US Marines carry out first arrests of two Boko Haram members in Benue State

US Marines currently in Nigeria to help the government combat Boko Haram terrorists have made their first arrests taking two male suspects into custody after they were found in possession of arms and ammunition during a targeted search.

Over the last week, US Marines have arrived in Nigeria to help with the fight against terrorism after Boko Haram took their war of terror to another level by abducting 234 pupils from Government Girls Secondary School Chibok in Borno State.

US, British teams in Nigeria to help find kidnapped girls

US and British experts have arrived in Nigeria to help in the hunt for more than 200 schoolgirls whose abduction last month by Islamists prompted universal outrage.

The US embassy in Abuja told AFP Friday that a team of American experts had arrived in Nigeria, without specifying the make up of the group.

US officials have previously said Washington would send military personnel as well as specialists from the Justice Department and the FBI to help search for the girls kidnapped by the Boko Haram group on April 14 in the northeastern town of Chibok.

Breaking News: Another Bomb Blast Hits Abuja

There has been another bomb blast in Abuja

The bomb blast is said to exploded close to the the previous blast in Nyanya bus park were about 100 were killed and many injured.

Good spirited members of the public have begun the donation of blood in order to save the lives of those injured in the Nyanya blast.

David Moyes: The story of his season

(CNN) -- Not so much the Chosen One, more the Disastrous One.

From the get go, David Moyes struggled in getting to grips with the task of managing Manchester United and less than a year after succeeding the legendary Alex Ferguson, the Scot has been sacked just 10 months into a six-year contract.

It's an old adage that Rome wasn't built in a day -- but it did burn in seven nights.

With that in mind, here are the big mistakes made by Moyes during his turbulent Old Trafford tenure with the club now left fighting all sorts of fires both off and on the pitch.

Boko Haram: A bloody insurgency, a growing challenge

(CNN) -- Boko Haram's lethality is indisputable.

The militant group has bombed schools, churches and mosques; kidnapped women and children; and assassinated politicians and religious leaders alike.

It made headlines again recently with the abduction of 230 schoolgirls in the town of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria. After a fierce gunbattle with soldiers, the militants herded the girls out of bed and onto buses, and sped off. Only a few dozen of the girls have escaped.

What exactly is Boko Haram, and why has it turned into a Nigerian synonym for fear and bloodshed?

Asari-Dokubo Responds to Boko Haram Threat to Attack the Niger Delta

Mujahid Asari-Dokubo has responded to the threat by the Boko Haram terrorist group that it will attack the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

Speaking on Silverbird Television Port Harcourt during the Program Today on STV, Asari-Dokubo said he was aware of the threat as he had gotten loads of calls and text messages from Niger Deltans who expressed worry over the development. The warlord said he was not worried about the threat, although "nobody should expect him to sit down and fold his hands until his people were attacked".

On the success of the amnesty programme, Asari-Dokubo said that the Niger Delta region was only peaceful because Goodluck Jonathan was President, "Monkey no fine but im mama still like am", Asari-Dokubo concluded.

Sunshine Stars cheat death in auto crash

Players and officials of the Akure based Nigeria Professional Football League outfit were involved in an auto crash on Friday evening

Sunshine Stars players and officials were involved in a fatal accident on Friday evening on their way from Ijebu Ode where they have been camping ahead their 2014 Nigeria Premier League opener with Enyimba of Aba.