Nigeria 23/10/2015 Dozens killed in Nigeria bomb blasts At least 37 people have been killed and 107 wounded in two bomb attacks in north-eastern Nigeria. A device was detonated during morning prayers at a
Nigeria 09/07/2015 Nigerian troops arrest alleged mastermind of deadly bombings The alleged mastermind behind deadly bombings in central Nigeria has been arrested. The defence ministry announced that the suspect, behind attacks
Nigeria 03/06/2015 Nigeria: Boko Haram blamed for latest attack that kills dozens Northeastern Nigeria has been rocked by another bomb attack that has left around 50 people dead at a busy market.
Nigeria 02/06/2015 Scores killed in Nigeria market bomb blast A bomb blast has hit a busy meat market in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing as many as 50 people, according to eyewitnesses. So far
Nigeria 05/05/2015 Boko Haram freed women tell of captive life under Islamist Jihadi fighters Boko Haram is fracturing, there is discontent in the organisation’s ranks as they face shortages of fuel and weapons. That’s according to a group of
Nigeria 13/04/2015 Prayers for the abducted Chibok school girls - still missing after one year Campaigners calling for the rescue of over 200 girls abducted in Chibok, Nigeria, have held a prayer session in the capital Abuja to mark the one
Nigeria 11/04/2015 Nigerian military believe it is winning the battle against Boko Haram extremists in the north of the country Nigeria’s military officials believe they are winning the battle against the Boko Haram terrorists. They claim to have ousted insurgents from all the
Nigeria 30/03/2015 Nigeria presidential poll is marred by voting irregularities and violence Counting is underway in Nigeria’s presidential election which has been marred by violence and irregularities. Voting had to be extended into a
Nigeria 21/03/2015 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
Nigeria 08/03/2015 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
Nigeria 25/02/2015 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
Nigeria 21/02/2015 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
Nigeria 19/02/2015 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
Nigeria 08/02/2015 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
Nigeria 08/02/2015 Nigerian presidential election delayed due to security concerns The country's electoral commission announces the vote will be postponed by more than a month.
Chad 04/02/2015 Chadian forces kill hundreds of Boko Haram militants in north east Nigeria Chad’s army claims it has killed some 200 Boko Haram militants in the towns of Gambaru and Ngala near the border with Cameroon. Around 2,000 Chadian
Nigeria 25/01/2015 Boko Haram strikes again in Nigeria The Islamist group attacked Maiduguri a major northeastern city around midnight on Sunday.
Nigeria 15/01/2015 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
Nigeria 15/01/2015 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
Nigeria 13/01/2015 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
