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ANALYSIS - Girls suffer most as Nigeria kidnap scourge hits school attendance

ANALYSIS - Girls suffer most as Nigeria kidnap scourge hits school attendance

Millions of Nigerian children do not go to school, as mass school kidnappings increase dropout rates.
Sun Apr 14 2024
More than 100 kidnapped Nigerian students arrive back in Kaduna

More than 100 kidnapped Nigerian students arrive back in Kaduna

Information minister Mohammed Idris said no ransom was paid.
Tue Mar 26 2024
Nigerian army hunts for kidnapped students, parents seek answers

Nigerian army hunts for kidnapped students, parents seek answers

Criminal gangs kidnap school pupils seeking ransom payments, with authorities seemingly powerless to stop them.
Tue Mar 12 2024
Militants kill at least 25 in Nigeria's Borno state

Militants kill at least 25 in Nigeria's Borno state

A resident who escaped said the insurgents who killed the fishermen, suspected them of providing information to the military.
Fri Mar 10 2023
Islamic State claims raid on Nigerian prison, 440 inmates on run

Islamic State claims raid on Nigerian prison, 440 inmates on run

Shuaib Belgore suspects Boko Haram attackers came for members who were held in the prison.
Thu Jul 07 2022
Militants kill at least 50 in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno

Militants kill at least 50 in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno

A large number of Boko Haram on motorcycles armed with guns and machetes took hostage of people working on their farms before killing them.
Tue May 24 2022
Islamic State claims Nigeria bombing, says about 30 killed or hurt

Islamic State claims Nigeria bombing, says about 30 killed or hurt

Boko Haram fighters came in the early hours of Thursday and burnt down a school and several private buildings.
Thu Apr 21 2022
Nigerian army says 24 Islamist insurgents killed

Nigerian army says 24 Islamist insurgents killed

Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province have been fighting the Nigerian armed forces for more than a decade.
Tue Oct 19 2021
Bandits release 10 students kidnapped two months ago from Nigerian school

Bandits release 10 students kidnapped two months ago from Nigerian school

An undisclosed ransom was paid to release eight students while another two were set free due to ill health and 21 remaining in captivity.
Sun Sep 19 2021
Chibok schoolgirl freed in Nigeria seven years after abduction

Chibok schoolgirl freed in Nigeria seven years after abduction

One abducted girl has been freed seven years after Boko Haram militants kidnapped her and more than 200 of her classmates.
Sat Aug 07 2021
ISWAP militant group says Nigeria's Boko Haram leader is dead

ISWAP militant group says Nigeria's Boko Haram leader is dead

Shekau died around May 18 after detonating an explosive device when he was pursued by ISWAP fighters following a battle.
Mon Jun 07 2021
Nigeria's military investigates reports of Boko Haram leader's death

Nigeria's military investigates reports of Boko Haram leader's death

Abubakar Shekau may have been killed or seriously injured following clashes with rival jihadists.
Fri May 21 2021
Chad in turmoil after Deby death as rebels, opposition challenge military

Chad in turmoil after Deby death as rebels, opposition challenge military

The son of Chad's slain leader Idriss Deby took over as president and armed forces commander on Wednesday.
Wed Apr 21 2021
Kidnappers release schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria's Zamfara state - Zamfara governor

Kidnappers release schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria's Zamfara state - Zamfara governor

Gunmen have released girls who were kidnapped from a boarding school in the northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara.
Tue Mar 02 2021
Families wait as Nigerian security forces search for 300 abducted girls

Families wait as Nigerian security forces search for 300 abducted girls

An armed gang kidnapped 317 girls from the Government Girls Science Secondary School in the town of Jangebe, in Zamfara state.
Tue Mar 02 2021
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024