Nigerian Air Force says kills top Boko Haram militants, leader believed wounded
Nigeria’s Air Force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and believed it had fatally wounded the group`s leader in a raid on the Islamists` northeast heartland.
Aug 23, 2016, 13:39 PM IST
John Kerry heading to Africa for talks on counterterrorism
Secretary of State John Kerry is arriving in Africa on Monday for talks in Kenya and Nigeria on countering terrorism.
Aug 21, 2016, 09:34 AM IST
16 Boko Haram militants killed in Nigeria
The Army spokesperson said that the troops will continue to intensify vigilance.
Aug 16, 2016, 03:24 AM 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
Rio Olympics 2016: Neymar takes Brazil closer to Germany rematch
Germany remained on course for a mouthwatering rematch with Brazil in next Saturday's final, two years on from their 7-1 thrashing of the hosts at the 2014 World Cup, by disposing of Portugal 4-0 in Brasilia.
Aug 14, 2016, 11:17 AM IST
Islamic State group announces new Boko Haram leader
Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamic extremists have a new leader who is threatening to bomb churches and kill Christians.
Aug 04, 2016, 07:28 AM IST
Nigerian inquiry says army killed 348 Shiites in northern city
Nigeria's army killed 349 people from the minority Shiite Muslim sect last December in a series of clashes for which troops involved should be prosecuted, a judicial inquiry has concluded in a report.
Aug 01, 2016, 20:03 PM IST
Gurdip Singh's wife appeals for his safe return
The wife of Indian national Gurdip Singh, who was to be executed over drug charges last night in Indonesia on Friday said that she spoke to him twice this morning and he has been sent back to jail.
Jul 29, 2016, 14:56 PM IST
Nigeria 'talking to' oil rebels: Buhari
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has said the government was in talks with oil rebels whose attacks have hit production, as the head of the state-run energy firm laid bare damage to the sector.
Jul 22, 2016, 06:19 AM IST
Rescuers save 366 migrants from boats in Mediterranean, 20 reported dead
Rescuers saved 366 migrants from rickety boats trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy.
Jul 16, 2016, 20:35 PM IST
Two abducted Indians released in Nigeria
Two Indians, abducted last month from Benue state of Nigeria, were released on Saturday, the External Affairs Ministry said here.
Jul 16, 2016, 14:59 PM IST
Food crisis in northeast Nigeria like Darfur, South Sudan: UN
Urgent funding is needed to keep thousands of people alive in Boko Haram-hit northeast Nigeria, the UN said Monday, stressing that the situation borders on famine and compares to crises in Darfur and South Sudan.
Jul 11, 2016, 23:59 PM IST
Making all efforts for release of abducted Indians in Nigeria: Swaraj
Swaraj said all efforts were being made to secure the release of the two Indians abducted in Nigeria.
Jul 03, 2016, 18:43 PM IST
Visakhapatnam engineer among two Indians kidnapped in Nigeria, complaint lodged
Mangipudi Sai Srinivas, who hails from Visakhapatnam, and his colleague Anish Sharma were kidnapped on Wednesday.
Jul 01, 2016, 09:52 AM IST
Would-be suicide bombers target mosque in Nigeria
Boko Haram has repeatedly used suicide bombers against civilian "soft" targets.
Jun 27, 2016, 15:33 PM IST
Boko Haram fracturing over Islamic State ties, US general warns
Waldauser noted Shekau`s local focus and voiced concern about whether a splinter group might act more in concert with Islamic State`s transregional ambitions.
Jun 22, 2016, 10:09 AM IST
Boko Haram kill 24 in northeastern Nigeria: community leader
Twenty-four people were killed when Boko Haram fighters opened fire on mourners, a local community leader said today, in the second attack in northeast Nigeria this week after a relative lull.
Jun 17, 2016, 23:22 PM IST
Four dead, four abducted in Boko Haram raid: Nigerian army
Boko Haram killed four people and abducted four women from a village in northeast Nigeria, the military said today.
Jun 16, 2016, 00:03 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
Amnesty backs Biafra group`s shooting claims
The police have said at least 10 people were killed -- five in the town of Onitsha, Anambra state
Jun 10, 2016, 08:59 AM IST
