GOODLUCK JONATHAN

President Goodluck Jonathan declared a national emergency as officials continue their monitoring of victims.

Nigerian government spokesman appeared to deny Boko Haram had taken over Damboa.

Suspected Boko Haram members also set homes ablaze in the northeastern Nigerian town of Damboa.

More than 60 women and girls kidnapped by the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram in June reportedly escaped Friday night.

On Saturday, Boko Haram attackers also raged through towns near Chibok and Maiduguri killing at least 39 villagers.

The new program will focus on providing education and entertainment to Nigerians that encounter violent Boko Haram propaganda on a daily basis.

Nigerian police have banned protests in support of the more than 200 girls that were abducted by Boko Haram in April.

Gunmen opened fire on a church service in a remote village in northeastern Nigeria, killing nine people as worshippers fled into the bush, police and a witness said on Monday.

Earlier this week, the Nigerian government reportedly called off a deal to swap the kidnapped schoolgirls for the militants in custody.

After months of searching for the kidnapped girls, Nigerian officials withdrew from negotiations with Boko Haram at the last minute.

The source said around 10 more people had been wounded in Wednesday's attack on Chukku Nguddoa.

Despite Boko Haram, foreign direct investment is still driving economic growth in Nigeria -- now the continent’s biggest economy.

The village of Alagarno is close to Chibok where over 200 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram militants last month.

Two attacks were reported on Friday night, leaving a village torched and at least 41 people dead.

Instead, he will fly to Paris for a summit on Boko Haram and wider security issues in west and Central Africa.

In a village about 150 miles from Borno state, residents decided to take action after learning of an imminent Boko Haram attack.

Boko Haram, which is holding more than 200 girls, posted a video Monday offering to release them in exchange for prisoners.

The government looks poised to use military force to rescue kidnapped schoolgirls.

Boko Haram's leader claims the girls converted to Islam and said he would only free them in exchange for the release of imprisoned militants.

President Jonathan vows that the kidnapping is the "beginning of the end" of terror in his country.