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Freed 82 Meet President Buhari
The 82 schoolgirls released by Boko Haram Islamist militants have met Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. They were...
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...
Boko Haram Attack In Chad Kills Nine Troops, 40 Jihadists
Nine Chadian soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack on an army post in the Lake Chad region on Friday, local and...
Boko Haram’s Shekau Rejects Air Strike Injury Claims
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video published online on Thursday, rejecting claims he had been...
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...
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...
Suicide Car Bomb Targets Military Convoy In Nigeria
A suicide car bomber has attacked a military convoy in northeast Nigeria, killing five soldiers and injuring another...
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...
Boko Haram Raid Killed Nine Nigerian Soldiers
Nine Nigerian soldiers were killed and 14 others are missing feared abducted after an attack this week by suspected...
Confession Of 17-Year Old Abducted And Turned Killer Machine
Ali Mustapha made a shocking confession when he was arrested by the troops of the Nigeria Army at the centre of Boko...
Nigeria Marks Third Anniversary of Schoolgirl Kidnap
Nigerians rallied Friday to mark the third anniversary of the mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram, as their...
Rise In Boko Haram Child Suicide Bombers ‘alarming’
An "alarming" number of children, most of them girls, have been used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers in the first...
Niger Troops Kill 57 Boko Haram Fighters
Niger troops have killed 57 Boko Haram jihadists during fighting in the southeast Niger, a security source told AFP...
Confession Of 17-Year Old Abducted And Turned Killer Machine
Ali Mustapha made a shocking confession when he was arrested by the troops of the Nigeria Army at the centre of Boko...
Boko Haram Faction Kills Four Soldiers
The Islamists opened fire on an army convoy heading to the small town of Gulumba Boko Haram jihadists have killed four...
Boko Haram Islamists Kidnap 22 Women and Girls In Two Raids In Nigeria
Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in northeast Nigeria, according to...
Boko Haram Kidnap 22 Girls, Women In Northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in northeast Nigeria, residents and...
Multiple Bomb Blasts Rock Nigeria’s Maiduguri
Most the people living in Muna camp have fled their homes due to the spate of attacks by Boko Haram At least eight...
Cameroon ‘forcing Nigeria Refugees Home’
The UN refugee agency has criticised Cameroon for the forced return of hundreds of refugees to north-east Nigeria after...