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President Muhammadu Buhari received in audience H.E. Dr Ahmed El-Tayeb, Grand Imam Sheikh Al-Azhar from the Arab Republic of Egypt in Statehouse on 18th May 2016.
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A group of 275 were rescued from Sambisa Forest stronghold and endured a risky three-day journey to safety. Pictured, some of the women and children at the refugee camp in Yola, Nigeria,AP
Grisly Fate Facing Women Taken by Boko Haram
Cameroon- Fifteen-year-old girl Aisha Moussa wipes away her tears as she revisits the memory of being forced to wed a terrorist belonging to the notorious African Boko Haram terrorist group based in northeastern Nigeria. Speaking from her current address, the Cameroon...Caption:
Khalid al-Barnawi is the leader of Nigeria’s Ansaru jihadist group and was listed by Washington in 2012 as “specially designated global terrorists” (AFP Photo/Str)
Nigerian Army Captures Leader of Militant Group Ansaru
Nigeria’s army said it has arrested Khalid al-Barnawi, leader of an al-Qaeda linked militant group Ansaru which is a splinter faction of Boko Haram that has been accused of kidnapping and killing Westerners, a military spokesman said on Monday. Military...Caption:
Goodluck Jonathan (L) and Muhammadu Buhari embrace after signing a peace accord ahead of the presidential elections in Abuja on March 26, 2015. (Reuters/Stringer)
Nigeria’s Buhari praises Jonathan for peaceful handover
Abuja, Reuters—Nigerian election winner Muhammadu Buhari congratulated outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan for peacefully relinquishing power on Wednesday, a day after becoming the first politician in Nigeria’s history to unseat a sitting leader at the ballot...Caption:
An armoured vehicle used by Boko Haram militants captured by the Nigerian military in Maiduguri, Borno State, North East Nigeria, on January 27, 2015. (EPA/STR)