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International

83 Nigerian Soldiers Missing In Boko Haram Attack

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Some 83 Nigerian soldiers are missing in action since Boko Haram Islamic extremists...

International

Boko Haram Frees 21 Chibok Girls

Boko Haram militants handed over 21 missing Chibok schoolgirls to the Nigerian government Thursday morning, according...

Politics

Chibok Schoolgirls ‘freed’ In Nigeria

Twenty-one of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been freed, a senior Nigerian government official has...

Opinion

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...

International

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...

International

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...

International

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...

Opinion

‘Son’ of Boko Haram’s Founder Named Jihadi Head

Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - When the Islamic State group appointed Abu Musab al-Barnawi as the head of Boko Haram early in...

International

Why John Kerry Paid A Visit To the Sultan of Sokoto In Nigeria

When a top-ranking American diplomat visits Nigeria, one might imagine that their first destination would be the...

Africa & World

‘Boko Haram’ Kills Dozens of Nigerian Fishermen Near Chad

An attack by Islamic extremists killed dozens in the northeastern Nigerian village of Doron Baga, a major fishing...