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'They're about to go through hell'

Former Kiwi hostage Bruce Klenner says the chances of kidnapped workers being freed depends on a lot of circumstances, but it was mostly to do with money.

'I had no intention of stopping': Cop avoids kidnappers

Former Kiwi cop escaped kidnappers in Nigeria.

Boko Haram's victims on verge of starvation

Thousands of Boko Haram victims are now on the verge of starvation in northeastern Nigeria, months after being rescued from the radical Islamist group.

Boko Haram targets geography teachers

Boko Haram is singling out geography teachers in its campaign of terror against Western education in Nigeria, it has been revealed.

Neverending nightmare for Boko Haram rape victims

Many people assumed the women kidnapped and held captive in Boko Haram's rape camps would be warmly welcomed back. Instead, they are shunned.

Women suicide bombers trigger deadly blast

Two women suicide bombers set off a deadly blast in a Nigerian mosque killing at least 22 people.

Boko Haram far from defeated

A bombing that killed 58 people at a camp in a Nigerian town underlies the destructive capacity of Boko Haram that's left 3 million people cut off from access to aid.

Photo triggers massive donations

The emaciated toddler was accused of being a witch and abandoned by his family.

Voters defy militants

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times for democracy in Africa yesterday as Nigerians resolutely cast their votes amid shootings by Islamist militants and technical glitches.

Girl, 10, used for market bombing

After days of razing villages and massacres, Boko Haram finished the week with its most chilling atrocity.

2000 dead in Nigeria, but no hashtags

The West is being accused of ignoring the threat of militant Islamist group Boko Haram after their reported slaughter of up to 2000 people.

Mosque blasts kill 35, injure 150

Thirty-five people were killed and 150 injured when multiple explosions tore through the central mosque in Kano, police said.

The doctor who died to save Nigeria

All her son wanted to do was hold her hand. But like most Ebola victims, Dr Stella Adadevoh died without a loved one to comfort them in the dreadful final hours.

Dozens more girls abducted in Nigeria

Boko Haram has allegedly abducted dozens more girls in northeast Nigeria, damaging hopes of a ceasefire agreement with the Government.

Kidnapped schoolgirls to be freed

Islamic militants Boko Haram had abducted more 200 teenagers from a Nigerian school in April.

Ebola serum 'reverses' disease

An experimental serum treatment on two US missionaries has raised hopes of an effective treatment for the disease after doctors reported a "miraculous" improvement in the health of one of those who contracted the disease.