Nigeria After a week's delay Nigerians finally go to the polls But just hours before the polls opened Geidam city in Yobe state was attacked by suspected Islamic extremists and dozens of residents fled. 23/02/2019
Nigeria Scores dead as Nigerian warplane mistakenly strikes refugee camp Many dead a Nigerian attack plane hits refugee camp 17/01/2017
Nigeria More than 10.7 million in need of urgent help amid Boko Haram insurgency There are some new alarming figures about the worsening refugee crisis in the north of Nigeria and neighbouring countries. 14/01/2017
Nigeria Is he dead? Nigeria's military claims it's fatally wounded Boko Haram leader If true, it would be a devastating blow to the Islamist militant group. 23/08/2016
Nigeria Nigeria hosts summit on Boko Haram, 'weakened but still a threat' The fight against Boko Haram is bearing fruit but the militant group is still a serious threat, French President François Hollande told a summit in Nigeria on Saturday. 14/05/2016
Niger Boko Haram burns children alive, kills more than 80 - reports Charred corpses littered the streets of a village in north-eastern Nigeria after an attack by Boko Haram extremists Saturday night. 31/01/2016
Nigeria Nigeria's president offers to negotiate schoolgirls' release Nigeria’s new president says the government is prepared to negotiate with the Islamist militant group Boko Haram “without preconditions” to secure 31/12/2015
Nigeria Boko Haram keeps up Christmas offensive in Nigeria Details are now coming in of the latest deadly Boko Haram attacks in northern Nigeria which have left at least 80 people dead in Maiduguri, the 29/12/2015
Nigeria 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 23/10/2015
Nigeria 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 09/07/2015
Nigeria 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 02/06/2015
Nigeria Nigerian military believe it is winning the battle against Boko Haram extremists in the north of the country 11/04/2015
Nigeria 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 30/03/2015
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 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 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 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
