The Irish Times

Kidnappers release 27 schoolboys in Nigeria as search continues for 317 abducted girls

Two mass kidnappings targeting schools add to Nigerian concerns about rising violence

Sat Feb 27 2021 - 15:04

Our Bodies, Their Battlefield: How rape is used as a weapon of war

The mass of testimonies in Christina Lamb’s book feels like a display of strength

Sat Mar 28 2020 - 06:00

Suspected Islamists kill at least 65 in Nigeria

President condemns attack on funeral in northeastern Borno region

Sun Jul 28 2019 - 21:47

VW Touareg: can the luxury SUV stop its tribe from shrinking?

Like its nomadic namesakes, the Touareg may struggle to stay relevant in a changing world

Wed Jul 25 2018 - 05:00

Ireland must devise a better, kinder way than direct provision

‘Imagine your child locked in camps with endless rules, depressed and isolated’

Fri Sept 22 2017 - 01:00

Abducted Chibok schoolgirl found with baby son

Girl was one of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants in 2014

Sat Nov 05 2016 - 12:46

Suspected militants kill 10 in Cameroon suicide bombing

Boko Haram has waged a six-year campaign for an Islamist state in northeastern Nigeria

Sat Nov 21 2015 - 14:10

Nigerian president Buhari sacks defence chiefs

New leader has made defeating Islamist militant group Boko Haram his top priority

Mon Jul 13 2015 - 15:19

Two blasts hit central Nigerian city of Jos

Boko Haram church attack kills more than 200

Mon Jul 06 2015 - 08:11

Female suicide bombers in Nigeria kill at least 21

No claim of responsibility but suspicion likely to fall on Islamist insurgents Boko Haram

Tue Nov 25 2014 - 17:49

Bomb blast in Nigerian capital kills at least 21

Police say 17 others were injured by explosion in busy shopping district in Abuja

Wed Jun 25 2014 - 19:05

Nigerian college explosion kills ‘at least eight’

Twenty other people wounded by blast at campus in nothern city of Kano

Mon Jun 23 2014 - 17:52

African leaders to wage ‘total war’ on Boko Haram

Paris summit ends with strategy to share intelligence on Nigerian extremist group

Sat May 17 2014 - 19:53

Seanad call for debate on violence against women

Senator highlights ’I decide’ global campaign to support women’s reproductive rights

Thu May 15 2014 - 01:00

Nigerian president optimistic about finding abducted schoolgirls

Israel is the latest country to offer help

Mon May 12 2014 - 07:00

Michelle Obama condemns Nigerian kidnappings

First lady takes rare step of delivering president’s weekly radio address

Sat May 10 2014 - 14:56

#BringBackOurGirls: Over 1m tweet for schoolgirls' freedom

Michelle Obama is latest high-profile Twitter user to call for return of abducted Nigerian girls

Thu May 08 2014 - 14:37

Protest outside Nigerian embassy in Dublin over abductions

Protestors call for release of 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic militants Boko Haram

Thu May 08 2014 - 00:01