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21 Chibok Girls Reunite with Families for Christmas After Freed by Boko Haram

mwaniki wanjiku |

Dec 26, 2016 09:30 PM EST

The 21 Chibok girls who were released by Islamist rebel group Boko Haram have joined their families for Christmas.

Boko Haram has been known to use women and small girls in their terror attacks.

Suicide Bombing in Nigerian Market Kills at Least 50

Steve M.C. |

Dec 10, 2016 10:18 AM EST

Over 50 people have been left dead with scores sustaining serious injuries after two female bombers who had disguised themselves as customers hit a busy market in Magali town, Nigeria, on Friday.

Harmony of the Seas, the world's biggest cruise ship, sails to open water for the first time.

World's Biggest Cruise Ship Sails on Sea for the First Time

Charissa Echavez |

Mar 12, 2016 07:13 PM EST

The biggest cruise liner in the world has set sail on the open water for the first time following its three-day sail trial.

US State Department Issues Worldwide Travel Alerts Over Terror Attacks

Charissa Echavez |

Nov 23, 2015 11:45 PM EST

With the Thanksgiving and Yuletide holidays coming and the recent spate of terror attacks and threats obtaining everywhere, the U.S. State Department on Monday issued a travel alert to all its citizens living or transiting across three continents.

Boko Haram Bomb Factory Uncovered

Geann Pineda |

Mar 14, 2015 10:29 PM EDT

Nigerian security forces have uncovered a Boko Haram bomb factory this week, after regaining control over a town seized by the extremist group.

ISIS Accepts Boko Haram's Pledge Of Allegiance

Geann Pineda |

Mar 13, 2015 08:50 AM EDT

The Islamic State has accepted the pledge of allegiance from Boko Haram, a group that had been sowing terror in Nigeria and its neighboring states.

Boko Haram Child Captives Fell Deep Into Jihadism, Forgot Own Names

Geann Pineda |

Mar 12, 2015 01:52 AM EDT

Dozens of children rescued from the Nigerian rebel group Boko Haram got too entrenched in jihadist ideology, that they could not even remember their own names.

Boko Haram Pledges Allegiance To ISIS, Becomes Terror Group's Major Arm

Geann Pineda |

Mar 08, 2015 05:26 AM EDT

Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to the Islamic state, allowing it to shift from a local jihadi group to a major arm of the ISIS.

54 Dead In Multiple Suicide Bombings in Nigeria

Geann Pineda |

Mar 08, 2015 05:23 AM EDT

It was a bloody Saturday for Nigeria after five suicide bomb attacks hit the city of Maiduguri killing at least 54 people. 143 others were wounded.

US Missionary Kidnapped In Nigeria

Desiree Sison |

Feb 25, 2015 04:11 AM EST

An American missionary working in Nigeria has been abducted by gunmen from the Free Methodist Church compound last Monday

Boko Haram Changes Tactics As Pressure Mounts

Geann Pineda |

Feb 24, 2015 01:50 AM EST

Nigerian rebel group Boko Haram seems to be changing its tactics as military and multinational security forces continue to launch intensified offensives.

Over 300 Boko Haram Militants Killed by Nigerian Army

Marcel Woo |

Feb 18, 2015 10:10 AM EST

Two days of counter-terrorism operations in the state of Borno in Lagos, killed over 300 Boko Haram fighters, the Nigerian military said.

Nigeria To Destroy Boko Haram Camps In Six Weeks After Rebels Strike Neighbors

Geann Pineda |

Feb 10, 2015 01:47 AM EST

Six weeks --- that is the deadline set by the Nigerian government to "take out" all Boko Haram camps. This comes as the Nigerian rebel group intensified its insurgency, spreading terror into neighboring countries Monday.