Five killed in suicide attack on mosque in Nigeria: Militia leader
A female suicide bomber killed five people when she blew herself up in a mosque in northeast Nigeria, in the latest attack blamed on Boko Haram jihadists, local militiamen told AFP.
Sep 27, 2017, 06:11 AM IST
Suicide bombers kill 15 in northeast Nigeria
The UN children's fund said last month that 83 children had been used as suicide bombers this year, four times as many as in all of 2016.
Sep 18, 2017, 19:12 PM IST
At least 33 dead in Nigeria boat capsize: Emergency services
NEMA coordinator Suleiman Mohammed Karim said the accident happened in a remote area of Kebbi state on Wednesday morning.
Sep 15, 2017, 21:55 PM IST
Boko Haram attack kills six in Nigeria: Government
Earlier this year, the Nigerian military said it had retaken control of the forest, but there are reports the militants have moved back in.
Aug 02, 2017, 22:28 PM IST
Nigeria mistakenly bombs refugee camp, kills at least 52
Among the wounded are Nigerians working for Doctors Without Borders and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Jan 17, 2017, 22:25 PM IST
Boko Haram releases new video of alleged Chibok girls
Boko Haram on Sunday released a video of the girls allegedly kidnapped from Chibok in April 2014, showing some who are still alive and claiming others died in air strikes.
Aug 14, 2016, 17:59 PM IST
Boko Haram gunmen kill 30 in two Nigeria village raids
At least 30 people have been killed in Boko Haram raids on two villages in northeast Nigeria, vigilantes told AFP Saturday.
Feb 14, 2016, 04:23 AM IST
Gunmen kill policeman, 19 others in northeast Nigeria: Police
Gunmen suspected to be ethnic Fulani herders have killed a policeman and 19 civilians in attacks on four farming communities in Nigeria`s northeastern Adamawa state, the police said Monday.
Jan 25, 2016, 16:03 PM IST
Nigerian Islamic court sentences cleric to death
An Islamic court in Kano, northern Nigeria, has sentenced a Muslim cleric to death for blasphemy against Islam`s holiest figure, the Prophet Mohammed, prosecutors and justice officials said on Tues
Jan 06, 2016, 01:22 AM IST
30 dead in Boko Haram attack on 3 Nigeria villages: Vigilante
Most of the victims were slaughtered and most of the wounded had suffered machete cuts.
Dec 16, 2015, 04:06 AM IST
Death toll rises to 22 in Nigeria suicide attack on Shi`ite Muslim procession
The death toll in a suicide bombing on a Shia Muslim procession near the northern Nigerian city of Kano has risen to 22 after one more person was confirmed dead, one of the organisers said Saturday.
Nov 28, 2015, 15:55 PM IST
Suicide bomber kills 21 at Shi`ite Muslim procession in Nigeria
A suicide bomber on Friday blew himself up among crowds in a Shia Muslim procession outside the northeast Nigerian city of Kano, organisers told AFP.
Nov 27, 2015, 20:13 PM IST
Female suicide bombers kill 15 in Kano, NE Nigeria: Police
Two young female suicide bombers, including one thought to be aged just 11, killed 15 people at a busy mobile phone market in Kano, northeast Nigeria, police said on Wednesday.
Nov 19, 2015, 00:13 AM IST
