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Hundreds of Christians dead as violence rocks Nigeria

Monday’s attack started at 7:30 p.m. and continued for several hours. Witnesses say the terrorists stole seven vehicles and started shooting in the streets.

Nigerian military says 150 children rescued from Boko Haram

Nigeria's two most populous camps in Borno State, namely Bakassi and Dalori, together house more than 45,500 IDPs, Agim said. The military would investigate any reports of rape made in camps, he said.

Kidnapped Christian Chibok girls beg parents for help

"We are not happy living here," says one of the girls, who gives her name as Maida Yakubu. "I'm begging our parents to meet the government to release their people so that we can be released."

18 Chibok parents have died as wait for girls goes on

As Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Christmas with close friends and family members, the Christians in Chibok prepare for another Christmas without their girls.

Six killed in Nigeria church blast

Dr Khataza Gondwe, from Christian Solidarity Worldwide, told Premier's News Hour the threat is extreme: "We're talking about 750 people dead - at least - since the new President was inaugurated on May 29th.

Nigerian army rescues hundreds of girls from Boko Haram

Diplomats and intelligence officials say they believed at least some of the girls were being held in the forest about 100 km (60 miles) from Chibok, although US reconnaissance drones failed to find them.

200 churches destroyed in Nigeria from Aug to Oct, 2014

THERE was a surge of anti-Christian violence by Muslims around the world that included the destruction of nearly 200 Christian churches in Nigeria during a short period around October.

Bible translators inspired by Boko Haram

SINCE April, the insurgents have stepped up the frequency and brazenness of its attacks on villages in the region. For translation partners, this is a continuing and immediate threat to their families.

Boko Haram abducts 20 women, three men in Nigeria

AT LEAST 20 women and girls were reported missing on Thursday at a nomadic settlement, Garkin Fulani, near Chibok town, Borno State, after gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram staged a midday abduction.

Nigerian military claims knowledge of school girls’ whereabouts

A top Nigerian military official believes he knows the whereabouts of girls kidnapped last month, but he says the nation's military will not use force to try to rescue them, a state news report said Monday.
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