The ban shocked many in Nigeria, where Twitter has had a major role in political discourse, with the hashtags #BringBackOurGirls after Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls…

When 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram from a remote area in Nigeria, the world called for their rescue. A new book, Bring Back Our Girls: The Untold Story of the…

The activist politician will run for president next year, taking on the patriarchy at the same time

The Dapchi kidnapping on February 19 brought back painful memories of a similar abduction in Chibok in April 2014, when more than 200 girls were taken

Fears grew in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday about the fate of potentially scores of girls who have not been seen since a Boko Haram attack on Monday

After enduring horrific ordeals, the women and girls freed from Boko Haram return to families and communities who reject them, a report has found.

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to recover oil revenues from an estimated stolen 250 000 barrels a day during a visit to the US.

Three schoolgirls who were rescued from Boko Haram are now offering comfort and hope for other hostages recently freed from the militant group.

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has criticised world leaders for failing to help free 219 schoolgirls kidnapped a year ago by Boko Haram fighters.

In a kidnapping similar to that of 200 girls taken from their school by Boko Haram, more than 100 people have been taken into a forest in Nigeria.

The organisation has called on the government to help women and girls who have escaped from Boko Haram with post-rape care and psychosocial support.

Nigeria’s military claims to have captured one of the group’s ringleaders – but the attacks continue unabated.

Following the kidnapping of schoolgirls by extremist Islamist group Boko Haram, Haji Mohamed Dawjee looks at the perception of women in Islam today.