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
478 children rescued from Boko Haram hospitalised for severe malnutrition
Nearly 700 people, most of them children, are receiving treatment in hospital in northeast Nigeria for severe malnutrition after being rescued from Boko Haram, the Borno state government said.
Jun 15, 2016, 19:07 PM 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
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
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
69 killed in suicide attacks near Nigeria
At least 69 dead bodies have been registered in a morgue following multiple suicide attacks in a community near Maiduguri, capital of Borno State in Nigeria, sources at a government-run hospital said on Sunday.
Jan 31, 2016, 22:23 PM IST
Boko Haram slaughters 65 people in Nigeria
A Nigerian military spokesman said that Boko Haram militants attacked the community of Dalori, about 5 km east of Maiduguri, on Saturday evening.
Jan 31, 2016, 20:00 PM IST
Boko Haram attacks northeast Nigerian city, town, 80 killed
The military said there were multiple attacks at four southwestern entry points to the city.
Dec 28, 2015, 23:03 PM IST
30 killed in Nigeria mosque blasts
The bombs, suspected to have been planted in the mosque, went off twice as worshipers arrived for prayer in Sulemanti ward.
Dec 28, 2015, 18:49 PM IST
Nigerian Army repels Boko Haram attack near state capital: Witnesses
Up to seven people died when Nigeria`s Army repelled an attack on Sunday by suspected Boko Haram fighters on a village near a northern state capital, residents and military sources said.
Dec 28, 2015, 09:48 AM IST
Suicide attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon kill 12 plus 5 bombers
Officials say five girl suicide bombers have killed at least 12 people in Nigeria and Cameroon in weekend attacks. The bombers also died.
Nov 23, 2015, 18:46 PM IST
Suicide bomber kills three in Nigeria's Maiduguri: Rresidents
A female suicide bomber on Saturday blew herself up in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing three people and injuring many others, residents said.
Oct 24, 2015, 17:16 PM IST
Suicide bomber kills three in Nigeria's Maiduguri: Residents
A female suicide bomber on Saturday blew herself up in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing three people and injuring many others, residents said.
Oct 24, 2015, 17:09 PM IST
Mosque blasts kill 55 in NE Nigeria
At least 27 people were killed in a bomb blast at a newly-inaugurated mosque in Yola, northeast Nigeria, on Friday, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
Oct 23, 2015, 22:24 PM IST
Triple suicide bombing kills 7 in northeast Nigerian city
Witnesses and the military in Nigeria say three bomb blasts in as many minutes exploded in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing at least seven people.
Oct 14, 2015, 15:18 PM IST
Deadly explosions rock Maiduguri, NE Nigeria
The "huge explosions" happened yesterday in the Ajilari Cross area of the city, which has been targeted by similar attacks twice in the last month, including on September 20 when at least 117 were killed.
Oct 14, 2015, 03:26 AM IST
Multiple blasts heard near NE Nigeria's Maiduguri
Multiple explosions were heard on Sunday on the outskirts of Maiduguri, a city in northeastern Nigeria that has repeatedly been attacked by Boko Haram jihadists, locals said.
Oct 04, 2015, 16:36 PM IST
Death toll hits 117 after NE Nigeria bombings: Medics
The death toll from a series of bomb blasts blamed on Boko Haram in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria has risen to at least 117, hospital sources said on Tuesday, more than twice the official tally.
Sep 23, 2015, 02:24 AM IST
At least 54 people killed in bomb blasts in Nigeria's Maiduguri
At least 54 people were killed and 90 wounded in multiple bomb attacks in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Sunday evening, a police spokesman said on Monday.
Sep 22, 2015, 01:04 AM IST
