Suicide bombers attack Nigeria's Maiduguri, kills two
Suicide bombers attacked a checkpoint in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing two of themselves before dawn on Friday. Two other explosions occurred hours later.
Nov 18, 2016, 14:59 PM IST
Nigeria foils suicide attacks in restive northeast: Army
Nigerian military have thwarted attempted suicide attacks in the restive northeast, the epicentre of the seven-year Boko Haram insurgency, the army has said.
Nov 05, 2016, 18:57 PM IST
Saudi, Iran stoke Sunni-Shia tensions in Nigeria: Experts
Northern Nigeria has become the latest battleground in the proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia, after violent clashes between supporters of rival groups from the two main branches of Islam.
Nov 05, 2016, 08:53 AM IST
Nigerian soldiers, police sexually abuse Boko Haram victims: Human Rights Watch
Nigerian soldiers and policemen have raped and sexually abused women and girls fleeing the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
Oct 31, 2016, 17:44 PM IST
Nigeria officials `sexually abusing Boko Haram victims`
Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Nigerian officials of sexually exploiting women and girls living in camps for victims of Boko Haram in the restive northeast.
Oct 31, 2016, 14:26 PM IST
Two suicide bombers kill at least 8 in northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Two suicide bombers killed at least eight people on Saturday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram militants, the military said.
Oct 29, 2016, 14:54 PM IST
Boko Haram razes village near Chibok: Locals
Boko Haram has burnt down a village neighbouring the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok where the group kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls two years ago, local residents said Wednesday.
Oct 19, 2016, 19:26 PM IST
Chibok schoolgirls reunited with families
Most of the kidnapped students were Christian but had been forcibly converted to Islam during captivity.
Oct 17, 2016, 02:28 AM IST
Boko Haram faction ready to negotiate release of 83 more Chibok girls: Nigerian govt
The Islamic State-allied faction of Boko Haram which last week freed 21 of more than 200 Chibok girls kidnapped in April 2014 in northeast Nigeria is willing to negotiate the release of 83 more of the girls, the president`s spokesman said on Sunday.
Oct 17, 2016, 00:11 AM IST
Boko Haram frees 21 Chibok girls, raising hope for others
Jihadist group Boko Haram has freed 21 of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped more than two years ago, raising hopes for the release of the others, officials said Thursday.
Oct 14, 2016, 03:00 AM IST
Islamist militant group Boko Haram frees 21 kidnapped Chibok girls
Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 girls kidnapped by the Islamist militant group in April 2014 in the northern Nigerian town of Chibok, the government said on Thursday.
Oct 13, 2016, 20:15 PM IST
Boko Haram releases 21 Chibok girls, says report
Twenty-one of the more than 200 girls kidnapped over two years ago in a raid on their school in Chibok town by Boko Haram militants have been released, the BBC reported on Thursday citing a government official.
Oct 13, 2016, 16:06 PM IST
Chad, Niger forces kill 123 Boko Haram in crackdown: Official
A joint military operation between Chad and Niger has killed 123 Boko Haram militants since July and recovered a significant quantity of weapons, Niger's Defence Ministry said on Friday.
Oct 01, 2016, 16:00 PM IST
14 soldiers killed in anti-Boko Haram operations: Niger
Niger`s Army said Friday that 14 of its soldiers and scores of Boko Haram fighters had been killed during a multi-month sweep operation in the nation`s southeast.
Oct 01, 2016, 00:51 AM IST
Boko Haram region could become world`s worst crisis: UN
Without more donor support the emergency caused by Boko Haram will become the world`s worst humanitarian crisis, a top UN official said Friday, as a massive appeal remained just a quarter funded.
Sep 30, 2016, 20:13 PM IST
Starving to death: Boko Haram`s food crisis in Nigeria
Doctors crowded around Abdullahi. One squeezed a drip and another prepared a plastic syringe. The young boy didn`t move. Only the shallow rise and fall of his chest indicated he was still alive.
Sep 21, 2016, 09:31 AM IST
14 killed, three soldiers wounded in Boko Haram attacks in northeast Nigeria
Two suspected Boko Haram attacks in northeast Nigeria have left up to 14 people dead and three soldiers wounded, the army and local residents said on Monday.
Sep 20, 2016, 03:58 AM IST
Niger, Chad armies kill 38 Boko Haram fighters: Niger Army
Boko Haram has killed thousands of civilians and displaced some 2.4 million people across Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
Sep 17, 2016, 15:14 PM IST
Nigeria admits negotiations with Boko Haram failed over release of Chibok girls
Nigeria opened negotiations with Boko Haram over the release of the kidnapped Chibok girls last year, but the talks were derailed due to a split in the extremist group, a minister said Friday.
Sep 17, 2016, 01:57 AM IST
Maoists ranked fourth dreaded terror outfit after Taliban, Islamic State, Boko Haram
In a major cause of concern for the Indian authorities, a US-sponsored study has now claimed that the banned CPI-Maoists are the fourth dreaded terrorist outfit in the world after Taliban, Islamic State and Boko Haram.
Sep 16, 2016, 13:27 PM IST
