Nigeria Nigeria braces for post-election violence and bloodshed Some 69 million voters across Nigeria are heading to the polls today (March 28) to choose their new president. Incumbant President Jonathan will face 28/03/2015
World Boko Haram will not 'sabotage' Nigeria's presidential poll, says analyst Saturday’s presidential election in Nigeria sees incumbent Goodluck Jonathan go up against former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari. It is being 27/03/2015
Nigeria Security stepped up ahead of Nigerian presidential elections Nigeria attempts to avoid the deadly violence of the 2011 elections, with increased security ahead of the presidential vote. 27/03/2015
Nigeria Nigeria: Hundreds of women and children kidnapped, locals say Boko Haram militants in northern Nigeria have kidnapped more than 400 young women and children from Damasak, according to residents of the town 25/03/2015
Nigeria Nigeria: Dozens of corpses found in town re-taken from Boko Haram At least 70 bodies have been found scattered under a bridge in a Nigerian town recently re-taken from Boko Haram militants. The partially mummified 21/03/2015
Nigeria Boko Haram on the run as Nigerian army retakes Baga Under the combined pressure of forces from Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria Islamic extremists Boko Haram are not having things all their own way. The 14/03/2015
Nigeria Nigeria announces further victories in fight against Boko Haram Nigeria’s military says coalition forces have almost entirely recaptured the former Boko Haram stronghold of Yobe State, in the northeast of the 11/03/2015
Nigeria Boko Haram 'loses ground' in Nigeria Military sources in Nigeria say their ground forces are starting to reclaim areas seized by Boko Haram militants. In the past months, the Islamist 10/03/2015
Nigeria Chad and Niger launch joint campaign against Boko Haram Chad and Niger have launched a joint military operation against Boko Haram in Nigeria. The Sunni militant group has expanded cross border raids 08/03/2015
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
Cameroon African presidents create 80-million euro fund to fight Boko Haram Presidents from ten central African states have held an emergency summit in Cameroon to create an 80-million euro fund to fight the Islamist militant 17/02/2015
Chad Footage shows Boko Haram's latest deadly attack For the first time, the Islamist militant group attacked a village in Chad, killing several people. 14/02/2015
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