Borno State

International

Four Suicide Bombers Target Nigerian City of Maiduguri

Maiduguri has in the past been the scene of many attacks North-east Nigeria has been hit by its third suicide attack in...

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Peace Reigns In Nigeria’s Damasak But Children Still Missing

Yagana Bukar's younger brothers Mohammed and Sadiq were among about 300 children kidnapped by Boko Haram from the town...

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Confession Of 17-Year Old Abducted And Turned Killer Machine

Ali Mustapha made a shocking confession when he was arrested by the troops of the Nigeria Army at the centre of Boko...

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Nigeria Marks Third Anniversary of Schoolgirl Kidnap

Nigerians rallied Friday to mark the third anniversary of the mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram, as their...

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Rise In Boko Haram Child Suicide Bombers ‘alarming’

An "alarming" number of children, most of them girls, have been used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers in the first...

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Confession Of 17-Year Old Abducted And Turned Killer Machine

Ali Mustapha made a shocking confession when he was arrested by the troops of the Nigeria Army at the centre of Boko...

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Boko Haram Raids Stoke Fear of Fresh Attacks

Boko Haram Islamists raided a village in northeast Nigeria, in the latest rampage to steal food and medical supplies,...

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Four Dead In NE Nigeria Suicide Bombing

Four people were killed on Saturday evening when suicide bombers blew themselves up in a village on the outskirts of...

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Chibok Schoolgirl Pleads

A Chibok schoolgirl who escaped from Boko Haram militants in Nigeria has called on the international community not to...

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Don’t Forget Us, Says Chibok Schoolgirl As Third Year of Captivity Approaches

A Chibok schoolgirl who escaped from Boko Haram militants in Nigeria has called on the international community not to...

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Boko Haram’s Shekau Reappears, Criticises Cameroon ‘lies’

Boko Haram's elusive leader has made his first appearance in months, claiming responsibility for a spate of suicide...

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Boko Haram Raid Nigeria Town, Loot Food Supplies

Boko Haram Islamists have raided a town in restive northeast Nigeria, looting food supplies and burning homes after...

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Purported Boko Haram Video Shows Execution of Alleged Nigerian Spies

Islamist militant sect Boko Haram on Tuesday released a video purporting to show the execution of three men the group...

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Boko Haram Splinter Group Head Charged With Kidnappings, Murders

The leader of Boko Haram splinter group Ansaru appeared in court in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Tuesday charged with...

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‘Severe Lack of Water’ In Maiduguri Refugee Camp

Tens of thousands of people who fled Boko Haram in north-east Nigeria are now facing a severe lack of water, on top of...

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Displaced Hit By Water Shortages In NE Nigeria

Tens of thousands of people who fled Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria are facing a severe lack of water, compounding...

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Two Female Bombers Killed In Foiled Attack In Nigeria

Civilian vigilantes foiled a suicide attack on the outskirts of Nigeria's flashpoint city of Maiduguri, killing two...

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Thousands of Nigerians Trapped By Conflict Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis

Thousands of people in northeastern Nigeria remain beyond the reach of aid, Doctors Without Borders said. Many of them...

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Army Loses 31 Soldiers To Boko Haram In One Month

Nigerian Army has revealed that 28 of its men were killed The Nigerian Army has revealed that 28 of its men were killed...