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Nigerian former Gen. Muhammadu Buhari speaks moments after he was presented with a certificate to show he won the election in Abuja, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat to Buhari, a 72-year-old former military dictator, who was elected in a historic transfer of power following the nation's most hotly contested election ever. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Muhammadu Buhari vows to take on Boko Haram, corruption in Nigeria

By Jonathan Soch - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday Oct. 14, 2014 file photo, people demonstrate calling on the Nigerian government to rescue girls taken from a secondary school in Chibok region, in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. Nigeria&#8217;s military says it has no news of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamic extremists nearly a year ago, despite liberating dozens of towns from the girls&#8217; Boko Haram abductors. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga, File)

With #BringBackOurGirls no longer trending, Nigerians aghast at ‘inaction’ from donors

By Matt Hadro - Catholic News Agency

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

In this Monday, May 26, 2014, photo, the Nigerians United Against Terrorism group attends a demonstration calling on the government to rescue the kidnapped girls of the government secondary school in Chibok, in Abuja, Nigeria. Nigeria's defense chief said Monday that the military has located nearly 300 school girls abducted by Islamic extremists but cannot use force to free them. (AP Photo/Gbenga Olamikan)

Nigerian defense chief says abducted girls located

By MICHELLE FAUL - Associated Press

Nigerian defense chief says military has located abducted girls but cannot go in with force.

Associated Press

People gather at the site of a blast at the Nyanya Motor Park, about 16 kilometers (10 miles) from the center of Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, April 14, 2014. An explosion blasted through a busy commuter bus station on the outskirts of Abuja before 7 a.m. (0600 GMT) Monday as hundreds of people were traveling to work. (AP Photo/Gbemiga Olamikan)

Blast kills 71 in Nigerian capital: Police

Associated Press

Damaged buses are seen at the scene of an explosion at a bus park in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, April. 14, 2014. Suspected Islamic militants struck at the heart of Nigeria with a massive rush-hour explosion at a bus station Monday that killed 71, with the toll expected to rise in the deadliest attack yet on the nation&#8217;s capital. (AP Photo/ Sunday Alamba)

Police: Blast in Nigerian capital kills 71

By Bashir Adigun and Michelle Faul - Associated Press