Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria

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...

Top Stories

Vaccination Drive To Protect 4 Million Nigerian Children Gets Underway

A measles vaccination campaign to protect more than four million children living in conflict-affected areas of Nigeria...

Opinion

Dambazau And Nigeria’s Internal Security

The internal peace and security of any nation is key to development and it is the bedrock against external assault. For...

International

More Boko Haram Fighters Surrender

Authorities in Niger have said that around 20 more members of the jihadist group Boko Haram have surrendered 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....

International

Boko Haram Has Not Been Crushed

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video on Thursday to dispute a claim by the Nigerian president and...

International

Army Searching For Chibok Girls Seized By Boko Haram

After the Nigerian army claimed victory over Boko Haram in the armed group's forest stronghold, a commander at the...

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Freed Chibok Girls Not Allowed Home For Christmas, Say Families

Families of the Nigerian “Chibok girls” freed by Islamist group Boko Haram say they are being closely guarded and...

International

Chibok Girl Recalls ‘miracle’ Release By Boko Haram

When Boko Haram fighters decided to release some of the 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped two-and-a-half years ago in...

International

Suicide Bomber Kills 2 In Cameroon Market

A suicide bomber in the northern Cameroon town of Mora killed a young student and a woman in an attack on a market full...

International

Freed Chibok Girls Reunited With Their Families For Christmas

More than 20 Nigerian "Chibok girls" who were released by the Islamist group Boko Haram in October have rejoined their...

Top Stories

Boko Haram ‘ousted From Sambisa Forest Bastion’

The Nigerian army has driven Boko Haram militants from the last camp in their Sambisa forest stronghold, President...

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Two ‘young Girls’ Used As Human Bombs

Two girls said to be aged seven or eight have been used to bomb a market in north-east Nigeria, killing at least one...

International

Two ‘young Girls’ Used As Human Bombs

Two girls said to be aged seven or eight have been used to bomb a market in north-east Nigeria, killing at least one...

International

At Least 30 Killed In Suicide Bomb Attack In Northeast Nigerian

The suicide attack was carried on by two women in a busy market At least 30 people have been killed in a suicide bomb...

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Boko Haram Blocking Aid To Scores of Refugees In Cameroon

The United Nations warned Friday that the threat from Boko Haram jihadists was complicating efforts to help tens of...

International

Two Girl Suicide Bombers Attack North Cameroon Town

Two young female suicide bombers attacked a town in Cameroon's Far North region early on Thursday, authorities said,...