Boko Haram

Malala in Nigeria, Calls on Boko Haram to Free Abducted School Girls

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl-child education campaigner, who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban,…

Boko Haram claims Lagos, Abuja attacks in new video

The head of Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists has claimed responsibility for a June 25 bombing…

Nigeria police warn of suicide attacks on capital

Nigerian police warned on Saturday of a new wave terrorist attacks on the capital Abuja,…

Religious tensions stalk Nigerian city despite brittle peace

Sani Mudi, a Muslim leader in Jos, perhaps Nigeria's most religiously segregated city, stares out…

Troops uncover more weapons from underground armouries in Balmo forest

The Defence Headquarters on Friday said that troops had uncovered more weapons from underground armouries…

NUT Decries Loss of 173 Teachers to Boko Haram Insurgents

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has decried the loss of 173 teachers to Boko…

More women escape from Boko Haram abductors

More than 60 women and girls abducted last month by suspected Boko Haram militants in…

Nigerian soldiers repel Boko Haram, kill 53

Nigeria's military said on Saturday that it had killed 53 fighters from the Boko Haram…

Nigerian villagers plead for UN protection from Boko Haram

Villagers from a northeast Nigerian town where Boko Haram Islamists abducted more than 200 schoolgirls…

Media group debunks killings by Boko Haram

An organisation focused on fact-checking in Africa today  warned media organisations on the danger of exaggerating…