sell them on the market". News • 05 May 14
Nigerian leader orders push to free schoolgirls Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered top security chiefs and officials to secure the safe release of 223 schoolgirls abducted three weeks ago by suspected Islamists. News • 04 May 14
Nigerian leader orders push to free schoolgirls Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered top security chiefs and officials to secure the safe release of 223 schoolgirls abducted three weeks ago by suspected Islamists. News • 04 May 14
Bomb blast on outskirts of Nigerian capital A blast on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital Abuja has killed at least nine people. News • 02 May 14
Bomb blast on outskirts of Nigerian capital A blast on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital Abuja has killed at least nine people. News • 02 May 14
Majority of students kidnapped in Nigeria freed Nigeria's military said its forces had freed most of the more than 100 teenage schoolgirls abducted by Islamist Boko Haram militants. News • 16 Apr 14
Majority of students kidnapped in Nigeria freed Nigeria's military said its forces had freed most of the more than 100 teenage schoolgirls abducted by Islamist Boko Haram militants. News • 16 Apr 14
