Nigerian army confirms Chibok schoolgirl found: Statement
Nigeria`s army on Wednesday confirmed that a girl rescued in a Boko Haram enclave in the northeast was one of 219 abducted from their school in Chibok more than two years ago.
May 18, 2016, 23:25 PM IST
Boko Haram `still a threat` despite counter-insurgency gains: Francois Hollande
Nearly seven years of violence have left at least 20,000 dead and left more than 2.6 million homeless, devastating infrastructure in Nigeria`s remote northeast and creating a humanitarian crisis.
May 14, 2016, 17:14 PM IST
Nigeria hosts international summit on Boko Haram
Delegations from West African and Central African blocs, plus the European Union have also been invited.
May 14, 2016, 07:48 AM IST
Boko Haram claims suicide attack in NE Nigeria
It claimed "at least 15 apostates (non-believers)" were killed in the attack, which happened at about 12:00 pm (1100 GMT) at the Borno State Secretariat in the city.
May 13, 2016, 03:14 AM IST
Seven killed in NE Nigeria suicide bombing: Army
At least seven people were killed in a suicide bomb attack near a camp for those displaced by the Boko Haram conflict in northeast Nigeria, the has army said.
Apr 22, 2016, 05:45 AM IST
Boko Haram gunmen kill 11 in NE Nigeria: vigilantes
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen on horseback killed at least 11 people in northeast Nigeria this week, two civilian vigilantes assisting the military said on Thursday.
Apr 21, 2016, 23:01 PM IST
Boko Haram ambushes military chief convoy in Nigeria
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday confirmed an ambush on the convoy of the acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Brigadier-General Victor Ezugwu in the restive city of Maiduguri.
Apr 20, 2016, 03:50 AM IST
Nigerian forces repel Boko Haram attack near Niger border - army
The Nigerian army, backed by the country`s air force, on Monday repelled an attack an attack by Boko Haram fighters near the border with Niger in the jihadists` northeast heartland, the military said.
Apr 19, 2016, 04:03 AM IST
Boko Haram attacks soldiers in northeastern Nigeria
Boko Haram fighters on Monday attacked Nigerian soldiers in the northeast of the country, where the jihadists have been waging a seven-year insurgency, the army said.
Apr 18, 2016, 16:11 PM IST
Nigeria: Boko Haram sends `proof of life` video of Chibok girls
Two of the three mothers of the 219 schoolgirls still missing since the mass abduction on April 14, 2014 recognised their daughters on the video.
Apr 14, 2016, 10:39 AM IST
Amnesty urges probe over ‘mass burials’ of Shias by Nigerian Army
Claims by a Kaduna state official that Nigeria's military secretly buried 347 people after clashes with members of a minority Shia Muslim sect should be investigated and anyone suspected of wrongdoing put on trial, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
Apr 13, 2016, 10:37 AM IST
Alarming rise in child suicide bombers used by Boko Haram: UN
Experts said Boko Haram is now trying to spread terror by using children for attacks in crowded markets, mosques and even camps for people fleeing Boko Haram violence.
Apr 12, 2016, 16:58 PM IST
Nigerian troops foil Boko Haram suicide attack in northeast
Nigerian troops on Friday thwarted an attempt by four suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers to attack the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri, hotbed of the Islamist group, an army spokesman said.
Apr 09, 2016, 07:21 AM IST
Boko Haram seized 300 children in 2nd 2014 school attack: Locals, HRW
Boko Haram seized hundreds of children from a remote town in northeast Nigeria in late 2014 but initial calls to report the kidnapping were ignored with locals fearful of the government`s response,
Mar 31, 2016, 01:59 AM IST
Nigeria verifying if 'bomber' is kidnapped Chibok girl
Nigeria is sending a team to Cameroon on Sunday to verify a would-be suicide bomber's claim that she is one of the 276 school girls kidnapped by the Boko Haram from the northern town of Chibok.
Mar 27, 2016, 16:32 PM IST
Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou scores landslide win in boycotted run-off
Niger`s President Mahamadou Issoufou secured 92 percent of the vote in a controversial run-off ballot boycotted by the opposition, according to official results released Tuesday.
Mar 23, 2016, 03:11 AM IST
Southern Libya could be new frontier for IS: Experts
A potentially critical conflict has gone largely unnoticed in southern Libya yet could open up a gateway to sub-Saharan Africa for the Islamic State group, analysts say.
Mar 21, 2016, 11:16 AM IST
Two suicide bombers kill 22 at mosque in northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Two female suicide bombers killed 22 people on Wednesday at a mosque outside the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram militants, a military spokesman said.
Mar 16, 2016, 17:43 PM IST
Female suicide bombers kill 22 at Nigerian mosque
Two female suicide bombers killed at least 22 worshippers in an attack during dawn prayers Wednesday on a mosque on the outskirts of the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, rescue officials said from the birthplace of Boko Haram.
Mar 16, 2016, 15:55 PM IST
Nigerian troops rescue 195 hostages from Boko Haram: Army
Nigerian troops have rescued 195 Boko Haram hostages and killed a number of "terrorists" in raids on villages across the restive northeast, the army said Thursday.
Feb 18, 2016, 23:47 PM IST
