What do we know about the leader of Boko Haram? Abubakar Shekau has inspired his group of fighters to kill hundreds of people in Nigeria, where Yalda Hakim spoke to people who knew him.
There are reports of continuing atrocities in Nigeria by the radical Islamist group Boko Haram, which kidnapped more than a 200 schoolgirls in April. It is thought as many as 200 people have been killed in the last t...
HARDtalk speaks to Doyin Okupe, senior adviser to Nigeria's President, Goodluck Jonathan. He talks to Stephen Sackur about the ongoing efforts to rescue over 200 girls who were kidnapped in April by Boko Haram. He de...
The Nigerian military say they know where the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram are but they will not attempt a rescue. Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff said it was "good news for the parents," although he admitted the m...
Boko Haram is accused of killing 17 people in an attack on a village in north-east Nigeria, close to where hundreds of schoolgirls were seized. In the latest attack, Boko Haram fighters reportedly spent hours killing...
Nigeria's President has said there is no question of exchanging any of the girls kidnapped by the Islamist group, Boko Haram, for prisoners held by the government. It has been a month since the militant group abducte...
John Simpson has been given rare access to Borno state, the centre of Boko Haram activity where recently Hundreds of people were recently massacred. Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/bbcnewsCheck out our website: http...