Boko Haram

Embattled Boko Haram leader resurfaces in video

KANO, NIGERIA: The embattled leader of jihadist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, resurfaced in a video… Read More

Boko Haram leader ‘wounded’ says Nigerian President

ABUJA:  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Sunday that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is "wounded",… Read More

Father identifies Chibok girl kidnapped by Boko Haram

ABUJA: The father of one of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped from the remote area of Chibok… Read More

Boko Haram releases new video of alleged Chibok girls

KANO: Boko Haram on Sunday released a video of the girls allegedly kidnapped from Chibok… Read More

Nigerian schoolgirl rescued after two years as Boko Haram captive

MAIDUGIRI: A Nigerian teenager kidnapped by Boko Haram more than two years ago has been… Read More

First missing Chibok girl found in Nigeria

ABUJA: The first of more than 200 schoolgirls missing for over two years after they… Read More

Nigeria hosts international summit on Boko Haram

NAIROBI: Nigeria on Saturday hosts talks on Boko Haram with regional and Western powers, hoping… Read More

Donors pledge $250 million to fight Boko Haram

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA: Donors at the African Union summit pledged on Monday $250 million (229 million… Read More

‘Many’ fatalities in three suicide attacks in north Cameroon

YAOUNDE: Three suicide attacks Monday left "many" fatalities at a marketplace in the far north… Read More

12 dead in Cameroon mosque suicide blast: security sources

YAOUNDE, CAMEROON: A suicide bomber killed 12 worshippers Wednesday at a northern Cameroon mosque, security… Read More

More than 30 dead as carnage returns to Nigeria

KADUNA: More than 30 people were killed Tuesday when a bomb blast ripped through packed… Read More

Over 20 killed in market bombing in Nigeria: locals, relief agency

MAIDUGIRI: More than 20 people were killed in a bomb attack in the garrison town… Read More

Boko Haram kills nearly 200 in 48 hours of Nigeria slaughter

KANO, NIGERIA: Boko Haram carried out a fresh wave of massacres in northeastern Nigeria on… Read More

Suspected Boko Haram attacks kills 150 in Nigeria

MAIDUGURI: Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed nearly 150 people in northeastern Nigerian villages, mowing… Read More

Freed Nigerian women tell of horror of Boko Haram captivity

YOLA, NIGERIA: Boko Haram fighters killed older boys and men in front of their families… Read More

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kill 21 in Nigeria

KANO, Nigeria: Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead 21 people in northeast Nigeriawho were trying to… Read More

Nigeria’s Boko Haram abducted 2,000 women and girls: report

DAKAR/LONDON: Boko Haram Islamic militants have kidnapped at least 2,000 girls and women since the… Read More

Nigeria’s Buhari says to ‘spare no effort’ in squashing Boko Haram

ABUJA: A day after becoming the first politician in Nigerian history to succeed a sitting… Read More

Boko Haram fighters told to kill wives' as troops take its 'HQ'

ABUJA: Nigeria's military on Friday announced that troops had retaken the town of Gwoza from… Read More

Girl suicide bomber kills seven in Nigeria

KANO: A girl thought to be as young as seven killed herself and seven others… Read More