Borno State

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Five Killed In Boko Haram Mine Blast, Ambush

Five people have been killed in a landmine explosion and a roadside ambush in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram ,...

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‘Deadly Ambush On 200-Vehicle’ Convoy In Nigeria

Suspected militant Islamists have ambushed a convoy of about 200 vehicles on a major highway in north-eastern Nigeria,...

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Nigeria’s Next Security Problem?

In 2013, thousands of young men formed a rag-tag militia and rounded up Boko Haram members in Maiduguri, northeast...

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Boko Haram Kills Eight In Dawn Ambush

Boko Haram gunmen killed eight members of a civilian militia force on Sunday, hiding in trees and opening fire as they...

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Boko Haram Claims Deadly Attack On Nigerian City

Islamist insurgency Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the attack on Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri...

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Farmers Call To Return Home

Farmers and fishermen displaced by Boko Haram violence in northeast Nigeria want to return home, saying it will help...

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Boko Haram Launches Major Attack On Northeast Nigerian City

Suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, the Islamist militant...

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Rescued Chibok Girls Won’t Be Going Back To Home Town For School

The rescued Chibok girls will not be going back to their rural home town to complete their schooling, Nigeria's...

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Insecurity, Underfunding Hamper Nigeria Hunger Relief

Aid agencies warn that humanitarian efforts against hunger in northeastern Nigeria are dangerously underfunded and some...

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Funding Shortfall Hits Starving In NE Nigeria

Lack of funding is forcing aid agencies to cut feeding programmes for starving people in northeast Nigeria, the UN said...

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Chibok Girls Reunited With Families

A group of the “Chibok girls” freed from Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants have been reunited with their families....

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82 Reunited With Families In Nigeria

A group of the "Chibok girls" freed from Nigeria's Boko Haram militants have been reunited with their families. The 82...

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Joy As Chibok Girls Reunited With Parents

There were emotional scenes Saturday as 82 kidnapped Chibok girls released by Boko Haram Islamists earlier this month...

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Nigeria Says Freed Girl Not One of Chibok Abductees

Nigeria's government on Thursday retracted its announcement that another Chibok girl was free, saying she was not one...

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The Orphans of Boko Haram

After a night on the streets, the pack of young boys move into Maiduguri's abandoned amusement park in the early...

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Boko Haram Insurgents Kill Six Farmers In Nigeria

Boko Haram jihadists have killed six farmers who were working on their land near the northeastern Nigerian city of...

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‘I Refused To Marry Boko Haram Militants’

She said she was abducted with her father in Gwoza, Borno state, in 2013 A 14-year-old girl who surrendered while on a...

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Freed Boko Haram Fighter Says Group Ready To Attack Abuja

A man purporting to be a Boko Haram fighter said the group plans to bomb Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, in a video seen by...

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Boko Haram Releases Video of Purported Chibok Girls

Boko Haram released a video late on Friday claiming to show the Chibok school girls who refused to be rescued as part...