Nigeria’s Buhari Appeals To World For Aid
Lagos (AFP) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari appealed Friday for the international community to help relieve the growing humanitarian disaster ...
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Boko Haram Leaves Nigeria A Lifetime of Mental Trauma
Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) - The soldier clutched his book with both hands. He shouted his name, rank and Nigerian Army ...
Embattled Boko Haram Leader Shekau Resurfaces In Video
Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - The embattled leader of jihadist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, resurfaced in a video posted online ...
4 Chadian Troops Killed In Boko Haram Attack
N'Djamena (AFP) - Nigeria's Boko Haram jihadists have killed four Chadian soldiers in a cross-border raid in the volatile Lake ...
8 Soldiers Killed In Attacks By Extremists
Islamic extremists have killed eight soldiers and wounded 17 in two attacks in northeastern Nigeria, the country's military said Monday. ...
Nigeria’s Buhari Talks Boko Haram, Niger Delta Avengers, Corruption
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said his government is not ready to negotiate with Boko Haram until it is clear ...
Abubakar Shekau Boko Haram’s Shekau ‘alive and Well’
The disputed leader of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has released a video message denying a claim by the military ...
Nigeria Says Would Welcome U.N. Help In Negotiating Schoolgirls’ Release
Nigeria's president said on Thursday he would be open to U. N. bodies coming in to act as intermediaries in ...
Don’t Shut Your Doors Over Terrorism – Mahama To Western Leaders
Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, has told western leaders that shutting their doors to migrants who seek entry into their ...
Obama Commends Buhari’s Fight Against Corruption
U. S. President, Barack Obama, on Tuesday held talks with Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, where he lauded the effort of ...
38 Boko Haram Fighters Killed In South Niger
Thirty-eight Boko Haram Islamist fighters have been killed during military search operations carried out by Niger and Chad troops in ...
Boko Haram Remains Defiant, Threatens To Capture Buhari
In a new video by the Boko Haram, suspected members of the sect said they were plotting to capture President ...
Boko Haram Blamed After Road Attack In NE Nigeria
Boko Haram was on Sunday blamed for an attack on motorists in northeast Nigeria which left one person dead and ...
Nigerians Return To Homes Devastated By Boko Haram
Hundreds of internally displaced people in northern Nigeria are returning home to the villages and towns they fled to escape ...
Deaths Reported In Clashes Between Rival Boko Haram Factions
Several people were reported killed in sectarian battles within the Nigerian insurgent group Boko Haram, sources said. The Islamic state-backed ...
Buhari Calls For Improved Nigerian Behavior
When Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari first took power through a military coup in late 1983, he launched a self-described “war ...
What We Know About Boko Haram’s Factional War
For seven years, Boko Haram has terrorized northeast Nigeria and surrounding countries, killing tens of thousands and displacing millions. Despite ...
Rival Boko Haram Groups Clash In NE Nigeria
In-fighting has broken out in Boko Haram after the Islamic State group announced a new leader of its Nigerian affiliate, ...
Nigerian Military Denies ‘arrest’ of Boko Haram-Linked Reporter
A Nigerian journalist accused of having information about the whereabouts of the Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram has been ...
Some Officers Selling Arms To Boko Haram
Nigeria's military says some officers are selling arms and ammunition to Boko Haram, indicating the corruption bedeviling the country's fight ...