"The school said that they are not responsible, that the government is supposed to take care of everything.”

Girls who spent three years in Boko Haram’s brutal captivity make the revelation in diaries they kept.

Eighty-two of the abducted girls were freed on Sunday.

The government is battling to deradicalise women and children rescued from Boko Haram's Sambisa stronghold.

"I gave birth to him, but I did not give birth to his lifestyle."

"I had given up hope of ever going home."

"They had been fed well and regularly, until the military cut off Boko Haram supplies."

"I told her not to tell anybody some of the things she told me. I told her that she should...

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Various false leads have raised hopes of finding the girls but their whereabouts remains unknown.

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Even an announcement to board your flight at the airport sometimes sounded like a summons to the parade ground. While...

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There really isn't much hope for my father's generation in terms of relinquishing tribal sentiments. Our only hope is our...

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Many Nigerian students want to school abroad, but their return can cause tensions in the workplace.