Borno State

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Multiple Blasts Rock Nigerian City

Multiple explosions rocked the outskirts of Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri early Friday, killing three...

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Thousands Flee Boko Haram Attacks Around Nigeria’s Chibok

Some 7,000 people have fled from villages around the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok because of Boko Haram attacks,...

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Boko Haram Attack Kills Seven In Nigeria

At least seven soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack on military positions in northeast Nigeria, a civilian...

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‘Africa’s Most Acute Crisis’

An international conference in Oslo on Friday aims to raise $1.5 billion (1.4 billion euros) to help people affected by...

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Helping the Boko Haram Displaced

Not a single car remains in the town of Dikwa in northeast Nigeria and there's no way to communicate to the outside...

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Civilians In the Crossfire of Boko Haram and the Military

The four women lay dazed on the beds of the clinic. The face of one of them was burnt. Another broke her leg during the...

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1.4 Million Children Face Famine In Four Countries

Almost 1.4 million children suffering from severe malnutrition could die this year from famine in Nigeria, Somalia,...

International

Suicide Bombers Die In Failed Attack In Nigeria

As many as seven suicide bombers, six of them women, have blown themselves up while trying to attack the northeast...

Africa & World

Boko Haram Suicide Bomber Narrates Ordeal – “Boko Haram Gave Me N200 (Approx. $0.50) to Detonate Explosive”

An 18-year-old Boko Haram suicide bomber, Amina, who was intercepted by men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps...

International

Two Killed In A Foiled Suicide Attack In Maiduguri

A Local vigilante and a young suicide bomber lost their lives in a foiled suicide bomb attack in Dalori Quarters in...

International

Boko Haram Attacks Town Previously Bombed By Nigerian Air Force, 15 Killed- Army

Around 15 Boko Haram fighters were killed when the jihadists attacked a town in northeastern Nigeria, two days after...

Politics

Nigeria Air Strike Error Kills Dozens In Refugee Camp

A Nigerian military jet has mistakenly bombed a camp for displaced people in the north-east, killing at least 52 people...

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Nigeria Air Strike Error Kills Dozens In Refugee Camp

Nigerian military jet has mistakenly bombed a camp for displaced people in the north-east, killing at least 52 people...

International

Nigerian Air Strike ‘mistake’ Leaves 50 Dead In Refugee Camp

Nigeria’s air force killed 50 people and injured 120 in an air strike on a refugee camp in the northeast on Tuesday,...

International

Nigeria Air Strike Error Kills Up To 100 In Refugee Camp

A Nigerian air force jet has mistakenly bombed a camp for displaced people near Rann in the north-east, killing up to...

International

Nigerian Fighter Jet Strikes Refugees, Aid Workers In Borno

A Nigerian fighter jet misfired during an operation Tuesday, striking refugees at a camp in Borno state for the...

Politics

Three Killed In Maiduguri University Bomb Attack

At least three people have been killed in an early morning bomb attack at Nigeria’s University of Maiduguri, in the...

International

Nigerian Chibok Girl Found With Baby

The Nigerian army says that one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls has been found, along with her six-month-old baby....

Politics

Nigerian Chibok Girl Found With Her Six-Month-Old Baby

The Nigerian army says that one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls has been found, along with her six-month-old baby....