Tobi Soniyi in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in London, the United Kingdom called on the global community to give greater support to countries devastated by terrorism and civil strife. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said the presiden...

Nigeria's army says 800 militants from the Islamist Boko Haram group who have surrendered and shown remorse will be rehabilitated into society. They would be profiled, documented and offered training in new skills at several camps currently being set up, the army spokesman told the BBC. Until now ...

About 15 girls seen in video obtained by government two years after almost 300 of them were kidnapped by Boko Haram. A new video has emerged showing some of the missing schoolgirls kidnapped by the armed group Boko Haram in Nigeria two years ago, providing hope to parents that their daughters are...

Fifteen years into a millennium that many of us hoped would see an end to war, a spreading global violence has come to threaten the very foundations of our international system. More people fled last year than at any other time in our records. Around the world, almost 60 million have been displac...

By Ephrem Rugiririza The Central African Republic, which has had no less than three presidents since 2013, says it wants to emerge from a long and bloody transition by holding legitimate elections. Although already twice postponed, a new elections calendar was published on June 19. The calendar ...