Terrible mix-up in Bauchi leads to mob killing of woman wrongfully suspected of being a suicide bomber
Sect has been staging attacks outside its usual areas of strength as military gains force a strategic shift
Nigerian forces retook towns from the extremist group in Adamawa state last year, but they had help from local fighters with makeshift weapons
Last year, Nigerian forces swept in and retook a series of towns that had been overrun by the extremist group Boko Haram in northeastern Adamawa state. But they did not fight alone: Local vigilantes joined in with makeshift weapons and helped the soldiers retake their hometowns. VOA's Chris Stein reports.
Process began in 2010, but today, those who can afford them rely on generators; it's open-air flames for everyone else
Nigeria began the process of privatizing its power sector in 2010. But five years later, reliable electricity is still practically nonexistent. What went wrong? Chris Stein reports from Yola, Nigeria, as part of VOA’s Power Africa series.
Election commission made call Saturday in hopes six-week delay will allow new regional military force to subdue militant group Boko Haram ahead of ballot
Girls who escaped the kidnapping say they are motivated to continue their studies at AUN as a way to help Chibok
As Nigeria goes to the polls next month, many expect the two top presidential contenders to gain much of their support from constituencies organized along ethnic or religious lines. But are faith and regional blocs really what political power in Nigeria is about? Chris Stein reports.
Attacks on opposition supporters in Niger Delta region raise fears of greater violence should President Goodluck Jonathan lose his re-election bid
US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Nigeria Sunday in a show of the level of concern within the U.S. and the international community over next month’s presidential election. Chris Stein reports.
Nigerians head to the polls in February; community, religious leaders working to prepare people to accept results of the election, refrain from violence
Demonstration follows recent attacks near northeastern town of Baga by Boko Haram militants that may have killed thousands
In 2013, only about 500 refugees crossed into Chad, he said. In 2014, it was about 3,000
Also, Chad says it will help Cameroon fight Boko Haram militants attacking it from Nigeria, calls on neighboring nations to aid effort
In some states in the Niger River Delta, aspiring politicians say they feel the PDP has shortchanged them and have joined opposition parties
Local politicians, residents say hundreds, if not thousands of people were killed last week during Baga raid
Blessing John, who managed to escape Boko Haram and take refuge in the capital Abuja tells VOA what captivity is like under the brutal militant group
Many of those who ran for their lives to escape Islamist militant group now live in squalor on edges of Abuja
In its five-year effort to impose Islamic law in northeastern Nigeria, the Boko Haram extremist group has killed thousands of people and forced hundreds of thousands to flee. Some of those who ran for their lives now live in squalor on the edges of the capital, Abuja. Chris Stein reports for VOA.
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