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10 Kidnapped On Nigeria Oil Exploration Mission

Gunmen believed to be Boko Haram Islamists have kidnapped 10 members of an oil exploration team in northeast Nigeria,...

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Four Killed In Northeast Nigeria Suicide Attacks

Four people were killed in suicide bomb attacks at a camp for those displaced by the Boko Haram conflict in northeast...

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Three Killed In Northeast Nigeria Suicide Attacks

Three people were killed in suicide bomb attacks at a camp for those displaced by the Boko Haram conflict in northeast...

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A Humanitarian Hub In Boko Haram Territory

Mangoes and watermelons, prayer mats and Chinese-made utensils are again filling the stalls of Maiduguri's markets, as...

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Call For Boko Haram Peace Talks Masks Ethnic Tensions

A group of community elders in northeast Nigeria where Boko Haram has waged a bloody eight-year insurgency are urging...

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Eight Killed In Nigeria Suicide Bombing

Eight people were killed on Monday when a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives at a mosque in northeast...

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Toll Hits 19 From Nigeria Suicide Attacks

Nineteen people have now been confirmed dead after four female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in Maiduguri,...

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Nigerian University Digs In Against Boko Haram

A giant bulldozer digs a deep ditch among the bushes surrounding the University of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria,...

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Four Suicide Bombers Kill 15 In Maiduguri, Nigeria

At least 15 people were killed when four female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in Maiduguri, northeast...

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Boko Haram Executes Eight For Defying ‘Sharia Police’

Boko Haram have publicly executed eight villagers in northeast Nigeria who opposed the enforcement of its hardline form...

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Conflict-Zone Contraception For the Boko Haram Homeless

Sixteen-year-old Aisha slips into the white family planning tent at the Bakassi camp for displaced people in Maiduguri,...

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Boko Haram Attacks Military Bases In Northeast Nigeria

Boko Haram jihadists believed to be from the IS-supported faction loyal to Abu Mus'ab Al-Barnawi have attacked three...

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Nigerian Camps Under Strain From Returning Refugees

An upsurge in Boko Haram attacks and returnees from Cameroon are stretching camps for those made homeless by the...

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Five Killed In Boko Haram Mine Blast, Ambush

Five people have been killed in a landmine explosion and a roadside ambush in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram ,...

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UN Warns Against Refugee Returns To Nigeria From Cameroon

The UN voiced alarm Wednesday at the many Nigerian refugees returning from Cameroon to Banki, a border town clouded by...

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Nigeria’s Next Security Problem?

In 2013, thousands of young men formed a rag-tag militia and rounded up Boko Haram members in Maiduguri, northeast...

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Boko Haram Kills Eight In Dawn Ambush

Boko Haram gunmen killed eight members of a civilian militia force on Sunday, hiding in trees and opening fire as they...

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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 Launches Major Attack On Northeast Nigerian City

Suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, the Islamist militant...