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25 January 2025
Nigeria Confronts a Rising Terrorist Threat in the North
As Nigeria targets the Lakurawa group in its northwest, UN officials warn of growing terrorist networks threatening West African stability.
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19 November 2024
Watch Exclusive Clips from ‘Mothers of Chibok,’ Highlighting Women’s Resilience After Kidnapping Crisis
Joel ‘Kachi Benson’s documentary focuses on four mothers whose daughters were kidnapped as “women bravely holding onto hope in the face of adversity.”
News
13 April 2024
Mediator Believes if Negotiations Had Continued, All Kidnapped Chibok Girls Would Be Free Today
Maiduguri-born and raised lawyer Zannah Bukar Mustapha recalls his role in the rescue of 103 of the girls who were kidnapped from Chibok, Borno state, Nigeria, a decade ago.
News
12 April 2024
“I Don’t Want Them to Be Forgotten:” A Survivor of the Chibok Kidnapping, Ten Years On
A decade ago, Patience Bulus’ life was irrevocably changed. She talks to OkayAfrica about escaping from the Chibok kidnapping, and the hope she holds for her former classmates who remain captive.
News
12 April 2024
How Creatives are Sustaining the Call for the Release of Kidnapped Chibok Girls
Artists, authors and filmmakers continue to use their craft to bring awareness to the plight of the kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls in Northeast Nigeria, and address the underlying issues that led to their abduction.
News
14 March 2024
Kidnappers Demand ₦1 Billion Ransom for Abducted Students & Staff in Northern Nigeria
Over 300 students and staff were taken from a local school in Kuriga, Kaduna state, on March 7.
News
06 March 2024
Boko Haram Abducts Dozens, Razes Down New Buildings in Fresh Attacks
Days after the security adviser in Borno State claimed 95 percent of those with Boko Haram ideologies have died, the terrorist group carried out new attacks.
Profiles & Interviews
23 June 2023
Cyrielle Raingou on Making a Movie in the Shadow of Boko Haram
The Cameroon-born filmmaker started out making a completely different documentary from the one that’s been earning much acclaim at film festivals across the world.
News
05 April 2023
10 Students Abducted by Gunmen in Northwest Nigeria
Nigerian authorities have confirmed that about 10 students were abducted by gunmen in Northwestern Nigeria.
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25 October 2018
HBO Doc 'Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram' Reveals There's Still More Work To Be Done
The film recently had its LA premiere—here are nine things we learned from the screening and discussion with the filmmakers.
West Africa
03 October 2018
The Trailer for HBO Doc 'Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram' Is Here
The documentary reveals the lives of Nigerian school girls in the year after their 2017 release from captivity.
News
25 June 2018
The Lagos Motorbike Taxi Drivers Who Survived Boko Haram
Many displaced by the insurgency have found a new role as okada drivers in Lagos
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