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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 Kills 11 In NE Nigeria Attacks

Eleven people were killed when Boko Haram gunmen and suicide bombers launched a rare combined attack inside the...

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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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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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Suspected Boko Haram Jihadists Kill Vigilantes In Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram jihadists killed six people fighting alongside the military in two separate incidents in northeast...

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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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Pressure On Shekau, Buhari’s Health Led To Chibok Girls’ Release

Military pressure, in-fighting within Boko Haram and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's health combined to secure...

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Boko Haram Releases 82 Chibok Girls

Islamist militants of the Boko Haram group have released 82 schoolgirls from a group of 276 they abducted in...

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At Least 80 Chibok Girls Freed In Nigeria

Islamist militants of the Boko Haram group have released at least 80 schoolgirls from a group of 276 they abducted in...

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Scores of Chibok Girls Released From Boko Haram

Scores of Nigerian schoolgirls who were among more than 200 kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 have been released,...

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Boko Haram Planning Foreign Kidnaps In Northeast Nigeria

Britain and the United States on Friday said Boko Haram was preparing to kidnap foreigners in remote northeast Nigeria,...

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Boko Haram Planning Foreign Kidnaps In NE Nigeria

Britain and the United States on Friday said Boko Haram was preparing to kidnap foreigners in remote northeast Nigeria,...

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Nigerian Officials Jailed For Selling Food Aid

Two Nigerian officials have been jailed for selling food aid meant for people fleeing militant attacks and food...

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A Nigerian Border Town Choked By Boko Haram Homeless

The Nigerianarmy calls it "New Banki City", an optimistic name conjuring up visions of modern housing. The reality is...

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Boko Haram Leader Shekau ‘injured In Air Strike’

Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau has been injured and one of his deputies killed in an air strike in northeast...

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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...