Nigeria

Nigeria

At least 50 killed in multiple blasts in key Nigerian city

At least 50 people are reported dead after three blasts rocked the key northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri. One bomb is said to have gone off near

07/03/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria rocked by twin suicide attacks, Boko Haram blamed

At least 26 people have been killing in suicide attacks in two different parts of Nigeria. The attacks took place at major bus stations in Potiskum

25/02/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria retakes Baga as Boko Haram attacks more villages

Nigerian forces are said to have retaken the strategic northeastern town of Baga from Islamist militant group Boko Haram. However, witnesses reported

21/02/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria says airstrikes have killed 'large number' of Boko Haram militants

Nigeria’s military says it has bombed northeastern training camps and equipment belonging to Boko Haram, killing a large number of insurgents. The

19/02/2015

Nigeria

Hundreds of Boko Haram militants killed around northeastern Nigeria

More than 300 Boko Haram islamic militants have been killed in operations in and around northeastern Nigeria according to army sources. As part of a

18/02/2015

Nigeria

Boko Haram vows to disrupt Nigeria's March 28 election 'at any cost'

Islamist militants Boko Haram have vowed to disrupt Nigeria’s March 28 elections at any cost in a newly released video. It comes as fears grow that

18/02/2015

Nigeria

Vow to crush Boko Haram met with scorn

The Nigerian government is insisting that a widening offensive by Boko Haram will be crushed, and there will be no further election postponement

10/02/2015

Nigeria

Battle against Boko Haram intensifies

Boko Haram militants have continued to push their battles over Nigeria’s borders, with an attack and suspected kidnapping in northern Cameroon. It

09/02/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria and neighbours announce multi-national force to confront Boko Haram

At a meeting in Cameroon, Nigeria and its four neighbouring countries have agreed to send an 8,000 plus force to confront Boko Haram. The conflict is

08/02/2015

Nigeria

Nigerian presidential election delayed due to security concerns

The country's electoral commission announces the vote will be postponed by more than a month.

08/02/2015

Nigeria

Chad forces mass on Nigeria border as France boosts fight against Boko Haram

France has sent military advisers to Niger’s southern border with Nigeria in an effort to boost the campaign by regional powers against the Islamist

05/02/2015

Nigeria

Boko Haram strikes again in Nigeria

The Islamist group attacked Maiduguri a major northeastern city around midnight on Sunday.

25/01/2015

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Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks have displaced one million

22/01/2015

Nigeria

German Boko Haram hostage freed

A German hostage, kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in Nigeria, has been freed following a raid by Cameroon’s military. Arriving at Yaounde

21/01/2015

Nigeria

Boko Haram exporting terror violence

The UN Security Council has demanded that Nigeria’s terrorist group Boko Haram disarm and demobilise. The charity Oxfam says violence by the Islamist

20/01/2015

Nigeria

Boko Haram violence surges ahead of Nigerian elections

Boko Haram began its concerted terror campaign in Nigeria in 2009. The Sunni jihadist movement was founded in 2002. The Islamists’ goal is to impose

15/01/2015

Nigeria

Images show Boko Haram's massive destruction in Baga, Nigeria

Satellite images released by Amnesty International show the scale of what it says is Boko Haram’s biggest and most destructive assault yet. The

15/01/2015

Nigeria

Boko Haram: Nigeria's forgotten war

Last week, while the world’s eyes were turned towards France following the terrorist attacks on Charlie Hebdo, thousands of kilometres away, more

13/01/2015

Nigeria

Catholic archbishop calls for more global resolve to tackle Boko Haram militants

A Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria has accused the West of ignoring the threat of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The comment from Ignatius

12/01/2015

Nigeria

'Girl of 10' carries out Nigeria suicide bombing

A bomb worn by a girl thought to be about 10 years old has exploded in a crowded marketplace in northeast Nigeria, killing at least 16 people and

11/01/2015

Nigeria

Deadly suicide bomb attack in Nigeria market

At least twenty people have died and dozens more have been injured when a girl, thought to be aged ten, blew herself up at a crowded market in

10/01/2015

Nigeria

Residents flee as Boko Haram terrorises Baga in northeast Nigeria

Thousands of Nigerians have been fleeing violence at the hands of the Islamist group Boko Haram – amid reports that hundreds, possibly more, may have

09/01/2015

Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnap 40 men in north-east Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram militants have kidnapped at least 40 men and boys in a remote village in north-east Nigeria. People who fled from Malari in

03/01/2015

Nigeria

Boko Haram suspected of another mass kidnapping in Nigeria

Reports in Nigeria say militants from the Boko Haram group are suspected of carrying out another mass kidnapping of women and children in the

18/12/2014

Nigeria

Nigeria soldiers face death penalty for mutiny

A Nigerian court has sentenced 54 soldiers to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram Islamists. The men were found guilty of mutiny, refusing to help

18/12/2014

Nigeria

Dozens kidnapped in suspected Boko Haram attack in northern Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 32 people and kidnapped dozens more in an attack in northern Nigeria. Local officials say the

18/12/2014