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Nigeria lifts ban on 2 prominent humanitarian groups

By BASHIR ADIGUN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday May 30, 2013 file photo, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, Nigeria's top military spokesman speaks during an interview in Abuja, Nigeria. Nigeria's government and Islamic extremists from Boko Haram have agreed to an immediate cease-fire, officials said Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. The fate of more than 200 missing schoolgirls abducted by the insurgents six months ago remains unclear. Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade said their release is still being negotiated. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

Nigeria, Boko Haram agree to cease-fire; fate of captive girls remains unclear

Associated Press

Video posted by Boko Haram sympathizers shows the leader of the radical Islamist sect, Imam Abubakar Shekau. The Associated Press cannot independently verify the content, date, location or authenticity of this material.

For Boko Haram, U.S. tries to handle with care; Nigerian Islamists tied to al Qaeda

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Men grind pepper at a market in Obalende Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. Nigeria's government will meet with labor unions in a last bid to halt a paralyzing national strike that now threatens oil production in Africa's most populous nation. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Nigerian fuel strike continues, could impact U.S. oil supply

By Bashir Adigun and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Angry youths protest Jan. 11, 2012 at Lekki road on the third day of a nationwide strike following the removal of a fuel subsidy by the government in Lagos, Nigeria. (Associated Press)

Youths go on rampage in Nigeria’s north, killing 1

By Ibrahim Garba and Jon Gambrill - Associated Press

Angry youths protest on the third day of nationwide strike following the removal of a fuel subsidy by the government in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012.Nigeria's government is warning that a paralyzing national strike risks "anarchy" in the oil-rich nation, as demonstrations over spiraling fuel prices and government corruption entered their third day Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Youths go on rampage in ‘Occupy Nigeria’ protest

By Ibrahim Garba and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press