Boko Haram

Suspected Boko Haram fighters kidnap around 80 in Cameroon

YAOUNDE: Suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters from Nigeria kidnapped around 80 people, many of them… Read More

Boko Haram raid in Nigeria 'killed over 150'

KANO: More than 150 people, including 38 police, were killed in a dawn raid by… Read More

Nigeria mosque suicide attack leaves 120 dead

KANO: At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded on Friday when two… Read More

At least 40 killed in Nigeria bus station blast

YOLA, NIGERIA: A roadside bomb tore through a bus station near a busy junction in… Read More

Boko Haram kills 48 fish vendors in northeast Nigeria

NIGERIA: Boko Haram gunmen killed 48 fish vendors in Nigeria's restive Borno State, near the… Read More

Suicide bomber kills 47 boys in Nigeria school massacre

KANO, Nigeria: Boko Haram were suspected of killing nearly 50 pupils Monday in a suicide… Read More

New video shows scenes inside 'Boko Haram-controlled town'

KANO: A new Boko Haram video obtained by AFP on Sunday shows militants on an… Read More

Boko Haram says kidnapped schoolgirls 'married off'

KANO: Boko Haram has claimed that the 219 schoolgirls it kidnapped more than six months… Read More

At least 17 killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

MAIDUGIRI: Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 17 people and abducted dozens in… Read More

Cameroon army kills 39 Boko Haram fighters: defence ministry

Cameroonian troops killed 39 Boko Haram fighters in clashes with the Islamists, who were carrying… Read More

Suspected Boko Haram fighters kidnap 25 girls in northeast Nigeria

YOLA/ABUJA: Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnapped at least 25 girls in an attack on a… Read More

Nigerians doubtful of girls’ release after Boko Haram ‘truce’ breached

LAGOS: A wave of violence hours after Nigeria's government announced a truce with Boko Haram raised… Read More

One of the girls abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria’s Chibok freed -police

ABUJA: One of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist Boko Haram rebels in the… Read More

Nigeria military says one of its warplanes missing in northeast

ABUJA: The Nigerian military said on Sunday one of its fighter jets that was operating… Read More

Boko Haram leader says ruling Nigerian town by Islamic law

ABUJA: The leader of Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram said his fighters were now ruling… Read More

Boko Haram kidnaps wife of Cameroon’s vice PM, kills at least three

YAOUNDE: The wife of Cameroon's vice prime minister was kidnapped and at least three people… Read More

Nigeria may have no polio cases next year, says Bill Gates

NAIROBI: Nigeria could cut the number of polio cases to zero next year and be… Read More

Bomb targeting imam in north Nigeria kills at least 15

KADUNA, NIGERIA: A bomb tossed off the back of a motorcycle at a Nigerian Muslim… Read More

Nigeria Boko Haram attack causes over 15,000 to flee

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: More than 15,000 people have fled an area around the northeast Nigerian town… Read More

Over 25 killed in Nigeria militant attack, government air strike

MAIDUGIRI, NIGERIA: At least 26 people were killed when suspected Islamist Boko Haram militants stormed… Read More