Of the roughly 197 Chibok schoolgirls who still are unaccounted for after Islamist militants kidnapped them in Nigeria two years ago, only 83 will be negotiated for when the West African nation ...

Esther Yakubu’s daughter was seen in a video released by Boko Haram last month. — -- Esther Yakubu holds two grainy photos of her bright-eyed daughter in her hands and begins to cry.

More of the missing schoolgirls are said to be returning home. LONDON and MAIDUGURI -- Nearly seven years after Boko Haram militants snatched them from their dormitory beds in the northeast ...

A government official, center, welcomes some of the 21 recently freed Chibok schoolgirls at the State House in Abuja, Nigeria, in October. (Sunday Aghaeze/Nigeria State House via AP) Jenny Rogers ...

After more than three years in captivity, 82 of the Chibok schoolgirls have been reunited with their families amid tears, laughter, music and dancing. On an emotional day in the Nigerian capital ...

Maiduguri, Nigeria – It has been nearly a year since 26-year-old Rabiat left the Boko Haram enclave she was held in for close to a decade. In her home in Maiduguri, the northeast Nigerian city ...

“We have agreed on the release of the Chibok schoolgirls, and we expect to conclude on that at our next meeting with the group’s representative next week in Chad,” he said. The announcement ...

Mothers of Chibok paints a visceral portrait of courage, faith, and the enduring power of hope. Jamie Patricof, Katie McNeill, Rachel Halilej, Joel ‘Kachi Benson, Samira Mohammad and Adeyinka ...

The 82 newly-released Chibok schoolgirls arrived in Nigeria’s capital Sunday, as it was revealed the country’s government freed five Boko Haram commanders in exchange for the girls’ liberation.

If the higher total this week is confirmed, it could surpass the mass abduction in 2014 when Boko Haram militants kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from their dormitory in the village of Chibok.

In his inaugural speech on May 29, 2015, however, Buhari said that Nigeria could not claim to have defeated Boko Haram "without rescuing the Chibok girls and all other innocent persons held ...