Activist Malala in Nigeria

Nigeria's president promised Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai that he would meet with the parents of some of the 219 schoolgirls held by Islamic extremists for three months, she said Monday.

Malala is celebrating her 17th birthday in Nigeria in an effort to work for the release of the girls from Boko Haram. (AP)

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