… Buhari goes to G7 for more support

Boko Haram Is Enslaving Women, Making Them Join the War – “They have a look in their eyes—they look like they are possessed,” says Amira, a Nigerian woman held captive by Boko Haram fighters for several years. “They would even drink the blood of the people they killed,” she adds, using her hands to tip an imaginary bowl of blood to her mouth.

Transparence International’s Corruption Perception Index 2015 showed that people working together can succeed in fighting corruption. Although corruption is still rife globally, more countries improved their scores in the year than declined. Some countries have improved in recent years – Greece, Senegal and the UK are among those that have seen a significant increase in scores since 2012.

Teenager seized for Boko Haram attack tells how she tore off suicide vest and fled – Girl feared going against orders but was even more afraid of killing her father who she knew was staying at the crowded camp in Nigeria that was her target

UN says 1.4m children have fled Boko Haram extremists – The number of children forced to flee Boko Haram’s Islamic insurgency in Nigeria and neighbouring countries has reached 1.4 million, according to the UN children agency, Unicef.

Nigeria to probe generals over arms fraud – Twelve senior Nigerian army officers have been handed over to the anti-corruption agency for their alleged involvement in an arms scandal.

Boko Haram violence keeping a million children out of school, says Unicef – The Boko Haram insurgency has kept more than one million children out of school, according to the UN children’s agency, highlighting fears that a lack of education will fuel further radicalism in and around Nigeria.

Not many Nigerians were stunned recently when revelations came to light that a cartel in the federal civil service made up of senior officers, as well as others from the ranks, tagged ‘budget mafia’ had smuggled items into the budget proposal submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari amounting to about N1.7 trillion.

Boko Haram: 76 Starving Members Surrender to Nigerian Military – By Conor Gaffey

Boko Haram sought terror training in Somalia, security chief says – Boko Haram fighters are crossing Africa to receive specialized training from Al Shabaab fighters in Somalia, the country’s national security chief told CNN.

Burkina Faso crisis: African leaders in army handover talks. The presidents of Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal are visiting Burkina Faso to press the military for a speedy handover of power to a civilian ruler.

Security Council boosts number of corrections officers for UN mission in Central African Republic – Determining that the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains a threat to international peace and security, the United Nations Security Council decided today to maintain the current personnel ceiling of more than 12,800 personnel in the military and police components of the UN peacekeeping operation in the country and to increase the number of corrections officers.