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| Nigeria kidnapped schoolgirls: Michelle Obama to deliver presidential weekly radio address to condemn abductions | Nigeria kidnapped schoolgirls: Michelle Obama to deliver presidential weekly radio address to condemn abductions |
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| US First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver her husband's weekly presidential speech to raise awareness of the mass abduction of more than 200 Nigerian girls last month. | US First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver her husband's weekly presidential speech to raise awareness of the mass abduction of more than 200 Nigerian girls last month. |
| Mrs Obama, who recently called for the release of the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls as part of the #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign, is set to make the address tomorrow, coinciding with Mother's Day in the United States. | Mrs Obama, who recently called for the release of the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls as part of the #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign, is set to make the address tomorrow, coinciding with Mother's Day in the United States. |
| White House spokesman Eric Schultz said: "As the mother of two young daughters, Mrs Obama is taking up the opportunity to express outrage and heartbreak the president and she share over the kidnapping." | White House spokesman Eric Schultz said: "As the mother of two young daughters, Mrs Obama is taking up the opportunity to express outrage and heartbreak the president and she share over the kidnapping." |
| He added: "The first lady hopes that the courage of these young girls serves as an inspiration... and a call to action for people around the world to fight to ensure that every girl receives the education that is their birthright." | He added: "The first lady hopes that the courage of these young girls serves as an inspiration... and a call to action for people around the world to fight to ensure that every girl receives the education that is their birthright." |
| Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for kidnapping more than 250 girls from a secondary school in Chibok, northeastern Nigeria, on 14 April and has threatened to "sell them" into slavery. | Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for kidnapping more than 250 girls from a secondary school in Chibok, northeastern Nigeria, on 14 April and has threatened to "sell them" into slavery. |
| Boko Haram, whose name loosely translates as "Western education is forbidden", aims to revive a medieval Islamic caliphate in Nigeria, whose population is split between Christians and Muslims. | Boko Haram, whose name loosely translates as "Western education is forbidden", aims to revive a medieval Islamic caliphate in Nigeria, whose population is split between Christians and Muslims. |
| The United States, Britain, China and France have offered to help in the search for the missing schoolgirls, which has sparked global outrage and international condemnation. | The United States, Britain, China and France have offered to help in the search for the missing schoolgirls, which has sparked global outrage and international condemnation. |
| On Friday, the United Nations Security Council called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of the abducted schoolgirls and said it would take "the appropriate measures" against Boko Haram, hinting at potential sanctions against members of the group. |