A U.N. diplomat said on Tuesday, Nigeria has formally asked the U.N. Security Council al Qaeda sanctions committee to blacklist the Islamist militant group Boko Haram after the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls. The diplomat said, speaking on condition of anonymity, that if there are no objections from the 15-member council committee, which operates by consensus, Boko Haram will be sanctioned at 3 p.m. EDT on Thursday.
'Thousands Killed by Boko Haram'
- VIDEO: Boko Haram Is West Africa's Al-Qaeda, Says Nigerian President
- 12,000 Lives Lost to Boko Haram- - Jonathan
- Boko Haram Has Killed Over 12,000 Nigerians, Plans to Take Over Country, Jonathan Says
- Boko Haram Has Killed Over 12,000 Nigerians--Jonathan
- President Jonathan Asks Nigerian Journalists to Be Factual in News Reporting
- VIDEO: U.S. Reaches Agreement With Nigeria On Intelligence Sharing
- 'Nigerians Being Killed Every Day to Stop Jonathan's 2015 Ambition'
- Boko Haram - Jonathan in Security Summit
- President Jonathan Appeals for Calm
- Negotiate or Fight, Shehu Sani, Boko Haram Negotiator, Tells FG
- VIDEO: Why Cameroon Was Not Part Of International Task Force - Maku
- Shettima - We Can Combat Boko Haram Through Military, Socio-Political, Economic Strategy
- Chibok Girls - Boko Haram Soft-Pedals, Drops Demand for Release
- Jonathan Says BH "Wake-Up" Attack Is "Line in the Sand"
- Al-Qaeda Operates in Nigeria, Says Jonathan
- End of Boko Haram Imminent, Says Cleric
- Boko Haram - United States May Cause More Confusion
- Boko Haram - France Offers China Help to Locate Hostages
- Why Boko Haram Intensifies Attacks - Jonathan
- African Leaders Declare 'War' On Al-Qaeda-Linked Boko Haram
- Jonathan to U.S. - Nigerian Military Not Afraid of Boko Haram
- Jonathan Asks Nigerian Journalists to Be Factual
- Jonathan - Our Soldiers Can't Pursue B/Haram to Cameroon
- Jonathan - Our Soldiers Can't Pursue Boko Haram to Cameroon
- How U.S., France, Israel Stopped Jonathan
- Boko Haram, Nigeria and the Rest of the World - Goodluck Jonathan
Strategy Against Boko Haram Adopted
- Paris Summit - African Leaders Declare "Total War" On Boko Haram
- Paris Summit - Nigeria, Neighbours Declare War On Boko Haram
- Boko Haram - Jonathan in Security Summit
- Why Nigeria Couldn't Keep Schoolgirls Safe and Why Paris Summit May Offer Hope
- Paris Summit Discusses Boko Haram Security Threat
- President Jonathan Speech in France At the Regional Summit On Security in Nigetia
- France Convenes Summit on Boko Haram
- Chibok - Boko Haram, Northern Elders and Americans
- African Leaders Declare 'War' On Al-Qaeda-Linked Boko Haram
- Nigeria, Cameroon Cooperation Boost War Against Boko Haram
- African Leaders 'Declare War' On Boko Haram
- Nigeria Needs International Pressure
- Global Strategy Against Boko Haram Adopted
- Leaders Meet to Tackle Boko Haram
- Jonathan to Negotiate Over Girls?
- Security Fears Force Jonathan to Abort Chibok Visit
- Chibok Girls - Shehu of Borno Backs Foreign Intervention
- U.S Demands UN Sanctions Against Boko Haram
- Emergency Rule - Adamawa, Borno, Yobe Govs May Get Tenure Extension
Jonathan Vows to Defeat Boko Haram
- Chibok Girls - Days of Boko Haram Numbered - PDP
- Boko Haram to Be Stamped Out in Three Months - Northern Governors
- Boko Haram to Be Stamped Out in Three Months - Northern Governors
- Either Jonathan Goes to Sambisa Forest or Shekau Remains At Nyanya
- Jonathan - Schoolgirls Abduction, the Beginning of the End of Terror in Nigeria
- Chibok, Beginning of Boko Haram's End - Jonathan
- VIDEO: Parents of Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirls Gather at School
- VIDEO: Nigerians in London Call for Return of Kidnapped Girls
- Chibok Abduction Will End Terror in Nigeria - Jonathan
- VIDEO: Jonathan Restates Commitment To Rescue Abducted Chibok Girls
- The Boko Haram Challenge
- Chibok Abduction Will End Terrorism in Nigeria - Jonathan
- Success of WEF, Blow On Terrorists, Says Jonathan
- Boko Haram - ECOWAS Chair Mahama Meets Jonathan
- Chibok Abduction Will Be an End to Terror in Nigeria - Jonathan
- Ecowas Chair Mahama to Discuss Boko Haram With Jonathan
- What Jonathan Administration Must Do to Defeat Boko Haram
- Nigeria President Jonathan Vows to End Terrorism, Says Adviser
13 000 Lives Lost to Boko Haram
- Boko Haram Has Killed 13,000 Nigerians - Jonathan
- Over 13,000 Killed in Boko Haram Crisis - Jonathan
- We Will Crush Boko Haram Like Ebola - Jonathan
- We'll Crush Boko Haram Like We Did Ebola - Jonathan
- Why Nigeria Has Not Defeated Boko Haram - Jonathan
- Jonathan - We Will Overcome Boko Haram Insurgency
- Businessmen, Investors Seek End to Insurgency in Nigeria
- Why We've Not Defeated Boko Haram - Jonathan
- Boko Haram Dims Hopes of Oil-Fuelled Revival of North
- Politics, Boko Haram and Strategy
- Boko Haram Kills Pastor, Teacher, 18 Others in Borno
- Boko Haram - Davis Links Funding to Agent in Cairo
- Australian Negotiator, Davis, Sends a Message to Boko Haram
- Troops Repel Boko Haram Attack On Borno Town
- Scores of Boko Haram Insurgents Killed in Another Failed Konduga Attack
- U.S. Denies Blocking FG's Purchase of War Aircraft
- Only By United Action Can We Check Terrorism - Jonathan
- Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution Condemning Violent Extremism
- Fear Is the Sum Total of Nigerians
Fresh Attacks in Nigeria's Borno State
- 48 Killed in Fresh Borno Attacks, Chibok Schoolgirls Sighted in Chad
- Boko Haram Kills Villagers in Fresh Attacks
- Boko Haram Attacks Near Chibok Claim 30
- Nigeria Violence - 'Boko Haram Kill 17' in Village Attack
- Borno - Gunmen Kill 29 in Alagarno, Shawa and Kopchi Villages
- Gunmen Kill 30 Villagers in Fresh Borno Attack
Fresh Attacks Claim Dozens in Nigeria
- Fresh Attacks Claim Dozens
- 40 Persons Killed in Fresh Boko Haram Attack On Borno
- 40 Killed, Village Burnt As Gunmen Assail Borno Village
- 40 Feared Killed As Boko Haram Invades Another Borno Village
- Scores Killed in Kano, Borno Attacks
- Borno Govt Donates to Victims of Insurgency
- Borno Govt Donates N10 Million to Victims of Insurgency
- Military Warns Visitors to Borno, Adamawa Crises Zones
- Gunmen Kill Nine Travellers in Borno
- Borno Donates N10 Million to Victims of Insurgency
