Migrant deaths in Mediterranean `hit 10,000`
Brussels has been seeking ways to clamp down on the Africa route after a deal with Ankara in March slashed numbers trying to cross from Turkey.
Jun 08, 2016, 08:48 AM IST
Niger vows to avenge deadly raid by Boko Haram
Twenty six Nigerian and two soldiers were killed in the attack by hundreds of Boko Haram assailants on a military post in Bosso.
Jun 07, 2016, 08:08 AM IST
Nigerian troops kill 19 Boko Haram militants: Army
The troops killed 19 Boko Haram terrorists including their notorious leader in the area, called Ameer Abubakar Gana, the army said.
Jun 04, 2016, 18:59 PM IST
Woman allegedly raped by Nigerian national in Goa
A woman was allegedly raped by a Nigerian national near Mapusa town in North Goa district, police said today.
May 30, 2016, 10:41 AM IST
Nigerian 'Chibok' schoolgirl rescued after two years as Boko Haram captive
Preliminary investigation shows that she is indeed one of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on 14th April 2014.
May 19, 2016, 08:02 AM IST
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
Arvind Kejriwal targets PM Modi over Uttarakhand issue, Somalia remark
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Uttarakhand issue and his purported Somalia remark, and warned him against disqualifying 21 AAP MLAs appointed as Parliamentary Secretaries by Delhi government last year.
May 12, 2016, 00:12 AM IST
Marine engineer Santosh Bhardwaj rescued from pirates in Nigeria: Swaraj
Santosh Bhardwaj was working as third engineer in Singapore-based shipping company Transocean Limited when he was kidnapped along with four colleagues on March 26.
May 11, 2016, 14:23 PM IST
Nigeria, Afghanistan are 'fantastically corrupt': Cameron
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby intervened, however, to defend the Nigerian premier.
May 11, 2016, 01:13 AM IST
Amnesty accuses Nigeria`s military over deadly Shiite clashes
Amnesty International on Friday accused Nigeria`s military of deliberately shooting dead more than 350 Shiite Muslims, burying them in mass graves and destroying evidence of the crime.
Apr 22, 2016, 06:41 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
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
Mass burial after army-Shiite clash in northern Nigeria
Nearly 350 dead bodies were buried in a mass grave in northern Nigeria after clashes between the army and supporters of a Shiite cleric, a public official has told an inquiry into the unrest.
Apr 13, 2016, 00:40 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
Mass burial after army-Shi`ite clash in northern Nigeria: Public official
Nearly 350 dead bodies were buried in a mass grave in northern Nigeria after clashes between the Army and supporters of a Shi`ite cleric, a public official has told an inquiry into the unrest.
Apr 12, 2016, 16:30 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
